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People of the Human RIghts committee held a conference in order to make sure that everyone was on board for the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights, because almost 20% of states have yet to respond to it; and without their response, they are not able to move on with their actions. Complaints from parties and individuals had influenced their actions about the Internation Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. An exchange of words had mentioned all about how the countries are still suffering from long term war effects such as a weak economy and political system and they are still trying to work on it. []
 * Model UN Current Event Summary**:

__//1. What is the mission of the United Nations?//__ The mission of the UN is to come together in order to make plans on how to better disaster situations among the world, and to discuss how they can help countries become more independent/more stable within their country. In this case, it is to have assurance that the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights are still in movement. __//2. To Accomplish its mission, what do member countries agree to do?//__ Members must agree to send in their response to the International Covenant for about 20% of the states have yet to respond to the Internation Covenant. __//3. How did the founders of the United Nations attempt to avoid the failures of the League of Nations?//__ The founders of the UN attempted to avoid the failures of the League of Nations by making sure that everyone gets a fair say in the debate as well as allow for opinions to be put in back and forth. __//4. Identify and describe the 6 organs of the UN and their functions//__ //General Assembly// - main policymaking representative organ //Security Council// - mainly has the responsbility to maintain peace and security around the world. //Economic and Social Council// - Main concern is to confont environmental troubles as well as financial problems and social disagreements. //Truesteeship Council// - goals are to promote independence and self government as well as the inhabitance of the Trust Territories. //International Court of Justice// - Maintain justice and fairness througoht the system __//5. Explain how each of these organs helps the UN achieve its mission//__ - Each of the organs all contribute to one thing: bettering the world overrall. The organs are there to provide resolutions to problems that arise within the world. Every council is appointed so that each of them can work on small parts of problems that come about so that in the end, they all come together and give a large but positive impact for those countries that are troubled. __//7. What kind of occupational skills would a person need to be a staff member or diplomat at the United Nations?//__ - They must have speaking skills as well as political skills __//8. Explain how the use of military action is in keeping with the UN mission and goals//__ - Military action provides a secure enforcement of the laws that are placed as well as provide protection for the pepole. __//9. What efforts has the UN made in protecting human rights?//__ The UN has made countless policies which have protected human rights such as religious freedom and such. __//10. Describe UN efforts in improving health care and expanding education around the world.//__ UN efforts to improve health care and expanding education around the world were creating policies that allow people to have access to health care as well as education by building schools and such.
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 * Guide Intro Questions**

- opinionated - intelligence - decision making - self expression - loving - logic - morals & ethics - conscience - communication - honesty - greed - right of freedom of speech - pursuit of happiness - right to live - born equal - right to protect oneself - freedom of residence - right to own property - freedom of belief - right to live - right of education - right to participate in government - rights cannot interfere with another's rights
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 * Terms on Background**
 * Humans**
 * -** individiualality
 * Rights**

//**Read the comments of Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the UN commission that drafted the UDHR, on the importance of universal human rights standard**// s: media type="custom" key="14166694"

‍** What do you think Eleanor Roosevelt means by "universal rights"? **
Everyone in the world has rights, human rights I believe that this is impossible because there will always be someone who is not treated fairly nor given proper rights. because universal hits a bigger idea of people like universal as ANYONE where international can pertain to just people outside the country.
 * ===‍** Some people feel that universal values or standards of behavior are impossible. What do you think? **===
 * ===‍** Why do you think the UN chose the word universal instead of the word international when naming the UDHR? **===
 * ===‍** Paraphrase the final sentence of the quotation. What does it say about individual responsibility for human rights? What do you think Eleanor Roosevelt means by "concerned citizen action to uphold" rights close to home? **===

people should take action to fight for their rights


 * **Read through the UDHR and list what you believe to be the articles that most mirror our Bill of Rights?**


 * Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.- pursuit of happiness
 * article 14 - amendment #1

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 * **List what you believe are the top ten most important articles of the UDHR**
 * article 17
 * article 20
 * article 1
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Questions to Consider:
**1. How can national sovereignty be respected in an attempt to rebuild failed states?** - National sovereignty could be respected in an attempt to rebuild failed states by mandating constitutions that protect the people's rights as well as make make them inalienable. Another tactic to protecting national sovereignty while rebuilding failed states could be to allow the people to have a say in what the government says and such as well as have participation in politics. **2. What is the appropriate international response to state Failure?** - To have the world contribute to aiding the failed state as well as offering help any way they could to help the failed state recover more quickly. **3. What degree of failure should trigger an international response?** - The point where it would affect other countries big and small as well as if there are any terrorists using the failed state as a base, something that threatens neighboring/other countries in the world. **4. Where are the funds required to increase peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts to come from?** - The funds are coming from governments and parts of the UN. **5. Are UN reforms presently in place adequate to deal with the growing problem of failed states?** - No, the UN reforms aren't adequate to deal with the failed states problem because there is way too much to be done it's chaotic. There is also not enough money either to prevent failure of states in the whole world.


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Started after Yalta Conference Three leaders shared common goal – peace and stability of world October 24, 1945 - 50 countries met in San Fran 193 members countries of the UN Keep peace, to work together, help those in need, protect human rights International body, not country, venue where countries meet and problems are discussed Headquarters in New York City Other main offices in Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi 6 principle organs General Assembly - "world parliament", 1 vote for each country Security Council - smaller, 15 seat, 5 permanent members: China, France, Russia, US, UK Secretariat - secretary general, commander in chief of UN, Ban-Ki Moon of South Korea is the current secretary general
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