Essays about: "human security and the UN"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 66 essays containing the words human security and the UN.

  1. 11. United Nations and the Yazidi : A Discourse Analysis on Arguments Around Intervention

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Sarah Stone; [2022]
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    Abstract : Since 1948, the United Nations (UN) has been tasked with trying to prevent genocides yet when it comes to providing militaristic intervention, the UN fails to act. This thesis explored why the UN did not intervene militarily in the Yazidi genocide of 2014 through analyzing the arguments in source documents from the UN bodies of the Secretary-General, Human Rights Council, and Security Council. READ MORE

  3. 12. Women, Peace and Security : A feminist analysis of UNSC resolutions 1820, 1889 and 2467

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tindra Hallgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; UNSC -Resolutions; Feminism; International Relations; Radical feminism; Postcolonial feminism; Postmodernism; Human security; Intersectionality; Discourse analysis; Status quo;

    Abstract : It is recognized that international relations are reinforcing a patriarchal and western status quo. The study examines how the UN resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) have contributed to changing the gendered security discourse. READ MORE

  4. 13. R2P and H2O : Generating Water Security Through the Principle of Responsibility to Protect

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Myrdal; [2022]
    Keywords : Responsibility to Protect; Crimes Against Humanity; Water Scarcity; Capacity Building; Vulnerability;

    Abstract : This thesis strives to provide a new way of implementing the principle known as Responsibility to Protect (R2P). When traditionally associated with armed forces, this thesis will present the principle from a new angle, and in doing so illustrate its untapped potential as a tool for combating human suffering. READ MORE

  5. 14. Climate Security on the Global Arena - The role of Small Island Developing States in the global climate security debate

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hanna Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate security; Small Island Developing States; Securitization; United Nations; Discourse Analysis; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the last decades, the debate on climate change as a security threat has gained leverage. The topic has been debated in multiple international instances, such as the UN system. One of the most vulnerable groups to climate change are the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) due to their geography but also their developmental challenges. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Role of Human Rights and Agroecology at the UN Food Systems Summit : A Study of Food Security Discourse in Global Food Governance

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Erica Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Food Security; UN Food Systems Summit; Human Rights; Agroecology;

    Abstract : The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), held in September 2021, brought great expectations of a sustainable food systems transition in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was, however, almost instantly criticised for failing to be transparent, implementing a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) and agroecological principles, and for not including the UN Committee of Food Security (CFS). READ MORE