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life expectancy of Chad

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Chad’s life expectancy is 49 years old.

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how many people die each year due to water related disease

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840,000 die a year due to water diseases.

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life expectancy of ZImbabwe

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dont have healthcare system such as Zimbabwe due to long term corruption so life expectancy only 56

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how many people die before the age of 1 in zimbabwe

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1000 people die before age 1 in zimbabwe

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how many deaths does the WHO immunisation program prevent every year

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WHOrganisation set up immunisation program which has prevent 2 million deaths a year

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left wing authoritarian

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north korea- prioritised miltitary

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how many countries in WTO

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-founded in 1995 and has 161 member countries

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how many countries in WB

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213 member states

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how much is public spending in the UK in 2016

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$1.102 trillion

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when was the UN declaration on human rights founded

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1948 in response to attrocities in Nazi germany

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what % of court cases actually concerned UK in European convention of HR and how many of these are thrown out

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-only 1.4% of judgements made by European countries have concerned UK and 99% of these were thrown out

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with regards to the geneva convention, what % countries dont follow the anti torture act

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amnesty international discovered that 82% of 160 countries don’t follow article 3 anti torture act

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with regards to the geneva convention, what % countries dont follow the anti torture act

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amnesty international discovered that 82% of 160 countries don’t follow article 3 anti torture act

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what is the GDP per capita in bolivia (a non-sharia law country)

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$3150

poorest country in south america

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what % of bolivia dont have access to clean water

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20%

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what % of bolivia dont have access to sanitation

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40%

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what is the law of mother earth

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new law in 2009 in bolivia that recognises mother earth as a dynamic system of all living things that are interconnected and share a common destiny
-new approach to put nature first in response to climate change

-new emphasis on nature and rights of nature

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how many degree hotter is world expected to be by 2100

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4 degrees

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what % countries deemed not free according to national freedom index

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72%

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how many times more is type 2 diabetes likely in aboriginals

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3x more prevalent

responsible for 7x more deaths

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how much shorter is life expectancy of aboriginals

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10 years shorter

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how much aid given by EU was:

  • government and civil society aid
  • humanitarian aid
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  • 2014 17% of EU aid was for government and civil society

- 17% for humanitarian aid

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what is the UKs bilateral aid target

and how much in aid in 2013

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0.7% of GNI on international trade

equated to £11.2 billion in 2013

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how much did Uk gov give to somalia in 2012

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£86.8 million (somalia most corrupt country)

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how much aid did UK give to afghanistan
£200 million
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who is the biggest receiver of Overseas Development Aid ODA
afghanistan with $5,050 million in 2013 followed by Myanmar with $3,417 million
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what % of Indonesia muslim?
87% sharia law | no separation of religion and law
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what % of Indonesia muslim?
87% sharia law | no separation of religion and law
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what % of Zimbabwe agricultural workers are women and how many of this own land
70% | only 5% own land
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what % of people in zimbabwe live on $1 a day
33%
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how many refugee/ethnic cleansing camps are there in myanmar
-refugees and ethnic cleansing 900,000 in camp in bangladesh
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how many refugee/ethnic cleansing camps are there in myanmar
-refugees and ethnic cleansing 900,000 in camp in bangladesh
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what % of executions does china account for yearly
75%
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how many times more are aboriginals likely to suffer from psychological distress and what is this due to
3x | -due to exposure to drugs, gambling and unemployment
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how many times more are aboriginals likely to suffer from psychological distress and what is this due to
3x | -due to exposure to drugs, gambling and unemployment
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what year gay marriage legalised in USA
-gay marriage 2015 and adoption allowed
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how many more times likely is it that aboriginals will develop kidney or respiratory failure and TB
12x
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how many are in prisons in USA
2 million
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how much of population in USA is Black and what proportion of the people in prison are black
13% | -40%
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where does UK place in terms of size of economy
6th in world
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where does canada place in world in human right
3rd
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positives of human rights in australia how many people rehomed
best relocation schemes, with 100,000 people rehomed
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what proportion of women over 15 in AUS have experienced physical abuse
1/3
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what proportion of women over 15 in AUS have experienced sexual abuse
1/4
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what is the infant mortality of aboriginals compared to non indigenous
twice as high
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how many times more likely to be depressed are LGBT in AUS
3x
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what was the Tanya Day incident AUS
- aboriginal women tanya fell and hit her head in 2017 while in police custody while being detained for drunkeness and left to die on floor for 3 hours
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when was same sex marriage legalised in brazil
2013
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when was abortion legalised in brazil compared to UK
- brazil - 2018 up to 12 weeks pregnancy | - Uk - 1968
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HDI value of Brazil
high HDI value of 0.761
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life expectancy in brazil
life expectancy high 70 in men and 76 in women
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how much less do indigenous people live then non ind
20 years less
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how many femicides were there in brazil in 2017
1,133 | -however 4,539 women killed
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how many detainees died in brazil in 2017
266 due to treatable conditions too such as respiritory or diabetes also overcrowded
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how many people put in prisons in brazil in 2017
726,000 | -prisons built to hold half that
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how many people granted asylum in 2017 in brazil
of the 57,000 only 14 granted | refugee camps poor and over crowded and set alight by brazilians
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why can trade embargos be effective in bringing about change
-exports and national income is reduced which forces countries to change there ways
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what was the trade embargo in iran due to
lifted in 2016- concerns of enriched uranium being used in nuclear weapons USA pulled out of nuclear deal it made other european countries feel obliged to too
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when was there a trade embargo in South africa
effective trade embargo during apartheid years of 1948-1994 figures such as nelson Mandela fought for rights (more successful example) brought about change
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what was the apartheid
Apartheid was a political and social system in South Africa during the era of White minority rule. It enforced racial discrimination against non-Whites, mainly focused on skin colour and facial features. This existed in the twentieth century, from 1948 until the early-1990s.
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what was the USA Cuba trade embargo how much did it cost both countries when was it lifted
codemned by UN - cost cuba $685 million a year but cost USA $1.2 billion a year - lifted in 2016 under Obama
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who were the top recievers of US foreign military spending in 2015
-pakistan, iraq, yemen
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what does UNESCO believe in terms of gender equality
gender equality can be achieved through education | -access to eductaion is restricted during times of internal conflict and religious beliefs.
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what did the renewed 2014 5 year aid package for Jordan from USA contain in terms of aid
$1 billion overall in economic assistance, in foreign military finance and towards cost by insecurity $300 million in foreign military finance
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despite usa aid to jordan what is there National freedom index score
the freedom index score still over 36/ 100 in 2016
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how could usa aid in jordan be seen as not just to help
USA supporting Jordan in order to gain foothold in middle east due to jordans location
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what did the institute for economics global terrorism index of 2015 showed that in 2014 terrorism concentrated in which countries
iraq, afghanistan, nigeria, pakistan syria
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what did the terrorism concentrated countries cause in terms of % of deaths globally
78%
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what % of attacks by terrorists were in countries that supported politcal violence and have lack of respect for human rights
92%
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how many fighters do isis have
31,000 fighters
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when was osama bin laden killed
may 2nd 2011
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when was the taliban regime changed
dec 2001
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how many USA soldiers died in afghan war
2,175
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compare life expectancy of UK vs USA
usa life expectancy 78 Uk is 81
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which country is most obese and what % with BMI over 30
america most obese country in world 61% of population BMI over 30 leads to type 2 and heart disease
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how much did afghan war cost US military a year
$100 million
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how many refugees did USA accept from afghan
90,000
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how much did the afghan war cost UK
£12 billion
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how many uk soldiers killed in afghan war
444
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who came up with the world systems theory
Immanuel Wallenstein
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how much of Australias population are indigenous
3%
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how many british troups injured in afghan war
2,600
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how mnay were psychologically injured in afghan war
5000+
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how much did uk give in aid to afghanistan in 5 years
£710million and regarded as "top foreign policy priority"
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how many refugees did uk accept from afghanistan
56,000
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when was Guantanamo bay built
constructed in 2002 to hold extremists in cuba
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how many still remain in guantanamo bay
40, who are arguably too dangerous to ever let leave
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how many students were enrolled in schools under afghanistan rule and how many of these girls how do these stats differ in 2013
1. 2 million students, 50,000 girls | 10. 5 million by 2013 but still not even mix of boys to girls
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what % of girls are literate
37%
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what % of women are literate in afghanistan
19%
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what did edmund burke say i regards to military action
'the only thing necessary for triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing'
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how many poeple are in prison camps in north korea under kim jong family
80,000-120,000
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how many Mcdonalds are there in USA
13,905
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how many deaths is saddam hussain responsible for
180,000 died | genocide of the Kurdish population in northern iraq using chemical weapons
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how many detainees were brought to guantanamo bay
775 but many of these released without charge prisoners of war but some tortured
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how many civilian deaths as result of afghanistan war
149,000
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when did usa and uk stop combat operations in Afghanistan
2013 | -there is still little peace due to suicide bombings ans talliban are taking back control
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how long was USA cuba trade embargo
50 year long
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how much of haitian healthcare comes from NGOs
dependency on aid created as about 70% of haitian healthcare comes from NGOs
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what is the Niger delta
3rd largest wetland and 4th largest mangrove forest in the world
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what % does oil industry forms core of nigerian economy
oil industry forms core of nigerian economy making up 55% of the joint venture with TNCs which are owned by Nigerian national Petroleum Coorporation
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how many oil spills have their been in the Niger Delta in 2014
550 in 2014 | due to extensive oil pipelines, theft and sabotage
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what % of oil is stolen in Niger delta
20%
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who came up with the geo strategic theory
halford Mackinder
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how much money is lost due to stolen oil
$20 billion

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