Model UN essay:
By: Rida Akbar
‘What I perceive to be the most pressing topic in international relations today.’
The Model UN in Balochistan conference awakened me from my tiny bubble of self-centered life and enabled me to see the world in a broader perspective. I am of the opinion that the most pressing topic in international relations today is the conservation of human rights. It is the tool with which we can fight hunger, poverty, economical crisis, malnutrition and ultimately war. The true hopes for all people for happy, dignified and secure living conditions were raised with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) by the UNO in 1984 this declaration provided comprehensive protection to all individuals against all forms of injustice and human rights violation.
Human rights, as they are understood by the modern Western world, took almost exactly one century to develop. They are something we all share and are concerned with equality and fairness and that’s what makes it ‘universal’. I think human rights are about real-life issues like having clean water to drink and food to eat, being able to go to school or have a job and being treated fairly by others, regardless of your age, race, religion or where you were born. Human rights was basically established or founded after the World-War II in order to allow people to enjoy in each and every sphere of life. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights said it all. Consequently, it is of paramount importance that these rights are established to give a new turning point to the life of human beings
The Essay on Meaning to Human Life
Is there any meaning to human life? After listening to the first two lectures I gathered what I felt to be Professor Amrbosio’s definitions of the hero and the saint. I took notes and after going back through and reading them it helped me to put a few things together. He asks the question about whether or not human existence is meaningful or absurd. We live in a hostile and deadly environment so ...
In my homeland, Pakistan, human rights recognize the freedom of every Pakistani to make choices about their lives and develop their potential as human beings. They are about living a life free from fear, harassment or discrimination. Best part being, human rights are the same for all the people everywhere –male and female, young and old, rich and poor, regardless of our background, where we live, what we think or what we believe. Communal violence against minorities has become quite prevalent in my country. There is a need to respect the human rights of all people in every nation for overall development and peace. Pakistan’s human rights situation worsened significantly in 2011. Religious minorities faced insecure and were persecuted. Freedom of belief and expression came under severe threat as the government failed to provide protection to those threatened by extremists or hold them accountable. Security declined as militants and rebels carried out suicide bombings and targeted killings across the country. The middle-east crisis began mainly due to ignorance of human rights. In Libya, corruption was pervasive in the private sector and the government did not uphold freedom of assembly, thus revolt among the locals grew. Eventually, passive protests converted into ferocious repulsion and the country collapsed.
All of the situations discussed above could have been improved with special emphasis being given to the Human Rights. The United Nations drafted the first ever declaration of Human Rights and Environment, which ‘embodies the right of every human being to a healthy, secure and ecologically sound environment.’ Hence, in international relations, I understand this topic is of great weight.
