10 QUOTES WITH «UN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
UN.
The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam.
Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.
Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.
There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them.
It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.
The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.
What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality.
You'd never know that listening to people in the UN but tribalism is the father of racism.
Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large.
As far as Iraq is concerned, let's not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and has been violating UN resolutions for over a decade.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UN»
Discover the use of
UN in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
UN and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century
The book sheds much-needed light on the central events and trends of the past decade and their critical importance for the future role of the council and the UN in the sphere of international security.
2
UN Security Council Reform and the Right of Veto: A ...
Analyse af FN's sikkerhedsråd og en reform af dette.
3
The
UN and Development: From Aid to Cooperation
Olav Stokke traces this fascinating story and demonstrates the UN's essential role and its future challenges in aiding the least developed countries and the globe's billion poorest inhabitants.
4
Un-standardizing Curriculum: Multicultural Teaching in the ...
This book provides detailed portraits of activist teachers committed to multicultural education, including the constraints and challenges they face, and guidance for teachers who want to develop their classroom practice, illustrating the ...
Christine E. Sleeter, 2005
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UN Security Council: Practice and Promise
This book is suitable for a wide audience interested in key institutions of international public policy. It looks at the predecessors to the UN Security Council and the current issues and future challenges it faces.
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Non-discrimination and Equality in the View of the
UN Human ...
This book may be useful for scholars and practioners who need detailed information on how non-discrimination and equality are interpreted by the UN human rights treaty bodies.
7
UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Law and Legitimacy
Analysis of the UN human rights treaty bodies, their methods of interpretation, their effectiveness and issues of legitimacy.
Helen Keller, Geir Ulfstein, 2012
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Men, Militarism, and
UN Peacekeeping: A Gendered Analysis
In this important, controversial, and at times troubling book, Sandra Whitworth looks behind the rhetoric to investigate from a feminist perspective some of the realities of military intervention under the UN flag.
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Reservations to
Un-Human Rights Treaties: Ratify and Ruin?
10
UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars
An in-depth 2007 analysis of the sources of success and failure in UN peacekeeping missions in civil wars.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
UN is used in the context of the following news items.
UN and regional leaders launch effort to put Ebola-affected West …
10 July 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today focused world attention on the “final stretch” of the response to the Ebola outbreak in West ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
UN officials recall 'horror' of Srebrenica as Security Council fails to …
8 July 2015 – As the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution that some of its permanent members called “vital for reconciliation” and others ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
Yemen: amid 'massive' humanitarian crisis, UN reports civilian death …
7 July 2015 – The United Nations human rights office is among several key UN entities voicing deep concern over the worsening human rights and humanitarian ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
In San Francisco, Ban celebrates 70th anniversary of UN Charter …
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium) addresses a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter in San Francisco. «UN News Centre, Jun 15»
UN report cites possible war crimes by both Israel and Palestinian …
Mary McGowan Davis, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict, at press conference in Geneva. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré. «UN News Centre, Jun 15»
UN warns of 'record high' 60 million displaced amid expanding …
According to data gathered by Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over the course of 2014, the number of people forcibly displaced ... «UN News Centre, Jun 15»
'Essential shifts' needed for UN to tackle new peacekeeping …
Special intervention brigade forces from Tanzania, part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - MONUSCO, on duty in Sake, ... «UN News Centre, Jun 15»
UN General Assembly calls for an immediate halt to 'wanton …
28 May 2015 – The United Nations General Assembly today expressed outrage that attacks on Iraq's cultural heritage are being used as a tactic of war to spread ... «UN News Centre, May 15»
Nearly 25000 flee Ramadi amid ISIL attacks and heavy fighting …
18 May 2015 – With stocks running low and funds running out, United Nations aid agencies are rushing humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the city of ... «UN News Centre, May 15»
UN and partners launch $415 million appeal to aid quake-stricken …
29 April 2015 – The United Nations today launched a $415 million emergency appeal to provide vital relief to people affected by the devastating 7.8 magnitude ... «UN News Centre, Apr 15»
