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| the physical and organic characteristics and resources of the entire planet- the air in the atmosphere and conditions on land and sea- on which human life depends and which is the common heritage |
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| (1766-1834) predicted that population growth would outstrip food supply causing massive famine. |
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| sulfur dioxide released by power plants in the united states precipitates our of the as sulfuric acid, killing trees and increasing the acidity of lakes and streams hundreds of miles down wind. |
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| 1950. United Nations Office of High Commissioner, responsible for implementing the 1951 Convention of Relating to the STatus of Refugees by providing humanitarian assistance, including food shelter and medical assistance and was awarede the Boble Peace Prizes in 1954 and 1981 |
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| a refugee being denied their rights by countries that confuse them with illegal economic immigrants. |
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| thowse who are outside the country of their nationality and are unable or unwilling to return home " owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opion." |
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| Internally displaced persons |
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| refugees within their own countries. |
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| Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees |
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| 1951 provided that humanitarian assistance, including food, shelter, and medical assistance to refugees around the world. |
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| Refugees looking to find a country to grant them asylum while they face persecution at home. |
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| the idea that one was part of an extended family like group called a nation and athat one should be willing to make sacrifices for the good of this nation, and that nations inevitably competed with each other for resources and power. |
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| 3 attributes nationalism can be constructed on. |
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| common history, language, culture and it overlaps with attributes like common ethnicity or religions. |
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| (3) major consequences of dividing the world by gender |
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| 1) because nearly all societies are dominated by men, women as a group find themselves discriminated against. even in countries in which the state attempts to treat men and women equallay, social institituions, typically dominated by men disciminate against women and limit their choices, denying them career and lifestyle options available to men. (2) it decreases not only a woman's quality of life but her chance of survival, due to the abortion of female babies, women forced to carry children and high maternal mortality rates, and genital mutilation. (3) Women have been excluded from the politcal process of developing and and implementing solutions to the worlds problems. Women have been seen as objects of state policies , but today's problems require the full involvement of of both men and women. |
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| a construction of gender roles that concentrates social and political power in the hands of men and perpetuates gender based stereotypes. |
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| Fourth World Conference of Women |
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| Beijing September 1995. the conference denied claims that national or religious customs could justify unequal treatment of women. declared the full realization of all human rights and fundemenatl freedoms of all women to be essential for the empowerment of women. demands included : women be alowed to control their own sexuality, all forms of violence be ended and discrimination against female infants and girls be ended, and women be given access to credit. |
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| Depletion of the ozone layer allows more of the sun's ultraviolet radiation to reach the Erath and as green house causes like carbon dioxide rise and produce a global worming. |
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| after WWII the historic national animosities were put aside. in Europe most national groups had their own state. |
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| Author of The Clash of Civilizations. which predicts a a conflict between the west and other civilizations. |
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| the systematic killing of babies soon after they are born. most common with baby girls. |
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| United NAtions Children Fund |
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| the United States Agency for International Development. a government agency that provides humanitarian assistance worldwide. |
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