Meeting Structural and policy constraints in achieving the MDGs for women and girls ___________________________ Mexico City‚ Mexico 21-24 October 2013 Gender‚ peace and security and the post-2015 framework1 Expert paper prepared by: Hannah Wright Saferworld United Kingdom Over the past two decades‚ interest in the relationship between gender‚ peace and security has increased dramatically‚ manifested in new research agendas‚ policy debates and development programmes in conflict-affected countries. Perhaps
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“Can there be peace in the Middle East?” To ask the question of whether there can be peace in the Middle East is an interesting and quite personal question. The question‚ to me has always been a resounding YES‚ as I myself live there and for me there is no option but to answer yes in answer. This particular question though‚ runs deeper than a mere comment‚ and answer it in such a short time‚ we must first look at the problems in general. Oil ! That is what the modern Middle Eastern geopolitics
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How to Produce Maximum Peace and Prosperity Since 9-11 attacks‚ the U.S government announced ‘the war on the terrorism.’ Then‚ the U.S and other western countries’ troops went to Iraq for the war on the terrorism. Why did they do so? The U.S and other western countries wanted not only to keep their own peace and prosperity but also to assist Middle East countries including Iraq for peace and prosperity. Nowadays‚ some countries like the United States are in peace and prosperity. On the contrast
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A Separate Peace Dealing with enemies has been a problem since the beginning of time. "I never killed anybody‚" Gene had commented later in his life‚ "And I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform‚ I was on active duty all my time at Devon; I killed my enemy there." In A Separate Peace‚ by John Knowles‚ the value of dealing with enemies is shown by Gene‚ who was dealing with few human enemies‚ but his emotions created far
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independence and self-reliance in their lives. 2 .Peace building and conflict resolution- A .Explain the concept of peace building and conflict resolution Conflict Resolution: Conflict resolution refers to putting measures in place to settle misunderstanding‚ disputes‚ quarrels‚ etc. between factions Peace Building: is a long-term process that occurs after violent conflict has slowed down or come to a halt. Thus‚ it is the phase of the peace process that takes place after peacemaking and peacekeeping
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as any of various annual prizes (as in peace‚ literature‚ medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity. The "Peace" prize differs from the others in the fact that it can be awarded to either an individual or a group. Another distinction is that while the others are awarded for achievements reached‚ the Peace prize can be given to those for their "current" efforts. A few Nobel Peace Prize winners that everyone should recognize
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1. Introduction The Democratic Peace theory‚ known as the “democracies seldom if ever go to war against another” states simply that there is a relative absence of war between states which foster the system of democracy. This thesis has already established itself as an undeniable axiom for the US foreign policy which could be effortlessly traced in the President Clinton’s address of 1994 for the State of the Union: “Democracies don’t attack each other” and “ultimately the best strategy to insure
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In the “Medellín Document on Peace‚” produced at the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM)‚ violence is said to be one of the gravest problems in Latin America. Violence is violation of personhood. The use of the word personhood in the definition of violence gives the implication of totality‚ so violence is therefore “an act that depersonalizes.” Violence is not simply war‚ but extends beyond into society as institutional violence. Therefore‚ there are three levels of violence which comes about:
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Rare Peace and Bad Guilt There’s a war going on‚ and you have broken your best friend’s leg. How will you escape the consuming war‚ and cope with crippling your best friend? In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ this is what character Gene Forrester is going through. At the Devon school in New England‚ World War II is coming‚ and it’s taking everything with it. Because he is an upcoming senior‚ for Gene it’s either enlist or be drafted. Peers all around him are enlisting into the war‚ and there’s
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Innocence in A Separate Peace One of John Knowles’ philosophies was that‚ “Loss of innocence is not only a necessary evil‚ but it is vital to spiritual growth‚ as the loss of the umbilical chord is to physical growth”. This‚ along with many of his other philosophies‚ can be seen through his writing. In A Separate Peace this can be seen in World War II‚ Devon‚ and Finny and Gene. First of all‚ A Separate Peace is set amidst the chaos of the time of World War II. The effects of the war can be seen throughout
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