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    Recommiting the UN to its Founding Principles William Andel Hello, everyone. I am William Andel, representing the United States of America on a important matter. Many people feel the need for a change. This is not just a simple change,either; it is an international change. Everywhere in the world, people are ravaged by war and suffering. Everyone would like to snuff that out, I’m sure, but the UN is at the forefront of this change. Why have we ignored the countries that have reached out to help

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    The United States also reacted by causing a blackout in China’s internet for about a day. U.S. military officials have were increasingly vocal about cyber espionage and attacks launched by China, Russia and other rivals. A Pentagon report in April said cyber

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    increase, as much as two thirds of the world population in 2025 may be subject to moderate-to-high water stress, where only a small fraction of available renewable fresh water, less than 0.01 percent, is readily obtainable for the direct human use (United Nations, 1997a). Putting this in a simple explanation, no more of this available renewable fresh water (0.01 percent of all water) is available today than existed at the start of human civilization. So therefore as population increases and developments

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    would be able to tax my MNC and generate tax revenue. Additionally, the MNC will help that nation-state’s economy grow—which would help the nation-state gain more power in the international monetary system. Lastly, I would stress that my MNC would create new jobs and help create infrastructure in the nation-state. In regards to human rights groups, I would promises to adhere to the labor laws of the nation-state. We would create safe business environments in order to attract the best workers. Furthermore

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    Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. Other efforts of the UN: Protecting the rights of women  United Nations Conference On Sustainable Development 2012 The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (“Rio+20”) brought Heads of State and Government to Brazil in 2012, to appraise progress in the implementation of agreements struck since the landmark 1992 United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. At “Rio+20”, countries renewed their political

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    Rwanda Civil War

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    were being killed in Rwanda. This broke out to be a civil war against their two major ethnic groups. The account of all of the killings became known as the Rwandan Genocide. Rwanda’s people were in great danger, and no one was there to help. The United Nations, which is a global organization with a mission to promote peace throughout the world, failed to help the people of this country. The UN failed to end the Rwandan Civil War by ignoring the warnings that there could be massive killings breaking

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    to these individuals, their family and friends. Support for the WFD comes from sections of the United Nations, including the World Health Organization and the International Disability Alliance. An interesting note is that all 11 board members of the WFD are Deaf themselves. The WFD is well-regarded as it is represented by well-known groups that include the Economic and Social Council, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Bank and Council of Europe. The World Federation

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    culpable and focus on three reasons for this inaction. A subsequent question is; what responsibilities do global actors have in preventing such atrocities? I feel that every country is responsible for protecting its citizens from genocide. Should a nation fail to safeguard its citizens from genocide, I feel that international community has an obligation to protect those citizens at risk. I will highlight the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine which was ratified by the UN some years following

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    in Asia and Sub-Sahara died during childbirth or pregnancy. The causes of these deaths vary, but there is the need for intervention to deal with this problem. Islamic Development Bank This is a multilateral financing organization. It has its headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Islamic Development Bank was formed in the year 1973 by the Finance Ministers of member states. It was formed during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (formerly known as Organization of the Islamic Conference). The

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    THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) The IMF was set up during the Second World War in the year 1944. It started operation in 1947 and it has been working with the UNO since. Its headquarters is in Washington D.C in America. IMF provides short term loans to countries having problems of balance of payments. It also provides technical advice to its members and ensures free flow of trade by removing all trade restrictions. It establishes and maintains stable exchange rate between member countries

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