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UN YPP - Social Affairs Sample 2009

This document contains sample examination questions on social affairs from 2009. It includes essay questions and short answer questions. The essay questions address topics like how rural development contributes to poverty eradication, the relationship between economic growth and social development, and how governments and the private sector can achieve full employment and decent work. The short answer questions cover topics such as the costs and benefits of migration, the importance of social integration, comparing public and private provision of social services, applying a human rights approach to development, the UN's role in preventing drug supply and use, social policy issues regarding indigenous people and older persons, challenges in implementing the Millennium Development Goals, and the UN's involvement in protecting victims of human trafficking.

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UN YPP - Social Affairs Sample 2009

This document contains sample examination questions on social affairs from 2009. It includes essay questions and short answer questions. The essay questions address topics like how rural development contributes to poverty eradication, the relationship between economic growth and social development, and how governments and the private sector can achieve full employment and decent work. The short answer questions cover topics such as the costs and benefits of migration, the importance of social integration, comparing public and private provision of social services, applying a human rights approach to development, the UN's role in preventing drug supply and use, social policy issues regarding indigenous people and older persons, challenges in implementing the Millennium Development Goals, and the UN's involvement in protecting victims of human trafficking.

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2009 Sample Examination (P-2)

SOCIAL AFFAIRS

1
ESSAYS:

A. How do the various aspects of rural development contribute to poverty
eradication in developing countries? Explain.


B. Economic growth, while necessary, is alone not sufficient to ensure
comprehensive social development. Discuss.


C. Full employment and decent work are considered important to social
development.

a) Explain the meaning of full employment and decent work.
b) Explain why they are important.
c) Discuss how governments and the private sector can achieve full employment
and decent work.



2009 Sample Examination (P-2)
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

2
QUESTIONS:

1. Migration plays a key role in development. Give one example each of:

a) Its benefits to sending and receiving countries.
b) Its costs to sending and receiving countries.


2. Define social integration and explain its significance for economic and
social development.


3. Name one cost and benefit each of the public versus private provision of
social services (healthcare, education, ).


4. Describe, using an example, the human rights-based approach to
development.


5. What is the role of the United Nations in helping to prevent the supply and
use of drugs? Give one example each.


6. What are two social policy issues regarding:

a) Indigenous people.
b) Older persons.


7. What are the challenges regarding the implementation of Millennium
Development Goal 8 (Develop a Global Partnership for Development)?


8. How is the United Nations involved in the protection of victims of human
trafficking?

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