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    has been common throughout history, varying in severity and affected ethnic groups. For instance, the countries of Central Africa, Germany, Poland, Hungary and Myanmar have all been affected by this atrocity (“Fear of Genocide in the World’s Newest Nation”; Keleman) . Two of the most globally recognized instances of ethnic cleansing are the Armenian genocide from 1915 to 1920 and the Holocaust from 1933 to 1945. The current South Sudanese Civil War is between the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir

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    could slowly move Jordan to the independence they are looking for. This continued until Britain began to feel the strain of managing its own, large empire. Too stressed to manage all of its colonies, Britain turned Jordan’s problems over to the United Nations. This turn of events was to Jordan’s benefit as the U.N. would help Jordan gain and sustain

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    destruction and loss of lives. The world existed in anarchy, a solution was needed to prevent another disastrous war and maintain peace in the future. The solution was the League of Nations that would ensure that there would be no scope for bias and selfish needs of states to expand territories. The creation of the Leagues of Nations was the first step towards what was going to become an integral part of International Society-International Organisations in the form as we see them today. With the help of the

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    important mission that greatly deserves Canadian resources including monetary support, resources and personnel. The Suez Crisis, about 60 years ago, was the world’s first designated UN peacekeeping mission. It was a significant advance within the United Nations and

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    crimes reported involve women beaten by their husbands. In India, eight out ten wives are victims of violence (Bunch 490). It was not until 1993 when the Declaration of the Elimination of Violence Against women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (United Nations Department of Public Information) that the cases of violence against women was no longer viewed as a private matter between individuals. Women around the world are made victims of incest, rape, and domestic violence that in

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    Overpopulation Speech

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    extinction of species, overcrowded streets, and low life rates in developing countries? As the United Nations, “an organization which most countries belong to that is supposed to encourage international peace and co-operation”, you want to help the planet and the people that live on it right? (“Definition of ‘United Nations’,” n.d.). II. Reason to Listen: Well, this speech will be influencing you as The United Nations to make a change in the world by investing in my solution of colonizing other planets which

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    towards ending world hunger. Zero Hunger isn’t just a dream that the world hopes will come true, it is a global goal that world leaders have set for 2030. Zero Hunger will put an end to chronic hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about 795 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the world, or one in nine, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2014-2016. Out of the 780 million live in developing countries representing

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    lack of proper governance. Each conflict has its own individual history, perpetrators, victims and bystanders with difficult answers on how to solve them. The post-genocide nation of Rwanda witnessed one of the most horrific events a nation could experience, genocide. However, it has rebuilt itself to become an example nation for transitional justice, political stability and economic development. Rwanda’s military capabilities within the institute of the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) are well known

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    countries’ official reserves. exchange assets comprise of leading currencies and it support the Bretton Woods fastened rate of exchange system. SDR is usually thought to be a 'basket of national currencies ' comprising four major currencies of the globe - United States of America greenback, Euro, quid and Yen. Every 5 years the composition of this basket of currencies is reviewed by the chief Board or earlier if the IMF agency finds modified circumstances warrant an earlier review. It is to confirm that it

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    law and from other.But the idea was officially created as the universal idea of human right was created in December 10, 1948 by United Nation after world war 2 in Paris,France.The universal idea of human right is an international agreement on how humans should be treated. In which contains 30 articles that was the mandatory rule to follow for each member of each nation. The main reason why the universal idea of human right was created is because during world war 2 in the Holocaust the German was

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