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As the aforesaid, the current development approach failed to solve human suffering or poverty, as well as fulfill commitment of improving people life (Eversole, Mcneish, & Cimadamore, 2005), and indigenous knowledge-based development approach seems to provide more fruitful in a sustainable ways. Sustainable development in Buddhist perspective in P. A. Payutto point of views is a “sustainable development must emphasize on human development as core” that consists of three aspects, such as…

Ever since UNICEF initiated their activities in Africa, in general, and in Nigeria in particular, the organization has met with numerous difficulties and rather struggle to deliver their services to the community in the righteous way. Nigerian community has an extensive distrust with Western culture, the people are compelled to have negative expectations toward Western organizations, especially ones that work through the government such as UNICEF. (Obadare, 2005) The reason behind this…

The literature review aims at developing a background upon which the findings of the study can be discussed and understood. Section 1, the introduction already established that human development and poverty as core topics in economics and development and therefore many studies have been done in the past in the area both in academics and at the policy level. To develop a background upon which the findings can be discussed and understood, therefore requires focus on three key areas; the theory and…

In the article titled,“They fled Boko Haram and famine - and then they were forced back,” author Kevin Sieff highlights issues surrounding events of what the United Nations has termed “forced returns” of thousands of refugees, specifically in the case of Nigerians in Cameroon. Sieff informs readers of the thousands of Nigerians that have fled their villages and homes to seek refuge in Cameroon, escaping violent attacks of the Islamist extremists, Boko Haram. Upon escaping, Nigerian refugees are…

I. INTRODUCTION The international community appears to believe that there is a direct correlation between military intervention and cessation of gross violations of human rights that are being committed by the government of a state, supposing that there will be an improvement in the conditions for those against whom these violations are being committed if there is a legal humanitarian intervention. This assumption is largely based on the concept that if an intervention is legal, it will be…

Familiar international non-governmental organizations (INGOs, for short) include Amnesty International, known for its collection on data about human rights violations, and the International Red Cross, which offers aid to foreign countries after natural disasters. While these organizations’ goals differ organization to organization, the basis is that they find international human rights violations, sometimes punish those who violate human rights, and offer aid to other countries in need…

that article. The positivists also are not able to explain state and UN actions and practice. They declare that the Charter has explicitly prohibited intervention yet states have not been deterred from extra-UN humanitarian intervention. The United Nations has never clearly declared these interventions as illegal. Furthermore, opinio juris among the states regarding…

To achieve political stability, the government would have to focus on fiscal responsibility, enhancing credibility, and long-term investment decisions such as infrastructure. According to the International Fiscal Affairs Department, “Research indicates that a sound fiscal position is key to achieving macroeconomic stability, which is increasingly recognized as a critical ingredient for sustained growth and poverty reduction.” Fiscal responsibility can also mobilize domestic savings, increase the…

The point Mr. Woods was making in chapter seven was that both the international monetary fund and the World Bank existence is important for a number of reasons. They are instruments that foster global monetary cooperation and financial stability, they facilitate trade, promote high employment and sustain economic growth while working to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives in poor countries. These institutions advance the mentioned causes through lending practices and conditionality in…

Nuclear Deterrence: A Justification for a world with Weapons of Mass Destruction Most people in the developed countries believe that the inclusion of nuclear deterrence to the security of their country is vital to world peace. Nuclear deterrence are a philosophical theory which states that nuclear weapons serve the purpose of discouraging opposition countries from attacking with their own nuclear weapons due to the undertaking of retaliation via mutually assured destruction. But, is there any…