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    I am applying to the UNESCO Fulbright Fellowship Program to work in the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP) within the Division of Programme, Planning, Monitoring and Reporting. As a Fulbright Fellow, I am currently working as an English Teaching Assistant at Gwangyang High School in South Korea. I recently graduated from Williams College, in Williamstown, MA, where I majored in Economics with a concentration in Africana Studies. I am qualified for the UNESCO Fulbright Fellowship because I have a

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    effects to the reef and; therefore, is why 370 square miles of the Belize Barrier Reef system is protected by the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve system. The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System includes seven marine reserves, 450 cayes, and three atolls (UNESCO). A marine reserve is an area of the sea that has legal protection against fishing or development. To further the effort in 1990, the Government of Belize created the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) within the fisheries department. The CZMU has

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    rarely think of it as a discrimination – girls’ education. By investing in a good education for girls all over the world – teaching them how to empower themselves, we are contributing to eliminate discrimination and empower the world. A report from UNESCO in October 2013 shows some shocking statistics about girls and women around the world. There are 1.8 billion young people in the world. Approximately half of them – 900 million – are adolescent girls and young women, but 62 millions girls worldwide

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    In relation to this, it is important to recognize that intergovernmental organizations (IGO 's) as OECD, World Bank and Unesco (among others), have a deep impact on national policies. The development of annual comparative indicators have impacted heavily on the definition about what a "good result" is, in terms of governments and institutions. In this regard, the OECD has been a strong advocate on the establishment of policies of quality and practices. One example is the publication of reports series

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    The Niagara Escarpment is one of the world’s natural wonders preserved by the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve since 1990. It is a forested landscape made up of rocks ranging several hundred meters in height and consists with rich biodiversity and a habitat to many types of wildlife. The ridge extends 725 km in length from Queenston on Niagara River through densely populated areas like Hamilton, Milton to Tobermory at the tip of Bruce peninsula (CanadianEncyclopedia). The escarpment exists in a horseshoe

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    Buddhism Pros And Cons

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    A Christian group has launched an appeal on its website calling on all believers all over the world to flood the United Nations’ Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with Bibles after the latter passed a resolution denying the Temple Mount and Western Wall’s Judeo-Christian ties. Last month, UNESCO passed an Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel’s “mishandling” of holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City. The draft resolution also acknowledges that the city is holy to Christianity

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    Reef is UNESCO – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO is in charge of the World Heritage List, a selection of sites across the world which are considered of “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. This list includes such wonders as the Silk Roads in China, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in France, the Pyrenees in Spain, Stonehenge, and the Great Barrier Reef. The Reef was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981

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    While the Clan Kin is not a State that can sign onto this UNESCO Convention, both Rahad and Atania are States that can sign on. Atania is a party to this Convention, while Rahad has signed onto the Convention but not fully ratified it. Under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a State should not undermine

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    Hypocrisy In Israel

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    It's a continuation of his idealistic philosophy that enemies and friends need to be treated equally. Iran gets billions of dollars in cash delivered by plane while Israel gets a resolution from UN, telling them that the Western Wall is a settlement. Israel's Ambassador To UN, Danny Danon, minced no words in his address to Security Council: “The resolution you just voted on is the peak of hypocrisy. While thousands are being massacred in Syria, this Council wasted valuable time and efforts, condemning

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    that continues today. It has since become one of the greatest and most eye-opening cities within the ancient Mayan culture. For this reason, thousands of tourists flock to the city yearly. Also for this reason, it has become a protected site under UNESCO. Experiencing the Ruins at Copan The Ruins of Copan reside in the western part of the Central American country of Honduras, near the border with El Salvador and only a short drive from the modern city that bears the same name. Upon arriving

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