A long way gone by Ishmael Beah is a story about his experiences as a child soldier in a civil war in Sierra Leone. He vividly showcases his life during the war by writing about his memories and his emotions in those particular situations. By displaying such scenarios‚ Beah indirectly explains his audience and purpose of his writing. Beah’s main audience for his book is the older and matured North American general public. He directs his writing towards that demographic because he expects them to
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enough job opportunities. This caused some poor family willing to marry off their young daughter to reduce their burdens. In traditional societies in Sub-Saharan Africa‚ the parents will get a high bride price if they marry off their young daughter (UNICEF 2001).Besides that‚ in many Sub-Saharan cultures parents will receive a high bride price if they marry off their young daughter who is near puberty (Anju Malhotra 2010).In addition‚ Parents who are poor and unable to afford their daughter living expenditure
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fact that they don’t have the money‚ but for the fact that the need for food and medicine is far too great‚ and dispersed around the world that not everyone would receive this aid. Singer gives two examples in which one can donate to‚ and that is UNICEF and Oxfam America‚ but what about the other significant amount of organizations around the world. Fact is you don’t even need to go overseas to see the Poverty‚ when
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contributors and recipients of aid are not represented. Iceland contributes to various institutions and programs of the United Nations‚ such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)‚ United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)‚ United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the near East (UNRWA)‚ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)‚ World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations University (UNU). Others include UNDCP‚ IFAD‚ UNFPA
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REACTION OF IKEA After the publication of the documentals that showed and proved that IKEA used children labor for the production of it’s company in India IKEA was forced to react‚ to try to stop the media crisis and to be concerned and active to stop children labor in non-developed countries like India. The first reaction when all the information appeared was to deny it‚ saying that IKEA never contract companies that use children labor to do their products‚ but they accepted the possibility
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international human rights treaty which includes civil‚ political‚ economic‚ social and cultural rights. It sets out in detail what every child needs to have for a safe‚ happy and fulfilled childhood”. (Online) Available from: http://www.unicef.org.uk/UNICEFs-Work/Our-mission/UN-Convention/ (4th March 2013). It is important not to discriminate against any pupil and there are laws in place to protect them‚ for example if you were to discriminate against a child with disabilities this would breach the law
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survival‚ improving maternal morbidity‚ regulating health care costs‚ and preserving natural resources (Office on women’s health‚ 2000). The United Nations Children ’s Fund (UNICEF) refers to breast milk as "the baby ’s first immunization" that lowers the risk of contracting various infectious diseases and chronic illnesses (UNICEF‚ 2002). Despite the widespread information on the benefits associated with human lactation‚ low adherence to established breastfeeding guidelines continues to be evident among
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5.0 IMPACT HPSI has evidently met some of his objectives. It promoted building of partnerships between the health and education sectors with other governmental and nongovernmental sectors‚ United Nations organizations and the community at large. It also led to the development of a supportive environment‚ including empowerment of both students and staff and subordinate staff in being accountable for their health. Health promotion interventions have now become integral to school activities
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Powerful People: Harry Belafonte To some‚ the name Harry Belafonte is only known by his famous song “The Banana Boat Song” (Better known as Day-O) but he has accomplished more in his lifetime than most people could ever dream. Belafonte was born in 1927 in New York to a poor family. As a child‚ he had to make the move between America and Jamaica more than once. From his humble beginnings‚ Harry Belafonte was able to grow into not only a highly regarded musician and actor‚ but a powerful activist
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Hunger and hardship go hand in hand. Most people cannot imagine not knowing where their next meal is coming from‚ let alone worry about water‚ electricity‚ soap‚ or toilet paper. It is a hopeless situation in which they feel they are hanging by a thread. It is difficult for needy households to endure the challenges faced when trying to secure basic needs‚ food‚ and necessary medication‚ often doing without. Low-income families face poor health and lack of well-being. Parents in this situation are
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