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    History of the committee The General Assembly is one of six of the main organs of the United Nations. It was officially established in 1945 by Chapter IV of the Charter of the United Nations, which guaranteed that all member nations are guaranteed at least one representative in the General Assembly. The Charter established that the purpose of the General Assembly was to find solutions to potential threats to international peace and security and other issues within the scope of the Charter. It also

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    Mitigating Human Rights and Security Abuses

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    ongoing Syrian conflict. War crimes are widely known to have been perpetrated by the Syrian government and the resulting violence has left millions of Syrians displaced. The international community has been alarmed at the seeming inaction of the United Nations in response to the Crisis and feel that the international community could be doing a lot more to

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    QUESTION a) INTRODUCTION In this legal brief, I argue that the concept of Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM) does represent a rule of customary international law (CIL) which would apply to commercial space activities. In determining the relationship between CHM and CIL, I investigate how the concept of CHM is connected with and reflected in the rule of CIL. Specifically, I examine how it would regulate celestial resource mining. DEFINING CHM Notwithstanding that it is controversial to determine

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    as a State Sponsor of Terrorism regarding support for international terrorist groups. However, Sudan has changed its approach ever since the 9/11 attacks has been aiding the United States in diminishing the pervasiveness of terrorist groups in Sudan, and in the world. Recently, Sudan has remained cooperative with the United States in its war on counter terrorism. Sudan has taken many preventive measures to keep these terrorist groups out of Sudan, and we are currently attempting to limit their influence

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    life. They were thought to be abnormal and pitiful. The Disability Rights Movement began in the United States after World War One, because disabled veterans demanded care from the government. The problem has developed into a global effort to protect and aid these people, along with others struggling with their human rights. Contributions by the UN have sparked initiatives, conventions and resolutions to be set in place. Undeveloped regions are most affected by lack of disabled rights, because of

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    whereabouts of these missing solider has remained contentious for years. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein repudiated the International Red Cross Commission to examine Iraq’s Prisoner of War facilities, even though both Iraq and the United Stated had ratified the 1949 Geneva Convention Treaties. Upon inspection, it was reported that while incarcerated 25 American POW, which included

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    Country: Spain Delegate: Miguel Coronado Committee: The United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee Topic Area B: Foreign Fighters Phenomenon With the noticeable increase in power of terrorist groups around the world, more people have become more and more attracted to them. These terrorist organizations sought out to recruit more members, and have surprisingly succeeded in gathering more people to join their groups. They persuade people to join and then facilitate these people’s travel from their

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    use violence against both military and civilian targets, terrorizing innocent bystanders to get what they want—these groups are terrorists. Often, though, it is difficult to tell the difference. Today, several major countries—notably the United States and United Kingdom—are involved in

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    The United States Involvement With The United Nations Hassrat A. Chaudry New Dimensions HS Mr. Toy Author Note First Section: The Establishment of the United Nations Second Section: The UN involved in WWII Third Section: The Involvement in the Cold War Fourth Section: Post Cold War (Hubbard,Ben.2017 )The United Nation served few purposes from the beginning of their existence, focusing on the strategy and tactics of the ongoing World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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    Srab Republic Speech

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    Good evening sir/madam chair, fellow nations and delegates. The Syrian Arab Republic is honored to be able to participate in the 2017 Model United Nations Conference, Human Rights Council. The Syrian Arab Republic looks forward to establishing amicable international relations and protecting human rights around the world. Regarding the safety and equality of women, the Syrian Arab Republic believes the nations of the West, with their socialist and aggressive culture, have no right to judge the condition

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