1.4 Peace Flashcards
1
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Define NGO
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- Non-Governmental Organizations, A charity or not-for-profit organization, that operates independently from government.
- Can be local or international
- They work for the betterment of society
2
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NGOs working for peacekeeping
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- International Crisis Group
- International Peace Institute
- Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect
3
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Define UCP
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Unarmed Civilian Protection
4
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UCP activities
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- Observing
- MOnitoring voting booths
- Military check points
- Ensure correct procedure
- Report abuse
DIscussion, mediation, training, providing expert advice, data collection or moral support
5
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Define Non-Violent action
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- To change the mind of the opponent
- To persuade them to your point of view
6
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Key benefit of Non-Violent action
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It can break the cycle of retaliatory violence that tends to occur when violent conflict is used
7
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Define Pacifism
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- Non-Violent ethical tradition concerned with ethics of war
- Believe war is wrong
- Several types
8
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Types of Pacifism
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- Absolute
- Conditional
- Selective
- Active
