Essays about: "role of the UN"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 263 essays containing the words role of the UN.

  1. 1. Famine declarations in conflict situations: A critical examination of the process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine and starvation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Benjamin Holmsten; [2023-10-19]
    Keywords : Famine; starvation; famine and conflict; famine declaration; Tigray; Ethiopia; South Sudan;

    Abstract : This study focuses on providing a critical examination of the current process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine, with special consideration of political influences towards the process. The research methodology consists of two case studies, one from the Tigray-war, Ethiopia (2020-2022), and one from South Sudan from the start of the civil war in 2013 up until today. READ MORE

  2. 2. ¿Quién dió la orden? Mediations for social change, affects and digital media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Gisselle Vanessa Martín Chocontá; [2023]
    Keywords : Mediations; affects; digital media; social change; connective action; collective action; meaning-making; social movements; political agency; Twitter.; Mediaciones; afectos; medios digitales; cambio social; acción conectiva; acción colectiva; producción de sentido; movimientos sociales; agencia política; Twitter.;

    Abstract : In 2019,  Movice and CT created a mural that depicts faces of  high-ranking military officers who were in command when more than 6.000 civilians were killed by soldiers and were presented as guerilla members. READ MORE

  3. 3. Analysing the role of Religion inAfghan and International newsmedia coverage prior to theTaliban's Resurgence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : John Kane; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Introduction This study explores the role of religion in Afghan and international news media coverageduring the lead-up to the Taliban's resurgence and takeover of Kabul in August 2021.Through an analysis of approximately one thousand news articles using a grounded theoryapproach, the research seeks to understand how religion was represented, framed, anddiscussed. READ MORE

  4. 4. FN:s utredningsmekanismer, internationell människorätt och realpolitik: En dekonstruktion av utredningsmekanismernas politiska inflytanden, struktur och ursprung

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Alexander Pedersen; [2023]
    Keywords : IIIM; IIMM; UNITAD; international human rights law; UN; formalism; pragmatism; anti-formalism.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Denna kandidatuppsats undersöker FN:s utredningsmekanismer som inrättades med avsikten att samla in, analysera, katalogisera och fördela bevismaterial till internationella samt nationella rättsväsenden. Uppsatsens övergripande frågeställning behandlar vad utredningsmekanismerna representerar i relation till den internationella människorättens begränsningar och möjligheter. READ MORE

  5. 5. Being Together through ICTs : Transnational Family Practices in the Context of Ukrainian Forced Migration

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

    Author : LARA SANCHEZ GIL; [2023]
    Keywords : Ukrainian narratives; transnational living; co-presence; family practices; information and communication technologies ICTs ; and Spain; Narrativas ucranianas; vida transnacional; co-presencia; prácticas familiares; tecnologías de la información y comunicación TIC ; España.;

    Abstract : According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR, 2023), some 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless by 2023. In this scenario, a large number of families will have to be reconfigured within a transnational setting. READ MORE