A flotilla is set to sail from Greece to Gaza this week with hundreds of activists in tow to help break the Israeli embargo on the Palestinian territory. ... The warning came from a letter signed by the Government Press Office, saying the flotilla is "a dangerous provocation that is being organized by Western and Islamic extremist elements to aid Hamas" (Chick). ... "As the Director of the Government Press Office, I would like to make it clear to you and to the media that you represent that participation in the flotilla is an intentional violation of Israeli law and is liable to lead to part...

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Non-governmental Organizations Non-governmental organizations are not of the greatest importance in Mauritius. ... Mauritius sets up NGOs for the country such as a Trust-fund committee. The non-governmental organizations deal with social security, societal welfare and onward in the country of Mauritius. ... Unless the government requests help of the NGOs, it should not be a forced issue. ... Nevertheless, NGOs need to realize that they are simply NGOs and not the government itself. ...

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The UK Government ratified the Convention in December 1991. ... The expression "rights" must be treated with some caution, since many of the aspirations for children set out in the UN Convention could arguably never be enforced as legal rights by individual children in courts. ... In broad terms the UK government is legally bound to follow policies which are in conformity with the general and specific obligations set forth in the UN Convention. ... What is interesting is that the Convention is presented to the world, not as a declaration of intent by the governments of the different countri...

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It is also arguable that the cooperation (or corruption many would argue) of many state governments, in a combined effort with MNCs in many countries is having an adverse effect on the environment. ... Governments in Nigeria put more investment into infrastructure to facilitate and attract MNCs; this means that almost no money is spent by the government on environmental protection through legislation or implementing environment agencies such as SEPA in the Scotland. ... The MNCs operating in countries within the United Nations came under attack along with the governments for these countries, f...

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After taking a deep view, we will discuss the role of government and politics in relation to goal1 at this point we will be taking a more extensive perspective. ... So with certain steps, one of the steps taken was since 2000 Ghana government has set out the campaigns on the poverty which is known as the Poverty Alleviation Campaign along with the numerous programmes of anti-poverty reduction and their part is to micro-finance (Stuckler, Basu and McKee, 2010). ... In order to reduce poverty, one of the essential route is to create a job for young people and for women, the government must cre...

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It then considers the effects of the social, cultural and economic which hinders the country in achieving the set EFA goals. ... In the year 2000, the world's governments adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the six EFA goals, which is the two outmost frameworks in the field of education (UNDP, 2014). ... The Dakar Framework for Action set six major goals out of which two will be looked at in this paper (UNESCO, 2000). ... Since 1994, the Indian government has expanded schooling provision to its highest levels by building almost 135,000 new primary schools. ... In mo...

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This just goes to show that withdrawing the chance for women to be educated leads to their perpetual struggle in health, job opportunity, and government input/interest. ... In other words, once males were defined as powerful, money-making, more intelligible humans and women were defined for their significant ability to bear children, and hence inclination to domesticity, a somewhat concrete system was set up. ... Another global organization set to heighten the standards of women is the Women's World Bank, which sways small banks to lend money to women who are otherwise short of credit. .....

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Each document, despite their similar purpose, sets its own standard of rights and has its own distinctive features which have all emerged from their past history. ... The concept of human rights refers to the treatment of each individual life and the rights given to every individual agreed to by society, and the government such as the right to life, the right to freedom of opportunity, right to freedom of speech etc. ... It was in the period between the two world wars that the concept of social rights was adopted and the idea that government involvement was a necessity for human rights to be t...

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There are often political factors involved in why some countries remain poor, and one of those is a corrupt government. Governments need to do a lot of things to encourage development, they need to build and maintain infrastructure, and raise and spend finance wisely, on the right projects.When governments are inept at managing infrastructure, development is impossible. Also they need to set up their laws and business practices in a way that encourages investment. ... Recent occurrence of child brides in Syrian refugees camps, who have flown to Lebanon in hope for a new beginning, in return a...

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They also have many training camps set up around the globe. The goal of Al-Qa"ida is to unite all Muslims under one government that follows the ways of Caliphs. ... He has stated that the only way to unite all Muslims under one government is to use force. ... The United States has made the best effort by attacking the Taliban government in Afghanistan which is known to have direct links to Al-Qa"ida and more specifically known for harboring Osama Bin Ladin. ... This resolution set up a committee that meets whenever it's felt to be necessary. ...

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Some issues like human resources, politics, and cultural issues can automatically decide for any company if they will want to set up shop outside of the United States. ... First of all crime is usually substantially more rampant due to floundering governments that are trying to establish themselves. If this is the case and the current government has not established itself in there respective country it is a very solid possibility that this government will not hold onto its power for very much longer. So if that government folds there is no certainty that your factory will stick around any l...

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In countries within Africa and various parts of Asia, lack of government support and funds – causational of their low financial resources – becomes a major problem. In MEDCs, like USA, however, government facilities, support and funds help these underprivileged people greatly. ... Thus, child labour becomes more rampant in rural areas with limited availability of schools, government negligence and poorer living conditions. ... Governments and international organisations such as the UN along with Non-Government Oraganisations (NGOs) need to take up this responsibility. Governments m...

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To improvise on this situation the governments have to focus on higher education as it will yield the benefits of planned diversification and will eventually lead to an improvement in governance. ... To achieve this aim governments should begin to invest in more schools that will provide sufficient number of teachers and equipment to strive the children to their full potential. ... Research in India found that children with a full set of basic instructional materials scored two to three times higher than children who didn't have access to such materials. ...

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The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was established in 1994 as the elected government, as an outcome of the Oslo Peace Process. ... The prime minister selects a cabinet of ministers and runs the government, reporting directly to the president. ... The PLC is an elected body of 132 representatives, and must approve all government cabinet positions proposed by the prime minister. ... The Basic Law established the governmental structure of the Palestinian state, which created separation of powers and judicial independence. ... The British occupation over Palestine from 1917 to 1948 mainta...

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But so far, the Lebanese government has not allowed the UNHCR or NGOs to build any because of the message this may send to the Syrian government (Naufal 2013). The Lebanese government does not want permanent settlements for refugees. ... The UNHCR has set up programs to help refugees and their host communities. Since 2011, the UNHCR has asked the Lebanese government to register Syrian refugees so they can move around the country freely. ... UNICEF and the Lebanese government have encouraged education for refugee children. ...

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The transfer of aid from donor governments to the countries that need assistance can be made through either official agencies or executing agencies. ... Moreover, when the insufficient domestic capital makes it unaffordable for the governments of poor countries to invest in important fields, ODA, as an external capital, can be of great help in alleviating the burdens of government budget (Aime 2010). ... Furthermore, foreign aid, especially in the form of grants, can trigger moral hazard problems even in the governmental system of the recipients (Bauer 1966). ... In addition, the aforemention...

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Finally, the ramifications of an internationally regulated internet by exploring the challenges, pros and cons and future intent of the international governmental organizations and the control for cyberspace. ... It's at this point we can see how a concern for the control of communication in this medium has become so important at the governmental level. ... What is for certain is that the internet has developed at a pace that most scientists, government officials and business executives see as unparalleled when compared to other aspects of social, cultural or national mecha...

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Together with other hybrid of international agencies, national governments and voluntary international nongovernmental organizations, the UNHCR has positioned itself to fulfil its mandate and obligations to refugees in spite of all odds. ... But these religious persecutions gradually faded as most people in Europe became more politically sensitive with strong political affiliations and tenacious resistance to their new revolutionary style governments. These revolutionary style governments were seen in countries like France, Germany, Poland and Russia. ... State sovereignty became for the fir...

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Also in attendance were thousands of delegates from more than eight hundred non-governmental organizations (UNHCHR, 1996). ... In 1992, the Conference agenda was set by the General Assembly in the forty-seventh session of the United Nations. ... While this goal has been accomplished, the articles set out in the Convention have not been. ... By becoming a signatory on this convention, the "governments agree that children should be protected and not exploited" (Innocents Lost). ... In Russia, the government is trying to send a tough on crime message. ...

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As John Locke discusses in his Two Treatises of Government (1690), a representative government should represent the individual rights of the people (Locke). Conferring with the multiple actors would only lead to undermining the existence of self interest, an idea on which Locke based his ideas in the form of a representative government. ...

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The government of Canada has also viewed it as the employment of choice for the forces in the country. ... The government of Canada has continued to acknowledge such services by its soldiers. ... The successful role the country played in the conflict rendered it credibility as well as set it apart as a country out to fight for the shared interest of all countries . ... Such an idea became very important in the country as well as within the government such that it was not questioned by incoming governments. ...

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It has been developed in partnership with the Planning Commission as the nodal partner from the Government of India (GoI); prepared in collaboration with government agencies, civil society, donors and other key development partners. ... The UNDAF will work towards the achievement of six outcomes which are as follows: Outcome 1 Inclusive Growth Inclusive and equitable growth policies and poverty reduction strategies of the government strengthened to ensure that most vulnerable and marginalized people in rural and urban areas have greater access to decent employment, skills development, social...

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The crucial point of analysis here is not whether Taliban was responsible or not; but the larger humanitarian scenario of interaction between military and international/local non governmental organisation (I/NGOs) in Afghanistan. ... Complex Emergencies and Guidelines Recognising the changing scenario of humanitarianism around the world, ICRC in 1994 came up with the Code of conduct for the International Rd Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non Governmental Organisation in Disaster Relief. ... Negotiations to gain access to humanitarian spaces The primary sets of internationally recognise...

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The main problem lays in the members' mind set. ... The Council demanded also that all States adhere strictly according to the resolution and it finally highlighted that the sanctions imposed should not affect assistance to the legitimate Government of Kuwait . ...

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First, according to Realists, by allowing the Syrian government to terrorize its own people, with no apparent consequences, the United States is empowering the existing Syrian administration, allowing them to escalate their response to what in effect is a growing revolt. ... Further, if, as the Buddhists hold, life is characterized by suffering, it is the individual's responsibility, not government, to minimize suffering. ... In his presentation, President Obama attempted to further explain why it is necessary for the American government to get involved in Syria: The danger for the world...

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