A hidden aspect of environmentalism is the idea of environmental justice where a particular section of society is made to bear the brunt of environmental exploitation because of their political and socio-economic status. One of the main principles of Environmental Justice is “Environmental justice opposes the destructive operations of multinational corporations.” (Carder, n.d.). So here I present the story of how a multinational, Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary)
and dissemination of environmental information • Creation of environmental awareness among all sectors
We know that we cannot be secure amidst starvation, that we cannot build peace without alleviating poverty, and that we cannot build freedom on foundations of injustice. These pillars of what we now understand as the people-centered concept of ‘human security’ are interrelated and mutually reinforcing.” From the first part of my essay, we can see that there are many definitions of human security and it is not yet
human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible. Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties, customary international law , general principles and other sources of international law. International human rights law lays down obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups
disease, poverty, and environmental disasters. Such deficiencies are deemed are indispensable components of the human security approach. The shift in focus from state security to ‘human security’, has been viewed as the most significant attempt to widen the scope of security nexus and considered as the “sorely needed venue for highlighting the particular vulnerabilities of people who suffer violence from representatives of the state, as well as other forms of violence and injustices” (Stern & Öjendal
rights, international organizations continuously make conferences on human rights around the world, moreover, female oppression doesn't include only beating women and robbed their rights, it also includes ignoring health care and how society deals with them. Why these organizations don’t look for the female oppression issue and solve it? Where are the female rights that they speak about? So when women are silent regarding these acts and do not show any reaction they will continue for injustice, because
Haiti is a small island in the Caribbean archipelago. Climate change has proven to have the greatest impact on small islands, like Haiti. In the following paragraphs, I will describe the challenges Haiti has been facing, my group’s solutions to these problems, and the energy roadmap we have researched. Haiti is the poorest island in the Western hemisphere, with 54% of the people living on US$1 a day, and 78% living on less than US$2 a day. The reason for this poverty has a lot to do with climate
Introduction International development faces many challenges today: poverty, inequalities, injustice etc. However, who is the main actor, capable to solve development issues is controversial. Countries and the State intervention or the market forces can bring in better results in (developing) countries? There is no a common narrative or a magic recipe for a sustainable development. Below I present the market forces that influence global development today, weather they have a positive or a negative
Food security Food security, as a concept, emerged and became popular in the mid-1970s, during series of international meetings summoned to discuss global food crisis (FAO, 2003). The initial discussions focused on tackling food supply problems like ensuring food availability and stabilizing the price of basic food items worldwide. Food security exists when “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food
International Relation Introduction In this assignment I am going to define the concept of foreign policy then outline the main ideas of Jean-Paul Marthoz for Norwegian Peace building Resource Centre (NOREF) that are based about South Africa’s foreign policy approach and state whether it is realist, liberal or both. I am again going to identify the challenges and ambiguities identified by the author about the South African foreign policy and then include the writings of authors who wrote from an