1. Orion There are several versions of the myth of Orion‚ but one of the more common iterations is that Orion proclaimed himself to be the greatest hunter in the world‚ much to the dismay of Hera‚ the wife of Zeus. She had a scorpion kill him‚ and Zeus put Orion into the sky as consolation. In another version‚ Orion is blinded for raping Merope‚ a granddaughter of the god Dionysis. He has to travel East to seek the sun’s rays to recover his sight. While the name Orion is steeped in Greek mythology
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AHMAD RANA Topic: HUMAN RIGHTS (Rights to free and compulsory Education in Pakistan) HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights imply the rights concerning to life‚ freedom‚ equality and self-worth of the distinct. The UN charter in its preamble reaffirms the determination of the United Nations “to save the succeeding generations from the scourge of war‚ reaffirmed faith in fundamental human rights and pledged to promote social progress and better standards of life. There is - of course‚ one might say - no
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provide temporary financial assistance to member countries to To mitigate the imbalance in the balance of international payments. Total membership of the IMF’s 187 countries to date. The member countries have the largest stake in the IMF is now the United States‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Britain and France. The three main functions of the IMF‚ including: (i) supervising the global financial economy of the country as well as members and advises member countries on economic policies‚ (ii) Provide financial
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INTD724 Humanitarian Assistance and Service Delivery Individual Project Submitted By Uma Kanjinghat AFGHANISTAN Introduction Afghanistan is a landlocked country in central Asia. The full name of the country is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a population of 33.4 million (UN‚ 2012). The capital of the country is Kabul which is also the largest one. The major religion in Afghanistan is Islam. The main exports that support the economy of Afghanistan are fruit and nuts‚ carpets‚ wool
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sustainable development is a movement that is increasing in our society. Companies are progressively realizing the stakes of such policies‚ and are willing to have a try at it. The triple bottom line definition of sustainable development (source: United Nations) stresses an equal importance of the social and economic dimensions with regard to the ecological dimension. The sustainable development director of a company being usually inside of its human resources department‚ this department must therefore
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United Nations A/RES/66/288 Distr.: General 11 September 2012 General Assembly Sixty-sixth session Agenda item 19 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/66/L.56)] 66/288. The future we want The General Assembly‚ Recalling its resolution 64/236 of 24 December 2009‚ in which it decided to organize‚ in 2012‚ the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development at the highest possible level‚ as well as its resolution 66/197 of 22 December
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then in 1961‚ UNICEF broadened its interest by adding to the list of a child’s rights education and providing equal opportunities to all children. Four years later‚ UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for the promotion of brotherhood among nations. When giving UNICEF the Nobel Peace Prize Mrs. Abase Lionaes‚ a Member of the Nobel Committee said this‚ “In an age when so many people are terrified of the destructive effects of the forces that science has placed in our hands‚ UNICEF offers young
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THE NEW AUSTRALIAN RECOGNITION POLICY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE BY HILARY CHARLESWORTH* 1. INTRODUCTION Until recently‚ the recognition of foreign governments played a role of some consequence in Australian foreign policy. In January 1988 the then Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade‚ Bill Hayden‚ announced a Cabinet decision to alter Australian practice with respect to recognition: Australia would continue to recognize states but would nolonger formally recognize governments
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monetary cooperation. It also seeks to facilitate international trade‚ promote high employment and sustainable economic growth‚ and reduce poverty around the world. The IMF has 188 member countries. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations but has its own charter‚ governing structure‚ and finances. Its members are represented through a quota system broadly based on their relative size in the global economy. The IMF is funded by a quota system where each country pays based on the size of its
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you all! History of the Committee The Disarmament and International Security council’s primary goal is maintaining and promoting peace between nations. DISEC’s focus is to try to resolve international security problems‚ and disarm and prevent aggressive acts. The powers of DISEC are limited to what is stated in the UN charter in Chapter V. There are 192 member states‚ and a few observer groups. DISEC cannot declare war‚ or force any group or country to act on a resolution. Despite
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