Essays Tagged: "United Nations General Assembly"

Genocide

ed in the Convention onPrevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which was adopted by the United NationsGeneral Assembly on December 9, 1948.The crime of Genocide has been committed or attem ... but reports of mass deaths eventually reached the surviving Jews,as well as the governments of the United States and Great Britain. In April 1943, the 65,000remaining Jews of Warsaw put up a fight ag ...

(4 pages) 149 0 3.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Protection from Abuse and Neglect, a personal experience

scale voluntary association for children . The focus of the small scale association is based on the United Nations General Assembly that adopted a Convention on the rights of the Child. It is a progra ... m. Next we would apply these situations to the substantive right for Children according to what the United Nations Generally assemble established. In connection with the "Bill of Rights" and through d ...

(4 pages) 79 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

The Palestinian Mass Uprising

ofinternational support during and after theintifada (Peretz, 1990). He was able to speakbefore the United Nations General Assembly. Duringthat U.N. meeting, and afterwards, Arafat soughtto satisfy th ... , national independence, and respect the right to exist in peace and security for all."----Yet, the United States and Secretary of StateGeorge Shulz were not completely satisfied. Thus,Arafat gave it ...

(5 pages) 58 0 4.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Fighting in Kashmir Revives Rancor in Pakistan and India (Summary)

y, specifically Kashmir. President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan spoke back in late September at the United Nations General Assembly. He said that India is tempting a competition between the nations to ...

(4 pages) 43 1 2.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

National Stategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development in Australia

roduced by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) set up by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1983 (Common, 1995).The Australian Government has defined Eco ... d needs to live within its ecological means. This in turn was the catalyst for the convening of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and the negotiation of a range of i ...

(16 pages) 159 1 3.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Domestic Violence In the Family "A Feminist Perspective"

es violence towards siblings by the dominant partner (in most cases the male). In December 1993 the United Nations General Assembly invoked a resolution on gender violence called the Declaration on th ...

(7 pages) 152 1 4.4 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Global Warming's Impact on Mankind; the potential for disruption.

rompted an "International Physician's Letter" to be sent to the Heads of State and Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly. The group Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) on June ... Global Climate Change Information Programme. "Potential Effects of the Climate Change in the United Kingdom." GCCIP Information. n. pag. Online. Internet. 30 Jul. 1997. Available: ...

(6 pages) 96 0 4.2 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Decla ...

(4 pages) 88 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

World Conference on Disaster Reduction.

The United Nations General Assembly convened a World Conference on Disaster Reduction, to be held in Kob ...

(3 pages) 27 0 5.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

The failure of Capital Punishment

e, the use of capital punishment violates various aspects of human rights. After World War II: "the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (Death Penalty In ... formation Center 1), including the right to live. Therefore, as the USA is a pioneer country of the United Nations, the government should consider the existence of the death penalty as a contradiction ...

(8 pages) 115 1 4.7 Feb/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Amplifications of the Kyoto Protocol. Predictions on whether or not it will become a part of our nation.

ocol has been through all the necessary steps. The Kyoto protocol, with or without support from the United States, will affect short-term global economic growth and will aide in the improvement of the ... economic growth and will aide in the improvement of the environment worldwide.In December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly began discussions on climate change starting with the first round in ...

(9 pages) 50 0 4.3 Jul/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

Discuss the status of women in Africa, past and present. Is it getting better or worse.

as changed little in Africa since the adoption of the Universal Deceleration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. However gender inequality is still present. An African woma ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Capital Punishment: How We Can Improve

s Capital Punishment has been under many limitations, and they only seem to be growing. In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Dec ...

(2 pages) 17 1 2.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

An Analysis of Human Rights

Declaration of Human Rights". The Universal Declaration, proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948, stated that "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalie ... into written ethics and assume they can be accepted by everyone. The world superpowers, mainly the United States and France, who started the human rights movement from the very beginning, were aware ...

(4 pages) 79 1 3.7 May/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

South Africa: Multinational Corporations

South Africa. This in turn isolated South Africa from the rest of the world community.In 1962, the United Nations General Assembly urged its members tobreak diplomatic and economic ties with South Af ... nomy has, in fact, depended to a large extent on capital from abroad, principally Great Britain and United States." (Wicker A33)The economy of South Africa would have never risen to the heights that i ...

(8 pages) 33 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

An essay on the International Criminal Court, with a mark of 18.75/20. Including- Overview, History, Jurisdiction, Structure, Rights of the accused and Current Cases

are a few controversial countries which have not signed the statute including India, China and the United States. India and China have not yet joined the statute because of underlying issues such as ... well as international conflicts affecting India due to its dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir. The United States has not signed the treaty citing that it denies fundamental American human rights, it ...

(4 pages) 47 0 0.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Economics in South Africa Apartheid

nctions against South Africa were used to protest against the Apartheid government of the time. The United Nations General Assembly began by encouraging its members to break any diplomatic or economic ...

(7 pages) 19 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Altruism in Society Campaign about International Human Rights

ay is observed by the global population. This special day honors and celebrates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly accepted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal De ... ved from University of Phoenix Academic OneFile Gale database.OHCHR (1996-2010). (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) Fact Sheet No.2 (Rev.1), International Bill of Hu ...

(9 pages) 25 0 0.0 Dec/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Pencils of Promise: Education for All

ucation shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit." Even if you think that we in the United States don't have any direct like to those on the opposite hemispheres, the nations of the wo ... l, Dan. "Adam Braun: How He Started Pencils of Promise" forbes.com. 18 Mar. 2014. Web. 27 Jul. 2014.United Nations. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Paris: United Nations General Assembly, 16 De ...

(5 pages) 0 0 0.0 Aug/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Declaration of Human Rights

vable violations of human rights that victims of World War II suffered, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Decla ... hts but to develop respect for the rights of humanity in general. Eleanor Roosevelt, as part of the United Nations and the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, brought up an exc ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays