'United nations' presentation slideshows

Bell Ringer. Who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the Normandy Invasion? (hint: he was American) Which US President made the decision to drop the Atomic bombs on Japan? What were the different things he had to consider when he made his decision?. Post WWII. Recovery. Today in class….

Lesson 4 Stem Cells and Cloning

Types of War, Types of Jeopardy National Defense in the 21 st Century 3 Traditional Kinds of War Genuine Civil Wars Violent conflict over control of the government Examples: Colombia, Sierra Leone, Liberia Wars of Secession

EST-200, Cultural Ecology, Review for Final. Dr. Betty Faust SUNY ESF. NEW OPTIONS. Ecojustice Biophysical economics Sustainable development Community based conservation work Alternative livelihoods for rural residents . Biosphere Planning . Parks - natural protected areas - no people?

“We will spare no effort to free our fellow men, women, and children, from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty, to which more than a billion of them are now subjected.” – Kofi Annan The MDGs and Us Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation

Towards a Strategy for Reorienting Technical Cooperation in the five Priority Countries Office of the Director of Program Management Washington D.C. February 2004 Elements of the Strategy Redefining the nature of technical cooperation with the priority countries.

Dams & The World’s Water The British Dam Society Hoover Dam Tarbella Dam – largest in Pakistan. When built supplied 40% of Hydroelectric Power Tarbella Dam, Pakistan Karun-3 Dam in Iran Only 2.5% of the water in the world is fresh water - in glaciers, groundwater, lakes and rivers

A Global Dietary Imperative to Global Warming . Saurabh F. Dalal Vegetarian Society of DC vsdc@vsdc.org 202-362-VEGY. Outline. Main Idea Background on Global Warming Animal Agriculture and Its Impacts Examples of Inefficiency Conclusion Resources. Main Idea.

Comparison of Adolescent Sexuality and Outcomes between the US and the Netherlands Amy Schalet, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco 2006 National STD Prevention Conference May 10, 2006 Age of First Sex Sources: Graaf et al., 2005; United Nations, 2003 Age of First Marriage

Canada in Global Organizations Canada is a member of the following organizations Unites Nations Commonwealth of Nations Group of Eight G8+5 La Francophonie Organization of the American States North Atlantic Treaty Organization Organization for Economic Co-operation and Devolopment

An overview on animal welfare situation in Ethiopia Tekelye Bekele, SAW-Ethiopia P.O Box 3630, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia E-mail: saw_ethiopia@yahoo.com Background information on animal welfare A. W. can be defined and assessed using any one of the following four concepts.

Learning Circles The Project The Course Barry S. Kramer Learning Circles Coordinator Learning Circles Objectives What Are Learning Circles? What Is the Schedule for Learning Circle? What Kind of Projects Are Found in Learning Circles?

UN Global Compact and Korea Welcome Address Message from Nam Seung-Woo, CEO of Pulmuone and President of UN Global Compact Korea Network

Literacy in Information: Evaluating Internet Resources Jennifer Fendrick & Nicole Christensen RELIABLE UNRELIABLE AUTHORITY ACCURACY www.who.int/

United States and Japan Security and Economic Relations Outline Security relationship security treaty divergent considerations current issues Economic relationship economic concerns trade issues U.S. Occupation of Japan August 1945 - April 1952

Road safety – the global context 17 August, 1999 - Marmara earthquake, 15,000 lives lost 2 May 2008 - Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, over 100,000 dead and 2 million homeless 12 May 2008 - Sichuan earthquake, 55,000 dead, 25,000 missing, 5 million displaced Roads take their toll on humanity…

INTOSAI Working Group for the audit of Privatisation, Economic Regulation and Public Private Partnerships Tuesday 17-Thursday 19 March 2009 Auditing the regulation of the universal postal service Wilfred Aquilina Audit Manager, Performance Audits National Audit Office - Malta

The Mobile Web is Coming Are you ready to seize the opportunity? Ung-Ping Tian Web Technology Marketing Manager “Tipping point” for mobility 4+ billion mobile phones worldwide 80 percent of people on the planet are in-range of a cell network

Fulbright Scholar Program Senator J. William Fulbright (1905-1995) Established in 1946 Sends U.S. academics and professionals overseas Brings scholars and professionals from abroad to the U.S. Sponsored by U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

COUNTRIES THROUGH ART WORKS ART AND HISTORY OF ART REPRESENTING TIME AND PLACE 2007 - 2009 Part X. TIME LINE New Age and 20th Century Prehistoric and Ancient Times Middle Ages Spain through art works Spain through art works Prehistoric and Ancient Times Cave of Altamira