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    The League of Nations‚ an international organization initially proposed by woodrow wilson as one of his fourteen points was created after the first world war to prevent a repetition. This organization was created to be able to discuss international conflicts without things getting out of hand. Although the League of Nations included many promising countries‚ the one country who refused to join was the United States. The League of Nations effectively prevented war up until the year of 1936‚ when Italy

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    Delegate: Haotian Wang and Zhe Wu Country: Ukrainian People’s Republic Committee: United Nations Development Programme Topic A: Water Crisis Currently‚ the world together is facing a crisis of significant importance‚ lack of drinkable water‚ the most vital necessity to mankind. For many decades‚ the water crisis has been on the top of the agenda for many countries. Countless goals have been set by various nations‚ far too many treaties‚ yet many objectives remain unreached. Famines‚ malnutrition

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    evident. We can’t sit here and do nothing. Refugees should be allowed in the UK because they are ordinary and helpless people like me but are in unsafe circumstances. They have no other option but to flee their home in fear of their lives because of war‚ persecution or violence. Imagine if tomorrow you had to escape your country‚ your home in fear of your lives‚ how would you feel?

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    1 Introduction To address the consequences regarding refugees after World War Two (“WWII”)‚ the United Nations (“UN”) adopted the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Today‚ some 62 years since the Convention was entered into force‚ the issues regarding refugees remains. These issues are still regulated by the Convention. However‚ that these provisions remain relevant to the regulation of current refugee issues is a contentious issue. One of the reasons for this is that the definition

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    Donald Trump recently passed an executive order titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”. This executive order suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days‚ restricts admission of citizens from seven countries for 90 days‚ orders list of countries for entry restrictions after 90 days‚ suspends admission of syrian refugees indefinitely‚ Prioritizes refugee claims by individuals from minority religions on the basis of religious-based persecution

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    the first action to take place to create security among the European nations however was also one of the main causes of World War One. The secret alliance systems transformed into the League of Nation after the First World War. The League of Nations main purpose was to make‚ according to Woodrow Wilson‚ ‘the world safe for democracy’ and also to prevent the turmoil which was caused in WWI from reoccurring. The League of Nations had various triumphs however for the most part failed causing many members

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    League of Nations Background 0 America entered World War One in 1917. The country as a whole and the president - Woodrow Wilson in particular - was horrified by the slaughter that had taken place in what was meant to be a civilised part of the world. The only way to avoid a repetition of such a disaster‚ was to create an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain world peace and which would sort out international disputes as and when they occurred. This would be the task of the

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    of the most friendly nations which accept people from all cultures‚ religions etc. Canada is one the developed nations in the world alongside US‚ Germany‚ France‚ Japan‚ Australia. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Recently people of Canada elected Justin Trudeau as the new prime minister replacing long time governing conservative leader Stephen Harper. Syrian crisis has been in news since 2013‚ but it gained more attention in last couple of months with Syrian refugees crisis‚ Canada has

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    The United Nations is a worldwide organization created after WWII whose main purposes are stated in the UN Charter. It is commonly perceived that the UN was created after WWII with one purpose‚ to prevent a future world war‚ and although this is somewhat true the purposes of the UN are most appropriately stated in Chapter I‚ Article I of the UN Charter. First‚ “to maintain international peace and security‚ and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats

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    All lives matter‚ including refugees. Many are not aware of the extensive hardship a refugee must face before an invitation to the United States is offered. Sometimes it takes upwards of three years to be given the ticket of freedom. Because of the prolonged process it takes to come to America it can be hard to get a refugee to talk about the conditions he or she has had to endure before beginning a new life here in America. For those who are familiar with refugees it is not uncommon to hear survivor

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