United Nations Development Programme

what are the key challenges that Globalization brings about and is there any method to control the side effects of this process. Perhaps, one of the biggest drawbacks of Globalization, is that it leads to the unequal development of various nations; wherein the richer and developed nations benefit the most as they are instrumental in forming all the policies and the international bodies, while those countries that are underdeveloped/developing are struggling to benefit from these efforts which…

An Hankering for Food Everyday nearly 795 million people go hungry, that is about one in nine people worldwide. Even though enough food is produced across the world to feed the estimated 7.4 billion population, people are still going to bed hungry. As the population of Earth reaches approximately 9 billion people by 2050 the question of feeding 9 billion arises. If 795 million people go malnourished everyday feeding 9 billion will be a tough task. One solution is Increased research into…

affected due to globalisation. These losers are those who have lost their jobs in high-cost locations. Globalisation has developed a threat for the businesses by dominating the domestic markets. Many foreign companies have entered into developing nations affecting the formerly protected industries, by increasing the competition and bringing down the prices. For example, U.S. automobile companies have been competing for almost three decades, against foreign enterprises like Japanese, European and…

cold war and the formation of the ICTY and ICTR. The author argues in this book that the final draft of the Rome Statute is not without its limitations, but it could be the most important institutional advancement since the establishment of the United Nations. This argument highlights the significance of the ICC in terms of enforcing international human rights law. Schabas observes that the success of the Court will match the growth of international human rights…

The United Nations was created in the aftermath of World War II and served as a replacement for the ineffective League of Nations. The purpose of this intergovernmental establishment was to promote international co-operation and to preserve a firm foundation for peace. However, the United Nations is remarkably more than simply an organization that secures peace and resolves conflicts. It is engaged in an expansive array of work that focuses on improving the lives of many around the globe; it…

because it gives the impression that indigenous peoples will receive the rights they deserve while not full heartedly ensuring it is carried out (par. 4-7). The “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” was written and developed by the United Nations. Within this document there are 46 article points, the first 10 being the most important. Article 1 guarantees the right of indigenous peoples to have full enjoyment of all the human rights and fundamental freedoms. Article 2 states that…

Every year, between 600,000 and 800,000 people, eighty percent being women and children, are victims of human trafficking. The United Nations defines human trafficking as ”the recruitment, transport and receipt of people across borders by improper means for an improper purpose, such as forced labor or sexual exploitation." Human trafficking generates about 32 billion dollars each year and is the third largest source of illegal trade, behind guns and narcotics. Human trafficking has a traumatic…

had their development stunted due to a lack of clean water or proper nutrition.1 Due to these factors we see many negative effects upon both their immediate and long-term health. It has been shown through many studies that under-nourished or otherwise unhealthy children are at risk of cognitive development deficits. In what is becoming a constantly more globalized world, that is increasingly propelled along by both social and technological ingenuity any deficit in cognitive development may prove…

millennium development goal. In 2001 when the world powers created the millennium development goals there was an estimated 115 million children who were deprived of the right to education with the majority of them being women. This is a catastrophe, a lack of universal primary education contributes to a lot of the world problems. There are many nations that have worked toward the millennium development goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015. Ethiopia is an example of a nation that…

which individuals and nations interests begin to become similar through globalization (Mahbubani, 81-88). Mahbubani goes through explaining a one world system but still leaves ambiguity. He doesn’t define this one world as either a one world government or a union of the nations similar to the European Union model. With this one world theory framework, it puts the sovereignty of nations at risk. Mahbubani asserts that we need to converge into a one world system, but not all nations have the same…