Ten Global Issues 2013

Brainstorm issues• Solo• Partners

• What are the global issues that the nations and people of this world deal with today?

• How do people struggle to have a good quality of life?

Ten Global Issues 20131. Water/

Sanitation2. Food/Hunger3. Transportation4. Health/Diseases5. Economy6. Education7. Energy/Climate8. Shelter9. War10. Waste/Garbage

75 would have some supply of food and shelter25 would not have any food or shelter 1 would be dying of starvation17 would be undernourished

15 would be overweight

83 would have access to safe drinking water17 people would have no clean, safe water to drink

http://www.100people.org/onehundred_lens.php?section=100people

100 People: A World Portrait

10 Global Issues:1. Water/Sanitation2. Food/Hunger3. Transportation4. Health/Diseases5. Economy6. Education7. Energy/Climate8. Shelter9. War10. Waste/Garbage

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My Top 3 Global Issues:

1. Why each of these three issues is important to me.

2. Experiences in my life that are connected with this issue

3. How might this issue be important to others in the world who are different than me? Explain

 The United Nations officially formed on 24 October 1945, at the end of WWII. The day is now celebrated each year around the world as United Nations Day.

The purpose of the United Nations (UN) is to bring all countries of the world together to work for peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human dignity and the well-being of all people. It affords the opportunity for countries to balance global interdependence and national interests when addressing international problems.

United Nations

UN General Assembly The United Nations Headquarters is in New York

City but the land and buildings are international territory.

The United Nations has its own flag, post office and postage stamps.

Six official languages are used at the United Nations – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

The UN European Headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.

The senior officer of the United Nations Secretariat is the Secretary-General

There are currently 192 Members of the United Nations.

The United Nations today

None of the decisions taken by the Assembly are binding. Nevertheless, the Assembly's decisions

become resolutions that carry the weight of world governmental opinion.

Each country, large or small, rich or poor, has a single vote.,

UN Powers

The Aims of the United Nations Keep peace throughout the world Develop friendly relations between nations Work together to help people live better lives Eliminate poverty, disease and illiteracy in

the world Stop environmental destruction Encourage respect for each other's rights

and freedoms To be a center for helping nations achieve these aims

Member States have equality All Member States must obey the Charter Countries must try to settle their differences by

peaceful means Countries must avoid using force or

threatening to use force The UN may not interfere in the domestic

affairs of any country Countries should try to assist the United

Nations

Principles of the United Nations

MDG

s

What are Millennium Development Goals?

• The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are international targets for reducing global poverty.

• By the year 2015 these goals, if they are reached, will have lifted around 500 million people out of poverty.

Background: MDGs 2000

In the year 2000, the member countries of the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration.

This document outlines the189 countries’ commitment to the UN’s principle of working towards a more just, peaceful and equal world.

The MDGs are a set of achievable targets, and they are central to this process.

By signing up to these goals, governments of both developing and industrialized countries have committed themselves to working collaboratively towards a better future for all.

What is Happening to MDGs now? Progress on the goals will be measured each

year, in order to help achieve them all by 2015.

For the first seven goals, the governments of developing countries must ensure that targets are being met.

At the current rate of progress, many of the targets will be missed. It is therefore vital ◦that pressure is stepped up on the ◦global community to increase efforts◦to achieve them

2015 Is Less than 2 Years Away…

More about the MDGs Goal 1: End extreme poverty and hunger - Reduce the

number of people living on less than $1 a day by half and reduce the number of people suffering from hunger by half.

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education - Make sure that every boy and girl in the world can complete elementary school.

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women - Work to make sure that girls can go to school and that women have the opportunity to make choices in their lives.

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality - Reduce the number of deaths of young children by two-thirds.

Goal 5: Improve maternal health - Improve the health of mothers before and just after their babies are born and reduce the number of maternal deaths by three-quarters.

Goal 6: Combat malaria, and other diseases - Fight diseases like cholera and malaria that can be prevented and treated.

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability - Make sure that the environment is protected for people now and in the future. Reduce by half the number of people without clean drinking water and sanitation.

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development - Help to create better, fairer business and trade opportunities that reduce poverty and help young people find employment.

UNICEF is working to promote and protect children’s rights and their well-being. To reach the Millennium Development Goals, UNICEF is partnering with other UN agencies and global around the world.

UNICEF works to help:• Provide basic child health care, like vaccines.• Deliver fresh water and basic medical supplies in emergencies.• Promote early childhood learning and better access to childhood education.• Improve the quality of education.

One UN Organization:UNICEF