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    ISIS Movement

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    As a movement, the main driving power of ISIS has been the physical force, and how this has created an uprising. But throughout this movement putting aside the destruction, ISIS has attempted to create credibility and sought to be seen as a legitimate state. ISIS has had a clear message, and that has led to recruitment of a large military force, and the intimidation of enemy forces, and the global media. In recent times there has been various factors in the lead up to this type of movement,…

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    Identification of political issue My chosen political issue is improving health and wellbeing in the community. The issue in question revolves around the ability of the government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to improve the standard of the population in terms of increasing their knowledge of public health issues and providing citizens with the opportunities to improve their health and the health of those around them. In order to assess this I have been engaged in various tasks which…

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    The current structure of international systems impacts the events in Syria because nation state get involved in foreign affairs. Multiple countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan are currently housing Syrian refugees. Other countries such as the United States or members of the United Nations are planning to get involved due to the impact of the civil war in Syria. About 3 million citizens in Syria have fled and 200,000 have died. Syria has a refugee camps inside the county which…

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    4.2 EXAMINING THE LONG TERM RECOVERY APPROACHES OF NGOS IN POST CONFLICT AREA OF NORTHERN UGANDA A number of approaches have been suggested for post conflict recovery and they include but not limited to the following; Bottom up approach This is also known as indigenous empowerment. The idea behind it is to empower local populations who are at the bottom and mid-levels of society by allowing them to consolidate and develop necessary resources for the implementation of a peace process, which…

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    values, services and the spread of information. (Keck and Sinkkink 1998, 89) A transnational advocacy/action network (TAN) can be formed by different groups. This includes for example, groups of international nongovernmental organizations, domestic nongovernmental organizations, the media, churches, and trade…

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    The author’s knowledge on African Studies does not crown his interactive experience with religious diversity in Nigeria. As a non-citizen of Nigeria, his account does not provide an in-depth analysis. In other words, his comprehension of religious diversity in Nigeria is subjective. Noted, the author conducted interviews for his research. Still, do the interviews conducted serve…

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    Human Rights Watch The International Non-Governmental Organization I have chosen is named Human Rights Watch (HRW), which is a non-profit institution that was established in 1978 with its headquarters located in New York City. Human Rights Watch has approximately 400 staff members of “human rights professionals” (Human Rights Watch, 2015) disbursed throughout the world that include “country specialists, lawyers, journalists, advocates, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities”…

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    Save The Children

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    Origins Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that was founded by Eglantyne Jebb on April 15, 1919 in London, England. She created this organization as an effort to alleviate hunger and health issues children were facing during war time in Europe. By the 1930s, Save the Children was operating on American soil, providing clothing, school supplies, and hot lunches for school children in Harlon County, Kentucky. Methods Over the years, Save the Children has managed…

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    Amnesty International

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    My essay will discuss how non-governmental organizations contribute or affect world development nowadays. Furthermore in the discussion, I will focus on a single NGO, which is the Amnesty International by tracking its developmental path over the years, and to analyze whether it has been able to fulfill the objectives that it has set up for the future and the changes that it contributed to have. Non-governmental organizations are any non-profit groups, run by voluntary citizens and they can be…

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    brought to light. Poverty-stricken families all over the world continue to face the reality of not knowing where their next meal is coming from. Even today, 1 in 6 Americans remain food insecure. 1 in 10 of the adults served by Feeding America, an organization aimed at reducing food insecurity, is currently a student in college. Other than the American student, low income families, ethnic communities, and part-time workers suffer from food insecurity as well. Sadly, nearly half of them have to…

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