I N S T I T U T E f o r S T AT I S T I C S GLOBAL EDUCATION DIGEST 2009 Comparing Education Statistics Across the World UNESCO GLOBAL EDUC ATION DIGE S T 2 0 0 9 Comparing Education Statistics Across the World UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 193 Member
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Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless of the medium used. In practice‚ the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations‚ such as on "hate speech". The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human
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When AIDS first emerged‚ no-one could have predicted how the epidemic would spread across the world and how many millions of lives it would change. There was no real idea what caused it‚ and consequently‚ no real idea how to protect against it. Now‚ in 2004‚ we know from bitter experience that AIDS is caused by the virus HIV‚ and that it can devastate families‚ communities and whole continents. We have seen the epidemic knock decades off countries’ national development‚ widen the gulf between rich
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University of Iceland Fall 2012 International Human Rights Law 26 November 2012 LÖG111F The term “torture” according to Article 1 of the UN Convention against Torture and scope of the Convention. Helene Inga Stankiewicz Björg Thorarensen 311088-3439 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………….…...…3 2. The Convention against Torture…………………………………………..….….…3 3.1. Structure of the Convention………………………………………….……..…4
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[pic] NAME : CHITRA DEVI A/P NAGAYAH STUDENT ID : 051120089 STUDENT IC : 820427-08-5570 NAME OF TUTOR : TEH CHOONG HEE CLASS CODE : BIS541/03 - 5MIF1 INDICATION : TMA1 Executive Summary Facebook is a social network service that makes huge innovation in global networking service. Unlike other social network such as twitter and MySpace‚ it has implemented its own strategy to capture the market share and has been top in the rank. Facebook
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II. Economic Analysis Kazakhstan is an industrial country. Since the early 2000s Kazakhstan has become one of the fastest growing economies of the world. The main source of economic growth is the mining‚ substantial part of nation’s economy based on investments; although recently the role of consumer demand significantly increased in the domestic market. Kazakhstan’s economy in 2013 was characterized by a gradual decrease in the rate of GDP growth. Reason for the decline of GDP growth was negative
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The Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2013 World WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2013 1 For more information please contact: Rochelle Turner Research Manager rochelle.turner@wttc.org © 2013 World Travel & Tourism Council Contents The Economic Impact of Travel & Tourism 2013 Foreword.................................................................................................................................................
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Ukraine to soviet union The breakup of the Soviet Union was a pivotal event of the 20the century that changed significantly the political environment of the world. Million of people in Eastern Europe awakened from a bad dream as the communism collapsed. Poland and Ukraine are two of the countries that have come out of the Communist block and embarked in a transition‚ from the general characteristics of a Communist society (dictatorship‚ single-party system‚ state economy) to those of a capitalist
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Terrorism in Pakistan; Causes‚ Effects‚ Solutions Once a convicted "terrorist"‚ Nelson Mandela‚ wrote in his autobiography: "the hard facts were that 50 years of non-violence had brought (my) people nothing but more repressive legislation‚ and fewer rights". If the world leaders do not believe that global fairness‚ peace and human dignity is in the best interest of the global community‚ then our fate may indeed be akin to the vision of Shelley’s And each dweller‚ panic-stricken‚ Felt his
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The Asian Games‚ officially known as Asiad‚[clarification needed] is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi‚ India‚ until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)‚ after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation.[1] The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee(IOC) and are described as the
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