Kofi Annan

The genesis of all drug cartels in Mexico trace to a Mexican Judicial Federal Police agent Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo also known as "The Godfather". He was the founder of the “Guadalajara Cartel”, which controlled all illegal drug trade in and around Mexico’s border in 1980. Since 2006, the Mexican military have intervened with a goal of stopping all drug-related violence consisting inside Mexico’s borders, leaving drug trafficking a problem to the United States. The ongoing fight against drug…

and race and ethnicity further contribute towards widening the pay gap. This perhaps explains how gender inequality is affecting women not only in United States but also across the wold. The need for gender equality is highlighted in a quote by Kofi Annan, former Sectary General of the United Nations “Gender Inequality is more than in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing power, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” Gender equality will…

sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace." --Kofi Annan The essence of the Indian culture lies in its age long prevailing tradition of the joint family system. However, in the present times, the decline of this traditional Institution and its subordination to nuclear family system has posed a…

Where does feminism stand today “Gender equality is more than a goal itself . It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development, building good governance” - Kofi Annan. From back before August 18, 1920, women did not have many rights. They have been seen as less than men.Women have been serious about fighting for rights and still are. An example would include the Women's Rights Movement.After many attempts and movements, “women still face…

"If the pictures of tens of thousands of human bodies being gnawed on by dogs do not wake us out of our apathy, I do not know what will," stated Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Melvern 235). In 1994, the Rwandan Genocide, caused myriads of deaths within three months. A genocide is a crime and is meant to kill members of a group in society. Unfortunately, the majority of people today have little to no knowledge of the Rwandan Genocide. The United States should have…

Position on the Syrian Refugee Crisis The United Nations (UN), created in 1945 from the aftermath of World War II, currently has 193 Member States. The UN focuses on peace and human rights, doing its best to clean up the broken pieces of war stricken countries. The most current global human rights issue is the Syrian Refugee Crisis; in March of 2011 anti-government demonstrators began a peaceful protest, which quickly escalated to a civil war, continuing today. According to a recent article,…

People call 21st century an Asian Century because of Asia’s rise, which leads to a huge change in global power and opulence to Asia or more precisely, move to Asia after peculiar centuries. The inferences for Australians and Australia are intensive, and also they will effect on every part of both external and domestic policy. It is considered to be perilous to extrapolate from the trends that are current. But comparative growth rates of economic, investment and trade patterns, defense capacities…

The Cause and Effect of Land and Air Pollution What is pollution? Well pollution is a term we hear a lot and that we are accustomed to but what does is it really mean. (Conserve Energy) We hear about pollution a lot but could you tell me what it is if I asked you? Well I know that pollution is the introduction of a harmful substance to the environment. Pollution is the most reused word used to describe the destruction of the natural air we breathe in and the water we drink and land we live on.…

Currently, the issue of immigration has become the topic of household discussion and Socratic method more than ever before. With the mass influx of refugees seeking solace in countries that are untouched by war, the ever-growing demographic of Latinos comprising the southwestern population of the United States and the other instances of sender country natives looking for prosperous opportunities throughout the globe, citizens of developed countries look to their elected officials for what to…

Final Project: Sustainability in the Age of Responsibility Marisa Arnholtz In Wayne Vissers’ ‘Age of Responsibility’, the meaning of responsibility and what is takes to be successfully responsible to ourselves and those around us is explored. “Being responsible also does not mean doing it all ourselves. Responsibility is a form of sharing, a way of recognizing that we’re all in this together” (Visser, 2011). He shares the importance of teamwork, and without working together it is impossible to…