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    The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA/GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Its powers are to oversee the budget of the United Nations‚ appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council‚ receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions.[1] It has also established a wide number of subsidiary organs.[2] The General Assembly

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    The United Nations’ (UN) International Literacy Day annually falls on September 8 to raise people’s awareness of and concern for literacy issues in the world. UNESCO’s banners for the event feature the words “Literacy is the best remedy Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation for lifelong learning. It is fully essential to social and human development in its ability to transform lives. For individuals‚ families‚ and societies alike‚ it is an instrument of empowerment to improve

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    The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose main objectives are stated to be; facilitating cooperation in international law‚ international security‚ economic development‚ social progress‚ human rights‚ and achievement of world peace. The UN delegates these responsibilities to various agencies which include 193 member states. The organization consists of six main bodies as well as several other prominent agencies. The success of the UN‚ measured given their main objectives‚ can

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    Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York. 4.The biggest threat Pakistan has‚ is its power shortage problem. Power can be out for up to 20 hours a day in the summer. Households cannot rely on their refrigerators and at factories‚ the workers say that they can’t operate their machines for enough hours to earn their daily bread. 5.Crime in Pakistan is present in various forms. Organised crime includes drug trafficking‚ money laundering‚ extorsion‚ murder‚ human trafficking‚ political violence

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    12/5/12 What are Human Rights What are human rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings‚ whatever our nationality‚ place of residence‚ sex‚ national or ethnic origin‚ colour‚ religion‚ language‚ or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. T hese rights are all interrelated‚ interdependent and indivisible. Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law‚ in the forms of treaties‚ customary international law

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    Human right Definition A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. Human rights are commonly understood as "inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being. Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and egalitarian (the same for everyone). These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights‚ in both national andinternational law. What are human rights? Human rights are rights

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    agencies of the United Nations Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the UN and each other through the coordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level‚ and through the Chief Executives Board for coordination (CEB) at the inter-secretariat level. Specialized agencies may or may not have been originally created by the United Nations‚ but they are incorporated into the United Nations System by the United Nations Economic and

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    HUMAN RIGHTS Human Rights plays a role in everyone’s life‚ but not everyone realizes it. It’s involved in every comment you make that includes someone different. Every near discriminatory “joke” you say. It affects people‚ even if it doesn’t affect you. Human rights means being able to hold hands with the person you love‚ work where you’re qualified to work without your skin color or sexual orientation being the reason you can’t; it means having the right to be human‚ making choices and mistakes

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    UNITED NATION ORGANISATION 1. The United Nations Organisation was formed on 24 Oct 1945 after the II World War. The main aim of this organization was to avoid III World War and to provide a platform for dialogues. It is an international organization which looks after rights‚ economic developments‚ social progress‚ disarmament and achieving world peace. 2. The world United Nations was given by Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt in 1942. The organization runs with six languages i.e

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    Hillary Rodham Clinton: Women’s Rights are Human Rights Mrs. Mongella‚ Under Secretary Kittani‚ distinguished delegates and guests: I would like to thank the Secretary General of the United Nations for inviting me to be a part of the United Nations Fourth World Conference of Women. This is truly a celebration -- a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home‚ on the job‚ in their communities‚ as mothers‚ wives‚ sisters‚ daughters‚ learners‚ workers‚ citizens and

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