Essays about: "United Nations"

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  1. 1. Loneliness at Home : Staying Connected to Long-distance Family

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Misako Watanabe; [2021]
    Keywords : Loneliness; well-being; a sense of connection; long-distance family; human-centred design;

    Abstract : It is becoming a problem that the number of people who have loneliness by a physical distance between family members has lately kept increasing. Home is not only about space, but also about where an individual makes memories, feels secured with its familiarity and feels comfortable with his or her family member(s). READ MORE

  3. 2. Regulation of Plant Defense Genes Against Bacterial Pathogens

    University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

    Author : Jenny Sjöström; [2021]
    Keywords : plant defense; PTI; FLS2; SERK1; regulation; växtförsvar; PTI; FLS2; SERK1; reglering;

    Abstract : Sjukdom på grödor orsakad av bakterier kan bidra till ekonomiska förluster för bönder samt brist på mat, därför är det viktigt att utveckla nya hållbara sätt att motverka och behandla grödor mot bakterier. Idag är det mest vanliga tillvägagångssättet antibiotika men detta är inte hållbart p.g.a uppkomst av antibiotikaresistens. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Protection Policy in Humanitarian Action : Case study; South Sudan internally displaced people in camps settlement.

    University essay from

    Author : Charlotte Wara; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19 measures; Child Protection Policy; Participatory Communication; Community Engagement; IDPs in Camp Settlements; and South Sudan.;

    Abstract : The principle of child protection and the efforts to protect children from abuse and neglect in pre-modern societies have different notions. According to De Mause, the past was a barbaric place for children and the history of childhood is a nightmare (De Mause, 1995, p. 1). READ MORE

  5. 4. Women and water scarcity in Botswana: Challenges and strategies in Kweneng District -The case study of Gakuto Village

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Monicah Tshabatau; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; water scarcity; water access; sanitation; adaptation strategies; vulnerability;

    Abstract : The purpose of the paper is to examine how water scarcity affects women in Gakuto and strategies they use to adapt to water scarcity. Water is a basic necessity and a requirement for all according to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Botswana is one of the countries faced with water scarcity. READ MORE

  6. 5. The United Nation and the threat of climate change : A critical security study of UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Axel Västermark; [2021]
    Keywords : Security; Climate Change; Copenhagen Theory; Securitization;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the language of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement through the lens of security. It departs from the observation that the securitized rhetoric on climate change is not matched with the kind of policies such rhetoric would suggest is necessary. READ MORE