United Nations Development Programme

about development? For a long time, the economic prosperity has been the major factor that decides whether a person or even a country has developed or not. However, do you think the economy is the only factor that determines development? Development is the topic related to everyone – every individual seeks one’s own development, and the country where each individual lives in also seeks the development. You, who are listening to this speech right now, are also closely related to the development. The reason I chose this topic is because as I engaged in several community service activities, I got a vague dream that I want to help those people in needs by ‘developing’ the country they are living in. Still,…

countries and across many multilateral organisations that the information and communication technologies (ICTs) are critical to overall economic and social development and in particular to human development. With regard to human development, the ICTs are seen as playing an important role in expanding educational provision for all people, especially those sectors of the population that are normally considered as being disadvantaged and marginalised. In this regard, rural communities…

I examine data collected from several international organizations, I scrutinize three indicators that best represent basic services ( i.e. Human Development Index, access to health and education). To analyze if foreign aid is helping Haiti’s economic growth and development I monitor changes in Human Development Index, trends in the numbers of those who have access to health and education. I also focus on the impact of food aid, humanitarian aid. I focus on these indicators for three reasons:…

The field of International Development and Foreign Relations is an interesting and complex area in the study of politics and public policy. In this paper, I will discuss three very different but intertwined organizations. Walmart, the Center of Global Development, and the United States Agency on International Development are not commonly associated, however they all play a major role in global policy. This paper is going to show how each organization is interrelated in the field of global…

have policies to help protect barrier reefs. They have even reforest parts of the reserve that had previously been stripped. They use their nature to their advantage and provide their guest with a “nature path” available to explore; beaming with exotic birds, plant life, and lagoons of fresh water among other things ("United Nations Environment Programme"). Several resorts and countries around the world have followed their example and used their environment as a selling point while taking care…

requested. In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development met in Rio. In this meeting, agenda 21 was passed which had a goal of “international agreements which respect the interests of all and protect the integrity of the global environmental and developmental system” This resolution proclaimed that humans are the main concern for sustainable development and that environmental protection should be counted. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development…

South Africa Albany High School United Nations Environmental Programme Water Privatization and Access Description of Topic The struggle for access to clean drinking water has lasted since prehistory and endures to this day. Although it seems that this problem would be solved by technological progress and societal advancement, the reverse is true. Due to an increasing global population, the demand for water has escalated; the fight to posses the most basic resource necessary for life…

Moreover, the United Nations has gone on to address the various ways in which terrorism may derive from. In United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/Res/51/210, the development of terrorist groups, both international and domestic, was highlighted as a major aspect of terrorism, as well as an acts of terrors committed. Within Resolution A/Res/51/210 a multitude of measures were called for in order to combat the increasingly fatal repercussions of terrorism. These measures included a…

1). Brazil’s population is roughly 51% female and has a population growth of approximately 1.2% per year from 2010-2015 (United Nations, 2015). Approximately 85% of people in Brazil live in urban regions, with the majority of the rural populations consisting of indigenous people (World Bank, 2016). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the largest tourist destinations in the world and although still considered a middle income developing nation, Brazil is held to developed world standards in…

The Millennium Development goals were created by the United Nations in order to combat the world’s greatest problems. These goals were established at the start of the century during September 2000, the 8 total MDG’s were to be completed within 15 years. Nevertheless in 2015, there are a lot of unfinished goals that need more progress. One of the most significant Millennium Development Goals is primary education for all children worldwide. Today, there remain 57 million out-of-school children and…