Essays on United Nation

With the conclusion of the World War II, the world witnessed the emergence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with the major purpose of protecting the dignity of all human beings. In 1993, the World Conference on Human Rights acknowledged that these human rights are universally relevant and applicable and no questions shall be raised about their authenticity (World Conference on Human Rights, 1993). Nevertheless, critics from around the world oppose the universality of human rights. Therefore, this essay asserts that the nature of the human rights’ universality is questionable. In the beginning, a brief discussion concerning ...

Introduction: Australia is made of 6 state and 2 territories. It has one the best performing healthcare system in the world. At present, Australian healthcare system is a mix of public and private health care providers. The public health care system is funded by the government. Australia has a three tier government: the federal or commonwealth government, the state/territory government, and the local government. The health care system in Australia is complex. Given below is an overview of the system and its functions. 1. The structure of Australian Health Care System: The system of health care delivery is fragmented ...

As the only memorial dedicated to a former president, the Four Freedoms Park celebrates the freedoms that President Roosevelt considered essential in safeguarding the human freedom all over the world. These freedoms are the freedom of speech and expression, freedom of wanting, freedom of worship, and freedom from fear. The Park is on a four-acre piece of land on Roosevelt Island in an urban space within the City of New York. It is carefully developed landscape presents an atmosphere that is similar to that of an antique sanctuary grounds. The design of the park resembles an arrowhead appearing to ...

Introduction

In past few years, one of the most significant developments in the world economy is the emergence of India and China as major forces in the global economy. The constant growth of these countries is expected to dominate the economy of the whole world for several decades. Both countries contribute as more than one-third of the world’s population. Since 1980, both economies have been successful in achieving remarkable poverty reduction and economic growth rate. In respect of economic growth, it seems that China and India both are similar as both of these countries have large geographies and populations. ...

Jody Williams is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Besides that, she is a simple Vermont girl. She has a disabled brother and is a loving, wonderful wife. Her strong character and great strategic skills helped Jody to develop her organizing skills that actually led her to the Nobel Peace Prize (Williams 9). This paper deals with the personality of Jody Williams, her part in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the results of her intense work.

Profession

Jody Williams’ career began with eleven-year working experience aimed at raising the citizens’ awareness of the US policies referring to Central America. ...

Introduction and Thesis Statement

St. Aquinas believes that way is sinful and waging war is unjust. He argues that “those who take to sword will die by the sword.” According to him, war is a detriment of peace and therefore a sinful endeavor. However, St. Augustine explains the validity and the justifiability of war. He believes that war, to some extent, is just and necessary (White 269). However, for a war to be just, it has to follow three conditions. A just was must that that has been sanctioned by the highest authority. It will be unjust to wage war at a personal ...

Syrian Migration Crisis to Europe

In this paperwork, I am going to discuss about the recent Syrian migration crisis to Europe- specifically Germany. Currently, it is estimated that millions of Syrians have escaped their homes because of the ongoing civil war that started in March, 2011- according to UNHCR report; over 4.25 million are dislocated within Syria (McFarland 139). Germany is one of the major target states for Syrian immigrants seeking refuge in Europe. In terms of applications for asylum, it holds the largest share compared to the rest of the European countries. Germany has, always, had a welcoming heart for visitors. Recently, the ...

Contributions made by the United Nations to disaster management.

In the 21st Century, there has been the continuous increase in the disastrous occurrences. Any of these has been natural disasters while others are man-made disasters. A disaster is a disruption of the normal functioning of a given locality causing widespread and enormous human, material, economic or environmental losses exceeding the affected community's ability to cope with the losses. This means that the affected community may not be able to fund or handle the scope of losses and effects after the disaster using its resources which are limited. Disasters in this case mainly result from a combination of hazards, ...