United Nations

The International Labor Organization(ILO) is “the United Nations agency mandated to promote social justice and fundamental human and labor rights. Abolishing child labor has been a priority for the ILO since its founding in 1919.” (Colombini,) This organization has created programs within it, one of these programs…

The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development Fund, the National Institute of Health, as well as pharmaceutical companies, clinicians and researchers abide by guidelines established through the ideology of “universal usefulness,” which is defined as “benefiting...more than one group or country…[applicable] to several, [and] preferably all, population groups and ...extending to current and future generations” (Feierman 189). However, is instituting a universalist goal from…

Ignoring the idea that freedom and human rights are what have generated much of the growth in the west, third world experts’ “blank-slate” mentality fails to utilize history to the advantage of poorer nations. Easterly further argues that so-called development experts place their focus on nations rather than people when trying to alleviate poverty, and in the process trample rights of individuals. Continuing his critique, Easterly asserts that the overall manipulation of economies through…

Nigeria’s challenges, Nnadi (2013) observes that poverty is the main cause of sex trafficking. The lack of formal education and better job opportunities also contributes to Nigeria’s expanding sex trafficking industry. It is estimated, by the United Nations, that 2.5 million people a year are deprived of their human rights and freedoms (Nnadi, 2013). Government recognition of this growing challenge plays a key role in the reduction of sex trafficking. Enacting appropriate legislation, making…

unions spread in Korea and Taiwan, Nike has moved its business to China and Indonesia to keep up advantage given these nations has no most reduced pay allowed by law lead and the governing body routinely suppress unions attempt to better working conditions (Shaw et.al 2013, p208).This is an obvious encroachment of 19 and 20 of Universal Declaration of Human Right of United Nation (1948) which affirms that each and every has the benefit to adaptability of feeling and expression. This benefit…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) as many as 34% of the world’s children have 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…

Democracy prides itself on giving people freedom. Before the 1920’s women did not have the option to vote much less any other freedoms given to white men. It’s a great controversy over where the line between women’s rights ends and cultural repression begins. Feminists will argue for and against for many different reasons why a niqab or burqa should or shouldn’t be worn. The niqab and burqa area hindrance to women and their rights in Islamic, male dominated countries like Iran and Afghanistan…

they did in the past because we turn our heads away from this issue” (“Hunger in a World” qtd. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 2006). The issues of poverty, hunger, corruption, inequality, and poor leadership are detrimental to developing nations. These problems are not going the fix themselves and it is important to understand that all countries need to work together in order to reverse this process that kills millions of people every year. There are many solutions and changes that…

Often, economists have skirted around the economic impact that geography plays for developing nations. For many of these countries, their location contributes to the prevalence of tropical diseases. In order to overcome this obstacle, a developing country should focus its efforts on expanding the nation’s healthcare infrastructure by constructing a network of accessible and affordable medical and emergency services and dedicating resources to the research and development of vaccines against…

Employee Skills There is much to consider when change takes place within an organization, communication, buy-in, and engagement to name a few. One area not to be overlooked when implementing change is the skills of the employees. Training is the foundation for building knowledge about the change and the required skills (change-management.com, 2014). Employees are the organizations number one asset, so ensuring they have the skillset required to match the strategic goal of the organization is…