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They are right: the UN can deliver when it comes to national security, human security, and human
dignity.
It is a heartless, cynical strategy of reckless disregard for human dignity, justified by bigoted discourse and biased narratives.
Asian countries, especially, should prepare for worst-case scenarios, and implement far-sighted national policies, such as Kiribati’s “migration with dignity” program, which provides education and vocational training to citizens of the low-lying Pacific island state to improve their chances of finding decent work abroad.
The unsurprising truth is that the company has long prioritized profit over ethics, treasuring the men who bring in the money, however badly they behave – or however flagrantly they violate the rights or
dignity
of their less lucrative colleagues.
Such values animated the fight against Nazi and Soviet totalitarianism, fascism, and military dictatorship; in their name, decolonization was achieved, and minorities gained equality and
dignity.
That Japan’s
dignity
is now a central issue should surprise no one.
For this is a moment when Japan must chart its course – either decline or
dignity
– as a “state” (kokka) in relation to its giant neighbor, China.
If there is a response to such blackmail that could preserve Japan’s dignity, the Kan government is unlikely to find it.
Her response to Trump’s victory was eloquent and powerful: “Germany and America are connected by values of democracy, freedom, and respect for the law and the
dignity
of man, independent of origin, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political views.”
While unlikely anytime soon, this possibility should give everyone pause and spur us to find policies that will help Arabs find the political
dignity
and good governance they deserve through an ordered, peaceful process.
Poverty Is Also a Psychosocial ProblemBRIGHTON – Being poor is a highly shameful experience, degrading one’s
dignity
and sense of self-worth.
Rather than seeing shame as an unfortunate byproduct of living in poverty, human development planners should consider how poverty undermines human
dignity.
Academics who research human suffering have recognized that “recipient dignity” is a crucial component of successful poverty alleviation.
Only when policymakers truly grasp that
dignity
and self-respect are unavoidable prerequisites in the struggle against deprivation – rather than outcomes of its alleviation – will the world have a fighting chance of eradicating poverty in all its forms.
Displaced people must be able to get on with their lives in
dignity.
In short, the region’s people must have evidence of the West’s interest in establishing their right to human
dignity
and higher standards of living.
One Dalit (the lowest level of India’s old caste system) leader expressed his fear that Anna’s success might inspire some majoritarian leader to rouse an even larger movement to rescind the protective rights and affirmative-action policies that have brought the lower castes some
dignity.
The declaration held that “recognition of the inherent
dignity
and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world.”
The fact that we can vote is an important victory, but it does not guarantee us the hope and
dignity
that we deserve.
The court ruled that, ultimately, freedom to express one's thoughts, however generously conceived in a democracy, must be balanced against other values, such as reputation, honor, privacy, dignity, and equality.
This sense of a rigged game alienates citizens and leads them to reclaim their democratic
dignity
by casting protest votes for figures like Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, or Donald Trump.
Toward the
dignity
and solidarity of all European citizens?
They know that employment opportunities constitute a basic human right, and that work is a source of dignity, giving individuals a sense of purpose and strengthening communities.
Any success will confer a new sense of
dignity
and status on China.
One recognizes that equal
dignity
should be accorded to all human beings, and seeks to build bridges of understanding between faiths.
Major changes have occurred in the minds and lives of women, helping them to break through the shackles of the past, and to demand their freedom and
dignity.
In permitting the murder of people whose only purpose is the preservation of human dignity, Russia is losing its hope for a better future.
This means, above all, greater respect for basic human rights and
dignity.
Secondly, the urgent need for such rights and
dignity
throughout much of the world is glaringly obvious and does not depend on speculative calculations about the effects of future climate change.
With his over-familiarity, simplicity, and occasional vulgarity, Sarkozy undermined the
dignity
of his sacred function.
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