Ecumenical council

of action, due to its over-politicizing, especially through the Security Council. Not only UN 's attention on conflicts in selective, but on top of that the criteria upon which the Council agrees to discuss or intervene within an issue are in any case not the reflection of the global community interest, but rather the game of great powers dominance within the organisation. Looking at decisions taken by the Security Council and attitudes of States towards them, one is led to recognize that…

PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW The purpose of this briefing book is to provide an outline of the Russian Federation’s objectives, strategies, and key issues in relation to the diplomatic settlement of the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula through the resumption of the six-party talks. The talks will officially take place on the 29th of October in the Global Links room (Building 1A, Floor 2) in Beijing. Each negotiation round will take approximately 2 hours. In these negotiations, all parties (The…

Ebola Virus in the United States The Kaiser Health news reported the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the United States, which was missed by the health official (2014). The EVD is a contagious and infectious virus, and is spread only via close contact with bodily fluids (sweat, blood, saliva, urine, vomit and mucus) of an infected and symptomatic person. Symptoms of EVD include; a fever, severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and unexplained bleeding or bruising…

As President Obama stated in the June 2011 National Strategy for Counterterrorism, the United States, "continues to face a significant threat from al-Qa 'ida, its affiliates, and its adherents." And while the death of Usama Bin Laden substantively affected the strategic and operational capability of the terrorist organization, al-Qa 'ida 's pervasive reach and insidious spiritual influence into East Africa continues to pose a significant security threat to the both the United States and…

In international law, the use of force is an important factor to consider reason being because it can be very controversial. If every country were to use force because they wanted to prove a point or show another country that they are more powerful then every state would use force to get their way. An issue that highlights the use of force is the United States – Iraq war. Through resolutions, articles, customary international law, relations with terrorist groups and humanitarian intervention we…

An Exemption for Whaling The Norwegian and Japanese have argued that they should be granted an exemption from the international ban on whaling, hunting for whales. They have asked for this exemption based on cultural positions. The Norwegians and Japanese argue that the species of whales they hunt are not endangered, not would the numbers that they hunt caused them to become endangered, and that these activities are a deep historically rooted cultural activity for their people. This brings up…

Nations and was established after World War II to prevent another world war from occurring. In order to do so, the Security Council, which consists of 5 permanent members and 10 non-permanent members, was created with the mission to maintain “international peace and security” but it clearly hasn’t achieved its goal (Bourantonis). Although reform of the United Nations Security Council is often looked upon as an impossible task, the UNSC should be reformed because of the lack of transparency of…

Browne, Ken. An Introduction to Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press, 4th ed., 2011. Print. Browne provides an introduction to sociology that focuses on issues of the society without omitting the important and interesting insights that sociology can offer. Browne explains how sociology is unique as sociology focuses on social behaviour to explain major events that occur in a community or the world. He includes aspects such as crime, religion, state, institutions, races, social classes…

Ironically, the same regime at the international level is called a Great power or a Security Council permanent member. This member sits indeed on the council in a permanent manner and have a full control on all the decision making process. More than that, when it is confronted to a position that doesn’t suit its proper interests, it will simply deny it by resorting to its superpower: the veto. The 2015 Security Council (SC) report states that the veto power is constituted…

Neutral Military Observer Group (NMOG I). UNOMUR’S main focus was on the transport of weapons and ammunition across the border between Uganda and Rwanda. Thousands of people sought refuge from UNAMIR controlled sites. On 17th May 1994, the UN Security Council introduced an arms boycott against Rwanda, they called for all member Sates to assist in the search for peace, and they increased UNAMIR’s troops from 270 to 5,500.…