A. If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United Nations Secretary General...

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Q: If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United Nations Secretary General and why?

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Q: If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United

Nations Secretary General and why?

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To Increase Efforts to Reduce Poverty• Over half of world live on less than $2.5 a day • 80% of people live on less than $ 10 a day• 80% of people live in countries where income differentials are widening. • Why to demand from UN General Secretary?• Because the rate of increase in global wealth, growth and development is not aligned with

reduction of poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children's die each day due to poverty. The poverty leads to malnutrition, increase in illiteracy, slavery and bonded labour as well as criminal aspects in society among others.

Source : World Bank Development Indicators 2008

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Declare illegal and Ban Child & Bonded Labour practices as universal law

• Around 150 million children's are engaged in child labour• In world’s poorest countries one in four children’s are engaged in child labour• Nearly 21 million people are victims of forced or bonded labour• As per Global Slavery Index, more than 1% of people of Pakistan are enslaved• Why to ask UN General Secretary?• The children’s are our future, how should I demand any action other than

child and bonded labour even if single last one is suffering.

• Source :• UNICEF & ILO

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Increase UN Peacekeeping Missions• The UN Peacekeeping Mission had played important role to bring peace in

disputed territories in many regions of the world• Since 1948, 71 operations had been performed• Currently 16 peacekeeping operations are ongoing• The total numbers of personnel serving in current 16 Peacekeeping operations are

118,792• Why to ask UN General Secretary?• The number of operations and personnel should be increased as the current

number is very low and this action falls directly under UN General Secretary

• Source :• United Nations• UN.ORG

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Action upon pending UN Security Council Resolution # 47 on Kashmir

• Most densely militarized land on earth. 700,000 Indian military repressing population of 12.5 million

• Since 1989, a total of 47,455 reported killing’s of Kashmiri's• Thousands of people disappeared and tortured and majority of cases are not registered or

reported. • Hundreds of Muslim women are raped and molested each year.• Why to ask UN General Secretary?• People of Kashmir are being repressed by Indian Military and denied of every basic human

right. UN is bound by Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on 10 December 1948 to provide these rights to people of Kashmir.

• • Source : • Projectsensored.org

• Maryscullyreports.com• Un.org