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Zimbabwe Anti Semitism Jordy Z Per 3

Country Profile: (20 points, minus one point for each sub-point missing) A. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. Zimbabwe 2. tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season 3.

a. location: 20 00 S, 30 00 E;  //border countries:// Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km)   b.  Zambezi forms natural riverine boundary with Zambia, Victoria Falls   c.  390,580 sq km   B.  POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY   4.  parliamentary democracy; ANP, MDC, PAFA, United Parties, etc.   5.  Harare   6.  AFC, AFDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, ICRM, IAEA, IBRD, etc.   7.  male: 144,601 female:147,627   C.  CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY   8.  official language: English; other languages: Shona, Sindebele, tribal dialects; ethnic composition: 98% African, 1% Asian, less than 1% White; major religions: syncretic 50%, Christian 25%, Muslim and other 1%   9.  population: 11,350,111; population growth rate: -0.787%   10.  major cities: Harare, Bulawayo, Chitungwiza   11.  infant mortality rate: 33.86 deaths/1000 live births; average life expectancy:44.28yrs   **12.**  teachers and doctors per population: unknown D. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 13. GNP or GDP (total and per capita) **14.** % of land that is arable used for agriculture 15. natural resources: coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals. 16. major agricultural and industrial products: corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts, sheep, goats, pigs, mining, steel, wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing, foodstuffs, beverages. 17. major exports and imports: platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, textiles, ferroalloys; machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, other manufactures 18. currency: Zimbabwean dollars(ZWD)- per US dollar:30,000 19. balance of trade (include amounts in US current of total exports and imports) **20.** historical events (time line format only since 1980) * https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html, http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108169.html II. Background: The sole definition of Anti-Semitism is “against the Semites” or against people of the Jewish faith. The term was formed by a German agitator named Wilhelm Marr during Adolf Hitler’s Holocaust, when over six million Jews were murdered only because they were Jewish; it was a crime against humanity which defies imagination. It has been a unique manifestation of hatred, intolerance, and persecution. Anti-Semitism has survived even in communities where Jews have never lived, and it creates discrimination against others. Today, many signs of increasing anti-Semitism across the world are present including hate speech, violence targeting Jews and Jewish institutions, and denial of the Holocaust. For example, the president of Iran declared the Holocaust a “myth” and even said that Israel should be “wiped off the map.” These are only a few things that many Jews face in their lifetime. III. UN Involvement: Anti-Semitism, along with prejudice, racism, xenophobia, anti-other religions, and many more forms of intolerance are shown in many countries, but their leaders say otherwise. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is supposed to create peace and try to end the much intolerance shown by multiple countries. However, although many of these countries “agree” to it, they do not always follow it. The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. They are responsible for recognizing problems in the world and striving to find resolutions to them. Also many treaties have been signed regarding this topic, some kept and some disregarded by countries involved in them. It is said that the UN “emerged from the ashes of the holocaust.” And a human rights agenda that fails to address Anti-Semitism denies its own history. IV. Country Policy/Possible Solutions: Zimbabwe is a part of Southern Africa which is home to the greatest number of Jewish people on the continent. Although few events have happened there, we strongly feel that the intolerances and discriminations of Jews is very immortally right. our government is very open towards religious freedom and believe that people should not be discriminated based on their beliefs. Zimbabwe is open to any solutions that can solve this conflict and we believe that if we work together then this issue can be solved. http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/2003/commissioner.html http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/ http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004