war and nation building in latin america: crash course world history 225
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in which john green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in latin america sometimes the nations of latin america get compared to the nations of europe and are found wanting this is kind of a silly comparison the rise of democratic economically powerful nations in europe came about under a very different set of circumstances than the way nations arose in latin america so the regions are necessarily a lot different but why john will explore whether it was a lack of international war which impeded latin america039s growth which sounds like a crazy thing to say but you should hear him outcitations:citation 1: centeno miguel angel blood and debt: war and the nation-state in latin america penn state u press university park pa 2002 p 86citation 2: centeno p 90citation 3: centeno p 175citation 4: centeno p 275

unwto amp expo-2017 agree to cooperate on tourism promotion
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the united nations world tourism organization unwto and national company astana expo-2017 have signed a memorandum of cooperationthe document was signed at an official ceremony at the madrid headquarter of the organization by akhmetzhan yessimov chairman of the board of nc astana expo-2017 and taleb rifai secretary-general of unwtoquotwe expect that expo-2017 will bring a large number of visitors to kazakhstan therefore we have focused our efforts on training personnel in the service industryquot reported mr yessimov following the signing of the memorandumwe are counting on unwto039s support and assistance in holding training sessions for kazakhstan tour operatorsquotto view the multimedia release go to:http:wwwmultivucomplayersuk7859751-unwto-expo-2017-agree-sustainable-tourism

mariela castro: should the un police sexual discrimination around the globe
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during her visit to the united states mariela castro director of the cuban national center for sex education came to the nation039s office to speak about her work and lgbt rights in cuba and around the globe in this video clip she questions the quothumanitarianismquot that serves as a shameless pretext for one country to intervene in the affairs of another she points out that this phenomenon manifests itself at the united nations offering a thought-provoking and compelling call for changefor more videos visit thenationcom

kylan amp wakko039s countries amp capitals - updated by foundring inspired by the animaniacs
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gasphaving already tackled an updated version of tom lehrer039s elements and yakko039s nations of the world i thought the obvious next challenge would be to fully update wakko039s capitals songthe lyrics are too long to list here but for those who are interested here039s the source i used:http:enwikipediaorgwikilist_of_countries_and_capitals_with_currency_and_languagei know folks will inevitably ask why so-and-so place wasn039t includedif it039s not on that wikipedia page as of september 2014 it039s not in the song11 minutes was enough anywayfor those who want to write more verses do italso if i made any egregious pronunciation errors let me know for example i pronounced quotkiribatiquot phonetically in my earlier nations of the world video and someone was kind enough to point out that it039s pronounced quotkiribassquot so i fixed it in a newer versionand apologies to kentuckians but the line should read quotand you can live in frankfort in your old kentucky homequot i039ll do it right next time around i sweari probably will record this again with better sound and a piano that039s in tune but for now this was a test to see if i could even get through the songlet039s just say that it took about 7 or 8 hours of straight recording to get this all in one take it pretty much kicked my ass so i hope you enjoy

ensuring sustainable economic growth
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the sixth astana economic forum will be held from may 22-24 in the capital of kazakhstan astana this year039s forum will continue the event039s tradition of attracting a bevy of nobel prize winners and other renowned delegates according to its main organizer the eurasian economic club of scientists association the sixth astana economic forum will boast an event within an event that has the potential to generate international headlines -- a united nations-sanctioned conference on the global financial crisis that is the world anti-crisis conferenceto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr60652-un-anti-crisis-conference-astana-economic-forum

children and pneumonia - a global issue
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the united nations foundations shotlife campaign marks world pneumonia day november 12 by asking americans to raise awareness funds and advocate to members of congress to support global immunization programs pneumonia kills nearly a million children under the age of five each year and almost half of those deaths are vaccine-preventable around the world one in five children lack access to the vaccines they need said devi thomas director un foundations shotlife campaign by raising awareness funding and asking members of congress to support global immunization programs we can ensure that every child no matter where they live is given a shot at a healthy lifeto view the multimedia release go to:http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7616651-shotatlife-united-nations-vaccines

co2 emissions bury the un climate summit
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a coal pile buries the un headquarters gas races down 42nd street and then new york is lost under a mountain of co2 these dramatic cgi scenes illustrating actual quantities create an immersive journey that really brings home the sheer scale of global carbon emissions and the urgency for actionthis poignant four-minute film being launched today as the un climate summit in new york is kicking-off allows us to visualize the critical part that carbon capture and storage ccs can play in limiting global temperature rise to 2c above pre-industrial levels commissioned by the wbcsd and produced by carbon visuals the animation is a call to world leaders industry experts campaigners and scientists to help catalyze action and inform conversations about what is really needed to reduce carbon emissionsto view the multimedia news release go to: http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish72762541-wbcsd-carbon-capture-and-storage

why factories shutdown - part 6 of documentary series
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part 6 of 10 subscribe for noticenot just the factory the history also vanishes whya look at the decisions made to shutdown a factory it takes an in depth look at how globalization benefits developing nations while it destroys the domestic market this documentary will give you a better understanding of the decisions made in the boardroom and the lives of the people affectedthis is part 6 of a 10 part docu-serieswatch part 1 here https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=qhqc5iv9xkowatch part 2 here http:youtube9b53ewazfsqwatch part 3 here http:youtubei3lpb5-fp_ywatch part 4 here http:youtubeklbyfw-w4u0watch part 5 here http:youtubendgjplyzulg

7 billion: how did we get so big so fast
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it was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion in 1804 but better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children dramatically increasing the world population especially in the westas higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world the rates of fertility and population growth have started to slow down though the population will continue to grow for the foreseeable futureun forecasts suggest the world population could hit a peak of 101 billion by 2100 before beginning to decline but exact numbers are hard to come by just small variations in fertility rates could mean a population of 15 billion by the end of the centuryproduced by adam colecinematography by maggie starbard

secretary clinton039s historic speech on lgbt human rights
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quotfree and equal in dignity and rightsquotdelivered by secretary clintonpalais des nations geneva switzerland===================================on tuesday december 6 2011 secretary of state hillary clinton gave a historic speech at the united nations in geneva declaring that lgbt rights are human rights and human rights are lgbt rights the full transcript of the speech can be found here: http:wwwstategovsecretaryrm201112178368htm

netanyahu039s un address 92311
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http:wwwfoxnewscomto see my news ampamp politics playlist click here:http:wwwyoutubecomuseromnichristianvids3gridusercdd25ddc8f779130_

farrakhan warns advises obama on libya
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finalcallcom 03-11-2011 - minister farrakhan blasted pres obama and secy clinton for their arrogance in meddling in another sovereign nation039s affairs and publicly recommending regime change he then instructed americans to look beneath the surface to see who stands to benefit from the unrest and warned pres obama to be careful of the words coming from advisors lobbying him to move in with military forces to depose libya leader col gadhafi read more http:googl3jzgo

mercantilism
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up until the georgian era the greater european powers believed that the only way to prove their wealth is by acquiring more gold adam smith was one of the most famous critics of this doctrine known as mercantilism here is a fun cartoon demonstration of his ideas

battle of the nations
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battle of the nations the world championship in historical medieval battle hmb gives fighters of 25 national teams from four continents an opportunity to meet on the course in an uncompromising full contact battlehmb is a new sport that combines a modern approach to the organization of sporting events and ancient martial arts it039s a new stage of martial arts development based on the techniques of the middle ages and the latest achievements of modern full contact sportsbattle of the nations appeared in 2009 when the first summit dedicated to the future event was organized and the unified international rules of hmb were writtento view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr58651-medieval-battle-of-nations

hans blix to speak at stockholm peace amp security summit
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when hans blix is keynote speaking on the conference of the world veterans federation the peace and security summit in stockholm this may he wants to help spread the stories of the veterans the public are not so familiar with what experiences the veterans have and should listen to them says hans blixhans blix formerly head of the international atomic energy agency is one of the keynote speakers at the world veterans federations conference peace and security summit that is to be held in stockholm in the end of may now he speaks for the first time about what made him decide to contribute to the conferenceto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr60657-hans-blix-peace-security-summit-stockholm