economic growth: If all students in low income countries left school with basic reading skills 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty. This is equal to a 12% cut in global poverty. (EFA GMR‚ UNESCO‚ p. 8) One extra year of schooling increases an individual’s earnings by up to 10%. (EFA GMR‚ UNESCO‚ p.7) Wages‚ agricultural income
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vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person‚ for the purpose of exploitation‚” is stated by the UN Protocol to clearly describe what human trafficking is (UNESCO p12). South Africa specifically‚ has no official legislation against human trafficking cases. Recently visiting South Africa has shown me how some people live and human trafficking is what can occur based off of living situations. Human trafficking
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11/22/2012 Sir Sidney Poitier: the unanswered questions Bennicka Rolle 000-05-2377Lecturer: Dr. Ada McKenzieEng 300 – Interpretive Research Project | Introduction “Sidney Poitier‚ who is he?” “Where is he from?” “What has he contributed to our Bahama land to receive such an honor in having the Paradise Island Bridge renamed after him?” These are just a few of the questions asked by some disgruntled Bahamians who were against the renaming of the Paradise Island Bridge on November 2nd‚
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mainstreaming of women issues‚ empowerment‚ and increment of women participation and creation of effective environment for development. For sustainable peace and strong nation building‚ it is important to transform the traditional role of women as "Ambassador of Social Peace and Warrior of Nation Building" and formulate policies‚ planning and programmes according to it. Likewise‚ it is equally important that women establish themselves as active and able actors of society in nation building process.
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Is today’s society obsessed with celebrities? Everywhere you turn there is a celebrity’s face somewhere. Celebrities have became a billion dollar industry for internet sites‚ television shows and magazines. People today are have such a great fascination with today’s celebrities‚ but can celebrities have a positive effect on today’s society? Celebrities have been called heroes for many years and there are various reasons why celebrities may be considered heroic‚ first because they provide inspiration
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In Arabic‚ her name means "woman full of grace‚" and she is definaetly that. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 9‚ 1977 in Barranquilla‚ Columbia. Her mother was Columbian and her father was Lebanese. Because her father was a hundred percent Lebanese she was greatly influenced in the Arabic culture. "I was so in love with that rock sound but at the same time because my father is of l00% Lebanese descent‚ I am devoted to Arabic tastes and sounds. Somehow I’m a fusion of all of those
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Savannah Smith ENG 111 November‚ 9th 2007 Essay 5 Audrey Hepburn: Glasses and All Throughout history‚ women have influenced society and as a result enriched the lives of females today. Because of the suppression of women and their talents in the past‚ accomplishments that have been achieved by these spectacular women are truly extraordinary. If it were not for these women who stepped forward to make a difference‚ society today may be extremely different. Audrey Hepburn is one of the most
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World Child Hunger According to the World Food Program (WFP)‚ hunger is the world’s number health risk. it kills more people every year than AIDS‚ malaria‚ and tuberculosis combined. We live in a world where people have billions of dollars to themselves‚ money that they don’t need and will never be able to finish. Yet every five second a child dies of hunger. The kids are the ones that are most affected‚ to think about how children go to bed hungry is disturbing. There are
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caravans and pioneers. In order to boost the local tourism much of the routes history and scenery needs to become more accessible and better preserved‚ especially since Kazakhstan is currently working on proposals to be included in the UNESCO world heritage list for 2014 ( UNESCO‚ 2013). According to Terterov ( 2013) one of the major tourists access problems is the complicated visa system‚ inefficient application processes and high fees which are hindering the tourism development process of the silk road
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was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 2002‚ the first school in the world to be so honored‚ in recognition of its efforts "to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance at a time when these values are increasingly being challenged".[6][7] The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2002 was awarded to CMS in recognition of its efforts to promote universal values of education for peace and tolerance. The Director-General of UNESCO handed the 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace
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