Neurology and international organizations

Communication and International Organizations

(This paper was originally presented at the 11th Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (Genève, July 1969) under another title and in connection with the Agenda Item : The Second Development Decade — Opportunities and Co-operation for NGO Participation) The next ten years, the period of the United Nations Second D...

Iran’s Foreign Policy Approaches toward International Organizations

Iran’s foreign policy toward international organizations has always oscillated between divergence and convergence, depending on the status of the country in question and the statesmen's point of the view. This study aimed to examine the status of international organizations in Iran’s foreign policy. A divergent approach to international organizations was adopted during 1981-1988 and 2005-2013. ...

49th International Danube Neurology Symposium

International issues: neurology in Bangladesh.

Farrah J. Mateen, MD Ascending the steps of the Pink Palace, it is easy to imagine the land of the old Nawabs. Their doughfaced, proud faces, now confined to mere portraits, are still poised to overlook Old Dhaka. Below, on the Sadarghat, the palatial park is crowded with people of all ages: sellers, schoolchildren, rickshaw drivers, peddlers, beggars, artisans, businesswomen, and many people, ...

International Education Issues: neurology and poverty.

Farrah J. Mateen, MD Few people in the world today are rich; the vast majority, 86% of the global population, live in the developing world, in countries that are classified as low or middle income.1 The most recent data on extreme poverty suggest that nearly a billion people, spread over many continents, live on less than one dollar per day.2 It is in low and middle income (LAMI) countries wher...