renamed to United Nations Stabilization Mission of the Congo (MONUSCO)‚ after the approval of Security Council resolution S/RES/1925. In contrast to MONUC‚ the peacekeeping enforcement of MONUSCO had a military component (Bellamy &Williams‚ 2010). MONUSCO is the largest peacekeeping operations in the world‚ with a total of 21‚485 uniformed personnel and 4539 civilian staff of which includes international‚ nationals and volunteers. It costs 3.8 billion dollars every
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The United States should not join the League of Nations because U.S. involvement in the League would have resulted in more casualties and economic expense with nothing in return. The United States were also in a war in which they had nothing to do with the causes. The Great War had just ended when Woodrow Wilson proposed the idea of the League of Nations. Many countries joined the League but America did not. Congress turned this treaty down. Congress knew that they were in a war in which they had
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Greek Refugees in Poland The 2011 census in Poland showed that only 0.15 % of the country’s 39 million people are foreigners; 1‚5% are representants of other nationalities but holding a Polish passport (www.stat.gov.pl). Polish people constituted 65% of the population of the country before World War II. This situation changed dramatically after WW II. Firstly‚ as a result of the war‚ Poland lost its Jewish population (before the war: 10%); under the terms of the Congress in Potsdam‚ 2.5 million
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My friends‚ my family are all around me. Are yours? Yes well then we know that we are lucky. Imagine waking up one morning and all of your friends have died. That’s what life is often like as a child soldier. Raise your hand if you have a Brother‚ Sister‚ or best friend who is under 18. Those of you that raised your hand can you imagine them running around with a gun in hand shooting people? Well it could very well be one day‚ or it may even be you. A child soldier is someone who is under the age
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farm‚ they almost used up all the food stocks and children under 5 are suffering from malnutrition. The situations of children remain worrisome. One possible causes of food insecurity is Environmental problems. The geologists in Western donor nations have hypothesized that drought in the Sahel are caused by human activities like over use of natural resources. Also‚ the discovering the phenomenon of global dimming‚ air pollution generated in North America have caused drought. According to the new
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Public Meeting Okaloosa County Commissioners 12/02/2014 @ 8::30AM The Okaloosa County Commissioners meeting held on 12/2/2014 was conducted in a formal manner‚ and they used the Robert Rules of Order throughout the meeting. My immediate reaction to this meeting was that it seemed closed to the public and intimidating. I was surprised that the beginning started with a prayer. Items on the agenda moved quickly‚ and at the end each section they open the meeting to the public for
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It wouldn’t be a wise decision to bring the refugees / immigrants to the United States. I feel it would only endanger our people if we were to engage in such an action. I don’t feel my family should be endangered for the sake of being politically correct. Most of the people we would be bring in would be young men from countries that it is deemed justified by their society to rape a woman if they feel that the woman is dressed inappropriately . Also‚ the refuges are from a culture that advocates that
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Malala inspires Millions of Girls Worldwide: “I am Malala” is not just a catchphrase‚ it’s an initiative launched by United Nations to bequeath the girl child with the basic right of getting education. Malala Yousafzai is just a 14 year old teenager with no extra-ordinary background but today she is the global face of struggle for “Girl’s right to education”‚ not because she is taking out morcha’s and doing fast-unto-death to hog limelight but because of her naive valour to shun the fear of Talibani’s
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In most cases‚ when Refugees arrive into a new country‚ they often find themselves in a quandary‚ since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society‚ it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities‚ since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary
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High school students in the United States are graduating at a higher rate than ever before. By 2020 America’s goal is to have a 90% graduation rate‚ and we are on track. (Chokshi) After a dropout crisis in the early 2000’s high schools have steadily increased the number of graduates each year‚ but receiving a high school diploma has not always been such a common achievement. In the early 1900’s under 20% of students were graduating high school‚ and for students‚ such as Red Grange‚ completing
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