United Nations General Assembly

deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries. Thanks to their efforts, life-saving humanitarian assistance can be delivered and economic development can begin. " Ban Ki-moon, the 8th and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. The peacekeeping operation involves the military forces, police and civilian personnel, who work to deliver security, political and early peacebuilding support. During peace operations there are several moving parts that have…

marked by the presence of man, so a person. Thus Baxi prefers te word “huper” in place of “human”. Therefore human rights become “huper rights”. 2 Some definitions are given below. According to Boutros Boutros- Ghali, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, human rights constitute a “common language of humanity”. Milne argues that rights are simply what every human being owes to every other human being and as such represent universal moral obligations. These rights can be…

offenders, which lead to its replacement, bringing forth the Human Rights Council. The main goal of the Human Rights Council is to protect the rights of individuals around the world from violations that may be made against the individual or country in general. Research suggests that although “ethical values may differ between cultures,” respect for each person should be mandated (Murphy & Vives, 2013, pg. 782). Some examples of human rights issues that the council addresses are discriminating…

The government of the United States has provided funding for many different projects around the world. The United Nations is an organization that had the best outcome to all the funds they have received from international aid. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) especially acquired greatest success. It is in the best interest of the United States to not only continue the funding for this organization but to increase it as well. The UNODC was established in the year 1997. It…

was the first government program (in the United States) namely the Marshall Plan in 1948 to help restore the devastated and destruction of the war in Western Europe. The number of programs and their diversity,…

with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 General Assembly resolution 217(III) A as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.”(United Nations…

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…

Individuals have used terrorism used for centuries as a weapon of change. Terrorism has even altered the English language, the Hashhashin’s in the 11th century lead to the creation of the word assassin and the Roman’s use of decimation changed the meaning from killing one in ten to massacring all involved, most do not even know the original meaning. Nationalist and ethnic groups, in most cases having exhausted all other options, looked to terrorism to enact political change and acquire freedoms…

16-year old Malala Yousafzai gave the speech given at the United Nations regarding education for girls in Pakistan. Yousafzai is an activist who promotes education for girls in Pakistan. Malala plays an essential role in the insurrection against the Taliban regime in multiple Middle-East countries, but primarily Pakistan, when it comes to educational rights for children. Her actions became internationally known after the Taliban shot her in the head. Malala Yousafzai is not just an average…

The Crime of Genocide Article 2, The United Nations General Assembly define the word genocide. Genocide is acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) killing member of the group, etc. although is a crime against humanity, however we have seen the act in different countries around the world. One example would be the Rwanda genocide in 1994. In the reading it talked about the ethnic cleansing between Hutus and Tutsis.…