The Millennium Declaration commits the international community and member states of the U. to the achievement of eight major goals. Two of these goals are the eradication of hunger and poverty and the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women. The third problem I will be discussing is the advancement of democratic governance throughout the world. Although quantitative targets have already been made for the eradication of poverty and promotion of women's rights have already been defined, I feel Gandhi's nonviolence thoughts may help reach these goals more quickly. .
The Millennium Development Goals the world is addressing the many dimensions of human development, including halving by 2015 the proportion of people living in extreme poverty. Developing countries are working to create their own national poverty eradication strategies based on local needs and priorities. UNDP advocates for these nationally-owned solutions and helps to make them effective through ensuring a greater voice for poor people, expanding access to productive assets and economic opportunities, and linking poverty programs with countries' international economic and financial policies. At the same time, UNDP contributes to efforts at reforming trade, debt relief and investment arrangements to better support national poverty reduction and make globalization work for poor people. (www.undp.org).
Gandhi states on page 118 that "According to me the economic constitution of India and for that matter of world, should be such that no one under it should suffer from want of food and clothing. In other words, everybody should be able to get sufficient work to enable him to make the two ends meet. And this ideal can be universally realized only if the means of production of the elementary necessaries of life remain in the control of the masses. These should be freely available to all as God's air and water are or ought to be; they should not be made a vehicle of traffic for the exploitation of others.
He still continued to practice nonviolence. ... After that incident he visited India the home of Ghandi. Ghandi had a powerful influence on King Jr. promoting peace and love at the same time. ... He cannot drive hate; only love can do that" (Garraty/Carnes 1988) promoting love that of his influencer Ghandi, King Jr. did the same. ...
Martin Luther King Known as one of the most effective advocates of nonviolence and direct action as a method of social reform, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta on 15 January 1929. ... He became an expert of the life and work of Mahatma Ghandi, and patterned his own life, much like that of Mahatma Ghandi. ...
Although Gandhi didn't agree with the way Britain was ruling India he stood strong using his weapon of nonviolence. ... Gandhi was quoted; Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. ... Again he stressed the importance of nonviolence. ...
Strength to Love A "Strength to Love" written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a book emphasizing the idea of nonviolence. Martin Luther focuses on conquering evil with love and believes that love is the key proponent to keeping life intact. His views were alike Ghandi, where non-violenc...
The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North C...
He took note of Mahatma Ghandi's non-violent strategy of social change during university. ... In an effort to raise his understanding of Ghandi's beliefs, in 1959 he visited India. ... He made everyone stop, look and listen with his philosophy of nonviolence to achieve social change. ...
The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North...
In MY reading I discovered the principle of nonviolence as enunciated in Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," and I was persuaded by John Ruskin's plea to give up industrialism for farm life and traditional handicrafts--ideals similar to many Hindu religious ideas. ...