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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"United Nations (UN)"”.

  1. A conceptual and empirical investigation into measuring aspects of urban food security in 12 Southern African cities

    Thomas, Victor FrankDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Science2011

    … Africa. It is of such a pressing nature the United Nations (UN) has made it a Millennium Development Goal (MDG). Without a focus on urban food security the UN MDGs, regional goals and national goals will not be achievable. There is an urgent need to collect evidence and monitor the food …

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  2. A critical analysis of the United Nations Organisation mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo : a focus on MONUC

    Zvobgo, TafadzwaDepartment of Political Studies2012

    Critical discussions on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are primarily failurefocused and seek to reform those operations, thus limiting the literature about peacekeeping and its results. This dissertation intends to expand the scope of inquiry into UN peacekeeping operations by …

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  3. The success and failure of United Nations multifunctional peace operations : a comparative case study of conflict transformation in Mozambique and Rwanda

    Bjotveit, SondreDepartment of Political Studies2005

    … about the ending of conflicts. It examines the United Nations (UN) capacities in Conflict Transformation activities through the deployment of multifunctional peace operations. It is a study of how the UN seeks to transform violent conflicts into the state of being non-violent conflicts. Thus, a …

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  4. Gênero, desenvolvimento e relações internacionais: uma análise do avanço do tema nas Nações Unidas.

    Santos, Larissa Vitória Barbosa Martins dos2016

    … more effectively from the creation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945. Since then, the gender issue became central at the United Nations, gaining greater prominence in 1975, with the creation of the United Nations Decade for Women. Thus, the concept of empowerment was brought to the UN …

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  5. Reporting on UN Security Council: Decoding Media Bias

    Loiero, Alessandra2024

    … explores Western media's representation of the United Nations (UN), focusing on the Security Council's role in global conflict resolution. It examines how UN-accredited correspondents perceive the effectiveness of the Security Council, particularly when the body faces deadlock. The study employs …

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  6. Factors in the evolution of Canada's foreign policy on the colonial issue in the United Nations : an interdisciplinary analysis

    Maharaj, Tara1998

    … study seeks to explain which factors played a functional role in the formulation and evolution of Canada's foreign policy in the United Nations (UN) on the colonial issue from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s. The decolonisation of colonial empires was an intrinsic part of this major and …

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  7. IBSA's role in international peace and security: a look from within the United Nations

    Long, AbigailDepartment of Political Studies2014

    … Africa served as non-permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. This was the same year that civil wars in both Libya and Syria erupted. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, this paper examines the involvement of India, Brazil, and South Africa through looking at …

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  8. Protecting Civilians in UN Peace Operations: The Need for Enhanced Training

    Haddad, Allison S2021

    … of civilians (POC) tasks implemented in multiple United Nations (UN) peace operations have not always been executed as intended and, as a result, are accompanied by a number of dysfunctions. Among these dysfunctions are inadequate community engagement, peacekeeper misconduct stemming from the lack …

    cuny Repository record

  9. A atuação dos doadores emergentes no âmbito da cooperação internacional: uma análise do caso brasileiro no Programa Mundial de Alimentos

    Santana, Jenifer Queila de2016

    Brazilian donations to the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) leveraged the past decade. In addition to the contributive increase, it was verified during this period the deepening of relations between Brazil and that organ of the UN System, which resulted, among other things, in …

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  10. Balancing monarchical and human rights in Southern Africa: experiences from the kingdom of Eswatini

    Ncube, Gamelihle2019

    … global system highly believes in upholding the fundamental freedoms and rights of the people. As a case study, this study seeks to examine the major reasons behind the Kingdom of Eswatini’s continued adherence to a monarchical system and also how the regional and international bodies like the …

    venda Repository record

  11. Development of an Electronic Stability Control for Improved Vehicle Handling using Co-Simulation

    Jung, WonjoUniversity of Windsor2021

    … to be excellent at overcoming the effect of uncertainties and disturbances. The ESC model integrates active front steering (AFS) system and direct yaw moment control (DYC) system, using differential braking system, therefore the type of the ESC model is called as integrated vehicle dynamic …

    windsor Repository record

  12. Corporatising water and wastewater services in Scotland : governance, regulation and operations

    Kane, TommyUniversity of Strathclyde2018

    … thesis is drawn from fieldwork conducted at the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), UK and Scottish levels. The research argues that the increasing corporatisation of WWS in Scotland observed over the span of this research is possible due to a specific configuration of structures and …

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  13. The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis

    Feldman, DanielDepartment of Political Studies2017

    … private security companies (PSCs) assume during United Nations (UN) peace missions. Following a literary review and contextual development of the PSC industry, this thesis makes use of a qualitative desktop study to examine five UN peace mission case studies in Africa in which PSCs were …

    cape-town Repository record

  14. The role of social workers in promoting environmental justice for sustainable communities from non-government organisations' perspective in Tshwane

    University of Pretoria2020

    … for Sustainable Development was adopted by state nations across the globe to eradicate poverty in all its forms, combat inequality, preserve the planet, create sustainable economic growth and foster social inclusion (United Nations [UN], 2015:5). Social work is committed to contributing to …

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  15. The United Nations and the protection of civilians in African conflicts

    Hamilton, LeighDepartment of Political Studies2014

    Since 1948, the United Nations (UN) has launched 83 peace missions across the globe. After the end of the Cold War, the nature of UN peace missions changed and the UN began to mandate its peace soldiers to perform a greater variety of tasks. One of these tasks was the protection of civilians (POC). …

    cape-town Repository record

  16. Always for the animals : findings and recommendations for organizational governance and regenerative practices in the animal advocacy movement as informed by the stories of women vocational animal activists

    Hiddema, Krista Valerie2022

    … severity and tenacious nature of COVID-19, the United Nations (UN) identified the cessation of intensive animal agriculture as one of three foci necessary to prevent another pandemic as well as to bring human society and the planet back on a healthful course. Animal health, human health, and …

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  17. The news media representation of female ex-combatants in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka

    McFeeters, AshleighQueen's University Belfast2018

    … of Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka from 2009 until 2015. The news media communicate information which is used by news consumers to construct their versions of reality, thus news media characterisation is a crucial component of study in post-conflict societies, especially when most academic …

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  18. Representation of Southern African National Liberation Movements at the United Nations, 1962-1975

    Mabitsela, Seane2024

    … African national liberation movements at the United Nations (UN) from 1962 to 1975. The thesis discusses the UN practice for their representation; UN reaction and response to their representation over time; Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in their representation and the effects for their …

    venda Repository record

  19. Some characteristics and shortcomings of quarterly gross domestic product estimates in South Africa

    Gouws, Magrietha JohannaNorth-West University (South Africa)2000

    … of the theory and practice of national accounts gained momentum during the 1940's. Under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) National Accounts were further developed and culminated in the publication of the 1953 System …

    nwu-za Repository record

  20. LGBTI rights and NGOs in international relations: how NGOs use the international system to affect domestic policy-making in majority Catholic countries

    West, Helen KarenLondon Metropolitan University2022

    … the cause domestically, with a focus on countries that have a strong presence and influence of the Catholic Church. Academia has investigated the formulation of so-called new rights (Bob, 2009), their rise to international recognition, and the role played by international NGOs in allowing …

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