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wow you finally posted something funny. That would be great
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http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/gover ... s-1.568038
this is what GN had to say..I thought the artical in Forbes was more sarcastic than a serious suggestion
Dubai interested in hosting headquarters of the United Nations
Government shows interest should the world body choose to move it
Dubai: The government of Dubai has expressed interest in hosting the headquarters of the United Nations should the world body choose to move it.
"The Dubai government announces its complete preparedness to host the United Nations headquarter on its territory should the [decision makers] choose to move it," read the statement.
The announcement, made by the Dubai government's media office, follows an in Forbes magazine by Joel Kotkin and Robert J. Cristiano, arguing that the UN headquarters were a burden for the American taxpayer, and accusing the body of being a "sinkhole dominated by anti-American, anti-Semitic and authoritarian fantasies".
The authors called Dubai "the world capital of the future" because of its diversity and proximity to major cities in Asia, Africa and Europe, and advocated the building of a "United Nations City".
There is talk to move the body to a temporary location by 2015 and a relocation committee has suggested that it be moved to Singapore.
this is what GN had to say..I thought the artical in Forbes was more sarcastic than a serious suggestion
Dubai interested in hosting headquarters of the United Nations
Government shows interest should the world body choose to move it
Dubai: The government of Dubai has expressed interest in hosting the headquarters of the United Nations should the world body choose to move it.
"The Dubai government announces its complete preparedness to host the United Nations headquarter on its territory should the [decision makers] choose to move it," read the statement.
The announcement, made by the Dubai government's media office, follows an in Forbes magazine by Joel Kotkin and Robert J. Cristiano, arguing that the UN headquarters were a burden for the American taxpayer, and accusing the body of being a "sinkhole dominated by anti-American, anti-Semitic and authoritarian fantasies".
The authors called Dubai "the world capital of the future" because of its diversity and proximity to major cities in Asia, Africa and Europe, and advocated the building of a "United Nations City".
There is talk to move the body to a temporary location by 2015 and a relocation committee has suggested that it be moved to Singapore.
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I think the UN would consider two, if not more, points before setting up house in the UAE.
(1) Human Rights
(2) Justice System
The UAE isn't exactly big on either of those issues.
So, it would mean that the UAE would have to improve on both, or the UN would have to scrap those issues. Hmmmmm................
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
THE UN DECLARATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
PREAMBLE
Whereas 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,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
Article 23.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.
Article 24.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
As for the justice system: The Case of Sheikh Eisa. Need I say more???
(1) Human Rights
(2) Justice System
The UAE isn't exactly big on either of those issues.
So, it would mean that the UAE would have to improve on both, or the UN would have to scrap those issues. Hmmmmm................
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
THE UN DECLARATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
PREAMBLE
Whereas 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,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
Article 23.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.
Article 24.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
As for the justice system: The Case of Sheikh Eisa. Need I say more???
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RobbyG wrote:Good substantiation BB.
Enough said.
Thank you kissyface.
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Bora Bora wrote:RobbyG wrote:Good substantiation BB.
Enough said.
Thank you kissyface.
Its kissyfur hon, furrrrr
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Wait. only one other poster got the joke/sarcasm in the Forbes article 
Wow
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XPT wrote:Wait. only one other poster got the joke/sarcasm in the Forbes article
ssjjjjj, we're countering the UAE troll this way
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here we go again ..
do we have to .. realy do we ?
and to be honest we dont care if the moved it to dubai or not..
we are better off without them
do we have to .. realy do we ?
and to be honest we dont care if the moved it to dubai or not..
we are better off without them
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funny that so many people including GN, actually beleived this joke
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RobbyG wrote:XPT wrote:Wait. only one other poster got the joke/sarcasm in the Forbes article
ssjjjjj, we're countering the UAE troll this way
my bad
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Bora Bora wrote:I think the UN would consider two, if not more, points before setting up house in the UAE.
(1) Human Rights
(2) Justice System
The UAE isn't exactly big on either of those issues.
So, it would mean that the UAE would have to improve on both, or the UN would have to scrap those issues. Hmmmmm................
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
THE UN DECLARATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
PREAMBLE
Whereas 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,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, love, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
Article 23.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.
Article 24.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
As for the justice system: The Case of Sheikh Eisa. Need I say more???
Too many points to discuses but the UN base has nothing to do with city it is in !! I mean UAE laws has nothing to do with such an organization !
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that s not going ot happen, period, it was a sarcastic joke. There are way too many UN employees to grant immunity in an environment of so many anachronistic laws, the UAE does not recognize the State of Israel, and the whole purpose of the UAE would be to turn the Dubai based UN as a marketing tool.
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capsicum wrote:that s not going ot happen, period, it was a sarcastic joke. There are way too many UN employees to grant immunity in an environment of so many anachronistic laws, the UAE does not recognize the State of Israel, and the whole purpose of the UAE would be to turn the Dubai based UN as a marketing tool.
I also think its not likely to happen any time soon and the UAE would surely use it as a marketing tool, but so will the UN...
In fact, if the United Nations would ever agree to a move of its headquarters to Dubai, besides security issues, they will demand rigorous change of the system. It could have benefits unseen but also very rigorous change for the state. Also, UN diplomats and secretaries aren't exactly low paid to say the least, so the economic spinoff might be good for the state and some business services, although the corresponding inflation side effects (see prices and problems in New York) will turn negative for middle and lower class workers. I think it will be disastrous for the middle class living standards.
Its more of a joke if you look at it in the objective sense of the world. But everything is possible under the right conditions. Lets see what the UN says...
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RobbyG wrote:capsicum wrote:that s not going ot happen, period, it was a sarcastic joke. There are way too many UN employees to grant immunity in an environment of so many anachronistic laws, the UAE does not recognize the State of Israel, and the whole purpose of the UAE would be to turn the Dubai based UN as a marketing tool.
I also think its not likely to happen any time soon and the UAE would surely use it as a marketing tool, but so will the UN...
In fact, if the United Nations would ever agree to a move of its headquarters to Dubai, besides security issues, they will demand rigorous change of the system. It could have benefits unseen but also very rigorous change for the state. Also, UN diplomats and secretaries aren't exactly low paid to say the least, so the economic spinoff might be good for the state and some business services, although the corresponding inflation side effects (see prices and problems in New York) will turn negative for middle and lower class workers. I think it will be disastrous for the middle class living standards.
Its more of a joke if you look at it in the objective sense of the world. But everything is possible under the right conditions. Lets see what the UN says...
I don't think it was a serious matter to begin with, I guess it was just a suggestion of the author for the huge building to be for one purpose, that's all so keep your pants up LOL.
Why is it a joke robbyg ? UAE is not good enough for it ? if there will be any changing in the systems required I guess it will be for the best of all ! and could you enlighten us about what is the "the objective sense of the world"
But anyway I though the UN works independently rather than following the rules and laws of the country it is in !
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Bora Bora,
Do you really think that the UN is doing it's job fairly ? or in a democratic ? there are only few countries with a veto power ? all the articles you posted are against what is happening in Israel and Iraq, yet the UN did nothing even though they are clear issues and governments admitted their wrong doing. If you ask me it is a joke by it self and should be named UusaN . !
Shouldn't they apply those laws instead of it being in a dusty book somewhere
Do you really think that the UN is doing it's job fairly ? or in a democratic ? there are only few countries with a veto power ? all the articles you posted are against what is happening in Israel and Iraq, yet the UN did nothing even though they are clear issues and governments admitted their wrong doing. If you ask me it is a joke by it self and should be named UusaN . !
Shouldn't they apply those laws instead of it being in a dusty book somewhere
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I dont think we can ever escape the cycle of double standards, be it as a country or an organisation. Few of us set up the system, allow it to run and then majority of the poor sods (like myself) pay the price. Seems like everything done these days is about where the money is at. We are all pawns in a much bigger playing field. Everyone who thinks they are better off than the other lives an illusion
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uaekid wrote:Bora Bora,
Do you really think that the UN is doing it's job fairly ? or in a democratic ? there are only few countries with a veto power ? all the articles you posted are against what is happening in Israel and Iraq, yet the UN did nothing even though they are clear issues and governments admitted their wrong doing. If you ask me it is a joke by it self and should be named UusaN . !
Shouldn't they apply those laws instead of it being in a dusty book somewhere
UN translates into big business Kid. All of these "organizations" or big summits (Big
are about business. They all have agendas. The one on the table, and the one under the table. The UN War Crimes Tribunal is the International War Crimes Tribunal in Hague. They were big on hunting down and bringing to trial Nazi's who committed war crimes against the Jews, but not too big on bringing charges against Jews that committed war crimes against the Palestinians. With all the evidence that was provided after the last attack on Palestine by Israel, they managed to bury the charges and documentation validating claims again Israel, which claims were made and documented by recognized organizations. Bringing Israel to stand trial for war crimes wouldn't be good for "business".
It's organizations such as Human Rights Watch who expose countries that deny individuals their human rights that get kicked in the butt for trying to do the right thing in the wrong country because what they do is not good for "business".
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Well unless the UAE dropped its isreal ban then the UN won't come.
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Roadtester wrote:Well unless the UAE dropped its isreal ban then the UN won't come.
Exactly, this thread is useless, the UAE will not recognize Israel and the UN will never move there.
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capsicum wrote:Roadtester wrote:Well unless the UAE dropped its isreal ban then the UN won't come.
Exactly, this thread is useless, the UAE will not recognize Israel and the UN will never move there.
The UN would never move to the UAE even if it recognizes Israel. If I am not mistaken the UN is required to be in a real country not some pimped-up beduin settlement.
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If that is the way you feel about Dubai, why in heaven do you grace us with your honourable presence? After all said and done, this is DUBAI FORUMS.
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sage & onion wrote:If that is the way you feel about Dubai, why in heaven do you grace us with your honourable presence? After all said and done, this is DUBAI FORUMS.
For no other reason that I am free and choose not only what I can say but where I live and there is nothing you can do about it. You really must think being a moderator is something important dont you?
By the way, shouldn't you, as an Osama Bin Laden admirer (based on your avatar) be in a cave somewhere? I imagine that now that the CIA and all are concentrating on Yemen (quite near) they'll be monitoring you (for starteres they know exactly where you live). Enjoy.
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xpt, I'm sorry but LOOOOOL you remind me of those girls who get dumped and take it out on eating ice creams 
(ice-cream= Dubai bashing)
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uaekid wrote:xpt, I'm sorry but LOOOOOL you remind me of those girls who get dumped and take it out on eating ice creams
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sage & onion wrote:uaekid wrote:xpt, I'm sorry but LOOOOOL you remind me of those girls who get dumped and take it out on eating ice creams
So funny indeed. Then why is Dubai still 'selling icecream'
Cmon then, change the media law in Dubai and consider it pork...
ahhh the ignorance...
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RobbyG wrote:sage & onion wrote:uaekid wrote:xpt, I'm sorry but LOOOOOL you remind me of those girls who get dumped and take it out on eating ice creams
So funny indeed. Then why is Dubai still 'selling icecream'
Cmon then, change the media law in Dubai and consider it pork...
ahhh the ignorance...
who needs dubai media when we have you and DFs, don't underestimate your self robbyg
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uaekid wrote:RobbyG wrote:uaekid wrote:xpt, I'm sorry but LOOOOOL you remind me of those girls who get dumped and take it out on eating ice creams
So funny indeed. Then why is Dubai still 'selling icecream'
Cmon then, change the media law in Dubai and consider it pork...
ahhh the ignorance...
who needs dubai media when we have you and DFs, don't underestimate your self robbyg
I was thinking about retiring.
You slavedriver
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