Sierra Leone

The Most Significant Achievement of the UN and How Can It Be Improved to Better Cope With the Demands of the 21st Century? Since the establishment of the United Nations, this intergovernmental organization has achieved significant success in its purposes. In the United Nations charter that signed on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco, there were four purposes (United Nations Charter, 1945). To maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations between nations, to achieve…

conquered much of northwest part of Africa; Italy had taken control of Libya and Eritrea; Great Britain conquered Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Bechuanaland, South Africa, Somaliland, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Gambia, and Sierra Leone; Spain took control of Riode Oro, Morocco, and French Equatorial Africa; Germany had Togoland, German East Africa, and German Southwest Africa; Portugal had Angola and Mozambique; Belgium gained control of Belgian Congo;…

Education is Hope Your daughters and your sons cannot go to school. Because, they are at risk of being assaulted, kidnapped, or even killed. NJ MED (and all the visitors to this website) want to help. The TIF (To School, In-School, and From School) Proposed International Law Around the world, millions of children are at risk on their way to school, while they’re in school and on their way home from school. In developed nations student’s face risks, such as assault, theft, rape, and a…

Blood Diamond, directed by Edward Zwick reaped success at many film awards shows, including the 2006 Academy Awards, its reach was worldwide. The film takes place during the civil war in Sierra Leone in the year 1991. The film follows Danny Archer, an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe and Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman. Though both men are African, their pasts and presents are in stark contrast to one another. Through Solomon’s discovery of a rare pink diamond, the prospect of change in both these…

One controversial issue over the past couple of years has been the topic of child soldiers. On one side, people argue that child soldiers should be prosecuted. On the other hand, others contend that they should be given amnesty. My own view is that child soldiers should be given forgiveness for what they have done because they were forced into killing, they were manipulated, and they only had one choice once they entered the army: Kill or be killed. When villages are attacked and families are…

Introduction Burundi is situated in the continent of Africa and the capital city of Burundi is Bujumbura. Rwanda, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of the Congo are its neighbouring countries. 62.1% of people in Burundi are catholic because Christianity is Burundi’s main religion. The population is divided into two main groups called the Hutu and the Tutsi. Hutu forms around 85% of the Burundian population and Tutsi takes up around 14%. In 1993-2005 there was a civil war between Hutu and Tutsi…

Which country doesn’t want to be the most developed country in the world ranking? Anyone would think Europe must be more developed than any other Latin American country, and after a deep research and analysis of data at hand, I can strongly say that Europe does fair better than other world regions in terms of Gender Ineqality. In basic terms, gender inequality is the unequal treatment of individuals based on their gender. It also refers the to the limited types of resources and opportunities…

In the movie La Amistad 44 black Africans were captured in their own village Sierra Leone by the Spaniards. They were tied together, whipped, shot if you resisted obeying orders, and transferred to ship stripped of clothing. Survivors were those who were strong in eyes of the whites, weak Africans would be thrown off board and drowned such as the kids, women, and babies. During this process a dramatic scene occurred, between crossing from Cuba to the U.S the leader of the Africans Cinque escapes…

More Than What I See “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” This quote by Orion Swett Marden made me discover the strength I have to overcome adversities. Survival, culture, hate, compassion, triumphs and failures-this is my life story summed up. If my life was a literary piece of art, it would bear no title. “Titles”, they say, describe “content”; But I’m…

Ebola. Yours sincerely, Dr Keilah Truscott. Introduction to Ebola Scientifically known as Zaire Ebolavirus, Ebola is an extremely deadly disease caused by 5 different strains that’s currently wiping out thousands of people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. It was originally from primates and the first human case was discovered by Belgian doctor, Peter Piot. The virus was named after the Ebola River where the first outbreak was. The virus reproduces constantly, every 8 hours, and…