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languages appeared in print across 15 western, industrialized countries available through ProQuest and LexisNexis Academic, among which 53 of them, far more than the average amount which should be 34 per two years, appeared between 2000 to 2002 when UNESCO held the activities. However, because of “benign neglect” (means do not focus on the bad consequence of an event), when media report this kind of news, the public might cannot really understand its societal implications but just take them as…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), established at the end of the Second World War, proposed, as stated in its Constitution, to "forge peace in the minds of men." Therefore, it also states in the same document, that its mission is not to act in conflicts but in the causes that generate them. In this sense, since its creation, it is proposed to release humanity from three major threats: the war (the last had left about 50 million dead); Ignorance (by…

Background of Venice - Destination Analysis The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural organisation(UNESCO) stated that “Venice and its Lagoon form an inseparable whole of which the city of Venice is the pulsating historic heart and a unique artistic achievement.” in 1987 (Ned, 2015)and Venice become the world heritage site of UNESCO.(Benjamin, 2012) Venice is the capital of northern Italy which is build on 117 small island which separated by more than 400 bridges and linked by over…

Education is a basic right that every child must be given the opportunity to achieve and maintain an acceptable level of learning. It is a right of children that must be respected; no child should be denied it and the opportunity to complete (UNICEF, 2004).It is therefore; educators have societal responsibility to make the provision of education to all people based on their diversified individual’s needs and ability (Okech, 1993). Among the different approaches to education, inclusive…

Thus, western norms and values are a serious threat to cultral diversity. Referring to the UNESCO Confeence in Octumber 2005, he contends that such accusations are unfounded, that you ( UNESCO) can not rip the benefit of globalization, such as free society, human rights and then say Globalization is not good, for all of these needed ethics can only be entertained on a scale in the event that…

INTRO. The year 1927 brought about a new National Monument –– Tsodilo Hills. Tsodilo Hills is located in Botswana, Africa. Tsodilo Hills is an African rock art site, one located near the border of South Africa, “near the borders with Namibia and the Caprivi Strip, west of the Okavango Delta” (Trust for African Rock Art). Located at the site are roughly 4,500 paintings and etchings. African rock art is an understudied, underappreciated form of art and culture that runs deep in the…

government doesn’t support in education enough so students might study ineffectively or students may be undereducated as Malawi. The fourth is many schools lack of clean water and clean safe toilets. For girls, this is especially troubling. According to UNESCO, 1 in 10 girls miss school when they have their period because facilities don’t exist to cater to them, eventually causing them to drop out as a result. Women are sensitive gender so they need clean and safe place especially when they’re…

different people around the world. Consequently, the amount of bilingual people has been increasing. The UNESCO (2005) estimates that approximately half of the world population is bilingual and fairly does not exist any country in which the bilingualism is not evidenced. On the other hand, people who are bilingual possess higher malleability and flexibility than the monolingual people (UNESCO, 2005). Macnamara (1967) states that any person who possesses minimal competences in one or more…

Unesco tried to challenge Navitus Bay as well by writing a letter to the government saying that, “The property will change from being located in a natural setting largely free from human-made structures to one dominated by human-made structures” (“Jurassic Coast Unesco...”, 2014). This idea of wanting to keep nature untouched by man is one of the largest issues with offshore windfarms…

Evolving Tolerance In recent years, the word tolerance has become a topic of serious deliberation. As a social and political buzzword, tolerance sparks many debates about religion, lifestyle, morality, and politics. Historically speaking, the definition of tolerance has evolved throughout the years and has come to mean something very different from its original meaning. The word is also used in situations or settings that often diverge from the strict dictionary definition. Throughout history,…