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1Debt-for-nature swap — Debt for nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures. Contents 1 History 2 How Debt for Nature Swaps Work 3… …
2Racism in Israel — Israeli protest in Pardes Hana against racism, 2010. The sign reads No to racism . Racism in Israel has been experienced by both Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews. Israel has broad anti discrimination laws, which prohibit discrimination by both… …
3JEWISH AGENCY — (Heb. הַסּוֹכְנוּת הַיּהוּדִית לְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Ha Sokhenut ha Yehudit le Ereẓ Israel), international, nongovernment body, centered in Jerusalem, which is the executive and representative of the World zionist organization , whose aims are to… …
4Freedom of religion in Vietnam — The Constitution provides for freedom of worship; however, government restrictions still remained on the organized activities of religious groups.The status for the respect of religious freedom and practice continued to experience important… …
5Society of the People's Republic of China — The People s Republic of China, the world s largest society, is united by a set of values and institutions that cut across extensive linguistic, environmental, and subcultural differences. Chinese society, since the second decade of the twentieth …
6Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation — Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname = Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation nativename = nativenamea = Федеральная служба безопасности nativenamer = commonname = Federal Security Service abbreviation = FSB patch = patchcaption …
7computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
8U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command — Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname = United States Army Criminal Investigation Command nativename = nativenamea = nativenamer = commonname = abbreviation = CID patch = patchcaption = logocaption = United States Army Criminal Investigation… …
9Kenya — Kenyan, adj., n. /ken yeuh, keen /, n. 1. a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 28,803,085; 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Cap.: Nairobi. 2. Mount, an extinct volcano… …
10Sikh — Infobox Ethnic group group=Sikhs ਸਿੱਖ flag caption = The Nishan Sahib, flag of the Sikhs population = 25,000,000 (25 million) [cite web title = Has India put the U.S. India ‘Nukes for mangoes’ publisher = Panthic Weekly url =… …
