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The rapid growth of urban areas in developing countries is causing a large debate on whether it is overall beneficial or harmful to the countries and societies that they are located in. In 2000 two billion people in the developing world lived in cities, by 2030 it is expected to be around five billion. The cities that are growing the fastest are located in Asia and Africa. The question of whether this is a positive impact is rooted in how it will affect the poverty level. There is mass poverty…

Just because there is no in your face example at the moment on the effect of food aid does not mean that it is still not happening today. Food aid is still causing issues in developing nations around the world. Causing local farmers’ efforts to become economically sufficient to be undermined. Society needs to address the negative effects it is having on developing regions before it gets out of hand and we completely destroy markets that…

The SDGs represent the first major attempt by the united nations to focus on high quality of education and the role of education in accomplishing a more accommodating world, education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, promotion of a culture of peace, gender equality and non-violence…

physical characteristics, such as hair type, color of eyes and skin, stature, etc. (thefreedictionary.com). For centuries, crime and hate has been waged between races. Human rights were created to provide all human beings with basic rights (The United Nations art. 21.3). Human rights were created for humans to be protected from other humans. The Universal Declaration of Human rights was created in 1945 after World War II (Lamsal.). Nazis were responsible for death…

for how to define, prevent, and prosecute human trafficking. They also present anti-trafficking guidelines, laws and agreements both within and between the countries. A detailed discussion on these instruments is not the aim of this paper. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000, is the main international instrument in the fight against transnational organized crime. The Convention is supplemented by…

In international politics, the driving forces behind many of the world’s actions possess similar characteristics. They are driven predominately by material interests, power statuses, and wealth, or realism, as opposed to a combination of ideologies, identities, loyalties, and emotions, or liberalism. Political speech may be riddled with these emotional calls for action, but behind closed doors, politicians discuss the language of realist goals. Realist interests are exemplified in the notion…

children have found themselves placed with relatives who do not want them or cannot afford to look after them. There has been organizations that have offered families money to take the child back have been accused of not paying them. In 2009, the United Nations accepted the Guideline for the Alternative Care of Children which stated that every child has the right to grow up in a family. There was a large lobby movement, the…

the intention of the United Nations to provide peace to its member countries. Occasionally, conflicts arise within, between or even among nations. These conflicts could have been triggered by certain misunderstandings. However, due to the globalisation that has come in the new world, economic transactions are carried out in a global market, political ties are held among different nations, natural and intellectual resources are being trapped in a world wide spectrum, hence, nations interact…

Since 1948 following the Pronouncement of Universal Human Rights, Education has officially been recognized as a fundamental human right. Moreover, it has been acknowledged through numerous accords such as the “United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization” (UNESCO), the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,” and the “International Covenant on Economics, Social, and Cultural Rights.” These treaties established the entitlement of children…

“Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations” (Lawrence 1). Globalization was implemented to provide low cost products and economical opportunities for developing countries but, in reality, the cons outweigh the pros. Globalization has increased human trafficking and decreased the value of the working class. Globalization has created affordable products in developed countries. However, the low costs have caused…