The World Bank is a lending organization used by developing nations in need of finances to help provide relief from financial difficulties. Some would say that the World Bank helps countries by giving them valuable finances which developing countries need in order to bring about financial reforms. O...

The third UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) specifically aims to "promote gender equality and empower women" (United Nations, 2010), primarily through gender parity in education. However, both the rhetoric and implementation of MDG 3, which is primarily grounded in the Women in Develop...

The World Bank Group The World Bank is not a "bank" in the common sense; it is an agency made up of 184 member countries. These countries are jointly responsible for how the institution is financed and how money is spent along with the rest of the development of the commun...

The issues of child labor are becoming a growing concern as developed countries recognize the inhumanities of child labor in lesser-developed countries. Proposed solutions, such as sanctioning countries with poor labor practices, create further problems, while issues like the Asian economic crisis a...

The 1984-85 Ethiopian famine was characterized by war and drought. It was an emergency with ethical and political dilemmas, bringing about operational and political division within the international community. Aid was misdirected and too little was done too late. Ultimately, more people were harmed ...

Regarding Iran's position on Nuclear Proliferation, it is compared to the position of Iraq, a country that has already signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but wants Nuclear weapons. Iran is a greedy country waiting to get the technology to develop its nuclear program. With recent developme...

An End to Violence against Children Worldwide Children worldwide suffer from abuse everyday. Not too many people are aware of the different kinds of abuse the children undergo-not because they don't care, but because it is not publicized enough for anyone to do anything about it. Hu...