United Nations Population Fund

countries who requested. In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development met in Rio. In this meeting, agenda 21 was passed which had a goal of “international agreements which respect the interests of all and protect the integrity of the global environmental and developmental system” This resolution proclaimed that humans are the main concern for sustainable development and that environmental protection should be counted. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable…

that the country faces. Lebanon’s institutions are no longer capable of handling the large amount of refugees with its current resources. There are currently over one million registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon within its 4.4 million Lebanese population (UNHCR). This means that nearly 1 out of every 5 people in Lebanon is a Syrian refugee. The infrastructure will only continue to deteriorate if resources are not allocated towards dealing with the crisis. Furthermore, various existing and…

only 1% out of 3% accessible for direct human use. This scarcity, fueled by unequal distribution amongst countries caused by geographical and political obstacles, raises the potential of “water wars”. Such concerns are exacerbated by uncontrollable population growth, pollution due to industrialization and modernization, and climate change. A new approach to the sustainable distribution of water is necessary. International cooperation through multilateral treaties and conventions are essential to…

profile bodies such as United Nations, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the International Monetary Fund, while others are less known but still play key roles in particular fields. By providing a framework for cooperative problem-solving among states, international organisations have modified traditional power politics without threatening the emergence of a global or regional super state. Additionally, the world’s leading international organisation is the United Nations. It has…

international or national legislation as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural of historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural or historical distinctiveness from other populations that are often politically dominant. The resolution 70/232 was adopted at the seventieth session of the General Assembly on December 23rd, 2015. It was titled “Rights of indigenous peoples”. The resolution encouraged the active…

for toxic waste dumps in the US (Carder, E. n.d). Today with the globalization of multi-national corporations and foreign direct investment (FDI), it has evolved into a world issue of unequal environmental damage between developed and undeveloped nations. Moral questions are being raised concerning…

Are taxes that fund public education just? The United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights declares that education is a fundamental human right and everyone should have access to free, compulsory elementary education (United Nations). On one hand, taxes that fund public education seem just because they aim to provide a better educational system for the community. However, these taxes also seem unjust because taxation itself is a violation of the right to self-ownership. Emmanuel Levinas argues…

security funds, and easier access to legal…

Australia and the United States (U.S.) have shared a profitable relationship for many years, reaching as far back as World War I, where they fought side by side during every major war since that time (U.S. State Department, 2016). The military and political relations between Australia and the U.S. has cemented trade agreements, resulting in benefitting both nations, and their strong alliance is due to many of their shared cultural beliefs and democratic views. According to the Merriam Webster…

terrorist network operating in North Africa, evoked concerns from international policy makers (Taylor, L.). The two terrorist groups were thought to be sharing funds, training, explosive materials, and aspirations to expand their focus outside Africa to encompass Europe and the United States (Taylor, L.). Boko-Haram targeted the United Nations building in Abuja with suicide bombers in 2011, killing twenty people. The sect continued its violent attacks, and from 2009 to 2013, had freed 819…