United States Ambassador to the United Nations

individuals from political, legal, and social abuse. Human rights are present in moral judgement and in law at national and international levels. Organizations that implement these laws and develop moral attitudes are the United Nations, Council of Europe, the Organization of American States, and the African Union. Examples of human rights are right to freedom, right to a fair trial, right to equality, and right to a quality education. Human rights revolve around protection, status, freedom,…

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…

streams of resources to keep up with demand (Moyo, 2009). Building infrastructure in countries in order to secure favorable resources for extraction is a clear example of dependency theory. Core countries can then sell back products to these periphery states at high prices in order to fulfill both their economic and resource demands. This cycle of dependence only aids the private interests of both political and business elites, while doing nothing for those in developing…

governments constitutions or laws; the United Nations coalition only defined them in a universal sense. The world in the early twentieth century was an exciting time because it is when the world was becoming more connected than ever before. This was the period when the idea of internationalism and…

Research Question: How do education programs like "Me to We" work against their own purpose either intentionally or inadvertently, for community development? Foreign aid to developing nations for decades has resulted in further dependence as oppose to independence as predicted by the forces instituting the aid. The “Me to We” charity’s educational program acts as a source of alleged development, however, despite its appearance of positive development it acts to exploit and subject’s…

elements, as through the United Nations.” There are 30 provisions in the Declaration of Human Rights that was passed on December 10th, 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. However, not many of these are seen as universal. Most of these provisions depend on state interpretation, which relies on culture, norms, beliefs, history, etc. Realists would argue that human rights are not a symbol of international relations. Human rights are seen as an internal affair or a state matter. Liberalists…

lot of material and perspectives regarding the role of aid from developed nations to developing nations. How the undeveloped nations need to look up to the developed ones and follow their lead, do exactly as they did. The common factor about this week’s readings is that every country needs to walk their own path towards development. Here, I would like to emphasize their own path. For instance, how each underdeveloped nation need the right amount of capital stock aid in order to get out of the…

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The violation of sovereignty, especially of weak and historically exploited states, is an important concern. However, firstly, our notion of sovereignty needs to be adapted to the African/Asian context and progress beyond its current, out-dated, Westphalian conception. Secondly, when undertaken through the principles of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), as described by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty’s (ICISS) 2001 report, the benefits of intervention…

New Zealand signed this document which shows we are a country who values the childhood study approach (United Nations, 1989). Te Whāriki and its strands and principles are closely related to the views woven throughout the United Nations document (Ministry of Education, 1996). Both the United Nations document and our New Zealand curriculum Te Whāriki strongly influence the importance of including the ‘child’s voice’ within their early childhood learning…