United Nations Development Programme

The Millennium Development goals were created by the United Nations in order to combat the world’s greatest problems. These goals were established at the start of the century during September 2000, the 8 total MDG’s were to be completed within 15 years. Nevertheless in 2015, there are a lot of unfinished goals that need more progress. One of the most significant Millennium Development Goals is primary education for all children worldwide. Today, there remain 57 million out-of-school children and…

It’s Time to “Pop the Bubble”: The Implications of International Programmes Supporting Public Health Growth and Development Introduction Let’s face it— Canadians are some of the healthiest people in the world. With programmes covering both health protection at the clinical level, and health promotion at the policy level (e.g. The Public Health Agency of Canada), Canada easily has a population that can call themselves healthy relative to much of the rest of the world. To test this, let’s…

When discussing the successes of development in Third World countries, subjectivity plays a key role in its determination . What a person in a First World country considers development and that of a person who lives in a Third World country will vary greatly due to their individual ideas of what constitutes development. In its planning, “poverty,” “education,” “[gender] equality,” “environmental sustainability,” among others, are listed as goals to be met (United Nations MDG Report 2014). These…

Sierra Leone civil war and Mozambique’s. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; United Nations Development Programme (2007) identifies the violence in Mozambique as brutal, they reported that “the civil war in Mozambique during the 1980s…resulted in the death of nearly one million people, [which] brought extreme brutality against civilians, widespread sexual violence against women and the displace of at least six million…” (United Nations Department of Economic and Social…

The Millennium Development Goals The United Nations Millennium Campaign was implemented in 2000, with the hopes of supporting and inspiring people from all over the world to take action in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with regards to poverty, education, women’s empowerment, maternal health and the environment. (1) The sixth goal is to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases and this goal along with the other seven goals have to be achieved by the year 2015. (1) With the…

Tariffs and Trade (GATT); an agreement on the reduction of trade barriers of manufactured goods. The GATT was established in 1947 to reduce trade barriers trying to establish a ‘free trade’ global economy. The GATT had proven successful after member nations had reduced their tariffs by a factor of ten; from approximately 50% to 5%. Since its beginnings, the GATT had evolved from an accord to an organization which far supersedes its initial priority, now even comprising a trade dispute resolution…

benefits, freedom from sexual harassment in the workplace, and other critical rights. The UN Millennium development goals are designed to improve and alleviate standards in key areas of human development. These goals focus around the standard of living for millions of people and combat extreme issues that trouble multiple western and eastern countries (cite). The third millennium development goal encompasses education, political participation, and economic empowerment with equality for women as…

provide for the sustainable use, conservation, and effective management of marine and coastal resources. The Bahamas proclaimed its maritime boundaries in 2008, using derivations from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It has worked in agreement with Cuba and currently it is working with the United States of America. The Bahamas is also taking steps to conserve and replenish its own water sources, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works, Philip Davis, said water security…

poor governance and political instability, and weak economies dependent on donors and other international government and non-governmental organizations. All these conditions lead to poor developments, for instance, as of 2010, all the countries in this region were known to have lower levels of human development with the exception…

Light for the World is a non-profit international disability and development organization that strives to aid people who have an impediment or disability. They treat disabilities and empower individuals to become active member in society. Light of the World specializes in inclusive education, eye health, prevention of blindness, and community based rehabilitation; through these four concentrations, they aspire to change the world. They are currently engaged with multiple local, national, and…