Urban Peace

Declaration on Cultural Diversity ..................p. 9 EXHIBITION Common Heritage, Plural Identities. Our Creative Diversity ......p. 15 1. Common Heritage, Plural Identities 2. Diversity and Development: Tradition and Modernity 3. Diversity and Peace: Tolerance as a Living Thing Universal Declaration of Human Rights ..........................p. 61 • CULTURAL DIVERSITY • CONTENTS 7 UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (adopted by the 31st session of the UNESCO General

uncompromising, tough, unyielding cop in the title role was a precursor and has, over the past thirty-five years, spawned numerous other films with a similar kind of hero. One pictures Sylvester Stallone on cinema posters as Rambo[4], the Vietnam veteran and urban warrior, loaded down with weaponry, a cartridge belt slung across his chest, striking out alone to wage his own personal war on a society that rejects him; or the policemen-hero of Die Hard[5], abandoned by his hierarchy in the Los Angeles police

is a cultural and artistic movement which appeared in the United States in Bronx in New York at the beginning of 70s. Native of black ghettos of New York, it propagated quickly to the whole country then to the whole world in the point to become an urban important culture. The hip-hop combined the Music, the DJing, the MCing or Rap, the Beatmaking, the Beatbox, the Dance, the Graffiti and the clothing style. The music hip-hop speaks about living conditions of Afro-americains in the district of Bronx

Europe and the world: UN Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates for population in 2004 (in millions) and projections for 2050 Pop Projection Growth 2004 2050 2000-05 6 377.6 8 198.7 1.2 1 206.1 1 219.7 .2 5 171.5 7 699.1 1.5 736.6 1 674.5 2.4 Urban 03 (%) 48 75 42 27 Urban growth 2.1 .5 2.8 4.3 World total More developed regions Less developed regions Least developed countries Population figures and estimates for “Old EU-Europe” (in millions) Austria Belgium France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands

current one was elected in may 2009. Its name is Jacob Zuma. 8) In South African, numbered activists looked for peace and freedom and fought against the apartheid. Among them, Desmond Tutu, has distingued itself by obtaining the Nobel peace in 1984. He also taught theology in South Africa from 1967 to 1972. 10) His home, situated in Soweto, became a historical landmark.Soweto[2] is an urban area of the city of Johannesburg Its name, an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships, refers

efforts to provide health insurance to the elderly. His efforts to create a department of urban affairs Senate blocked too : Individuals unemployment youth, migrant workers, seasonal workers and mass transit. Successful legislation : He passed the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 : tariff cut : tax of around 35% on goods traded between the US and EEC. Housing Act (with $5 billion for urban renewal over 4 years) Area Redevelopment Act of 1961 (with more than $400 million in

becoming the voice of the movement to end apartheid. *The use of passes came into effect when Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd developed the policy of separate development, in which the nine African groups that lived in South Africa were moved from the urban areas into the country areas.  *If the Africans wanted to travel anywhere, or work, they needed a pass showing that they were allowed out of their designated section.  *If they were found without their passes, or traveling outside of the regulated

descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority. Asians and non-Māori Polynesians are also significant minority groups, especially in urban areas. The most commonly spoken language is English. New Zealand is a developed country that ranks highly in international comparisons on human development, quality of life, life expectancy, literacy, public education, peace[9], prosperity, economic freedom, ease of doing business, lack of corruption, press freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and

ORGANISATIONS AND PARTICIPATION POST NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RECONSTRUCTION SUBMITTED BY: Joselito Augusto Da Silva ID: 77063321 April 2010 A project completed in partial fulfilment of the requirements of a Master of Development and Peace Studies. School of Applied Global Ethics at the Leeds Metropolitan University 1 i. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express here my sincere acknowledgement to the whole staff of School of Applied Global Ethics for their commitment. Their

drawing and the caption… The caption clearly conveys the idea that people long to escape from urban life, but it is quite difficult to do so… There is no getting away from “madding crowds” / a grey, monotonous, standardised world… All the caravans look alike and the grey colour reinforces the impression of monotony and conformism… The holiday-makers want to avoid / forget the stress of urban life / enjoy the peace and quiet of the country / escape from the hustle and bustle of city life / take a break