World Issues

When we talk about a global issue we are usually referring to

something that affects a number of countries and populations.

What Is a Global Issue? (diap.2)

 A global issue affects a large number of people across

national boundaries. For example: poverty, climate change
 Beyond the capability of any one nation to resolve. For
example: migration, financial stability, forests and water
 Is of significant concern to all or most of the countries.
For example: communicable diseases, conflicts
 Requires a global regulatory approach to resolve. For
example: trade, corruption

Here you have some global issues (dia.3)

 Overpopulation  Child labour

 Poverty  War
 Homelessness  Famine
 Deforestation  Endangered species
 Racial Discrimination  Pollution
 Drought  Diseases

Now, I will talk a little bit about famine and poverty.

Famine: (dia.4)

Famine nowadays is a serious threat to the existence of

humans in many parts of the world. As most of us know these
populations decrease and many people in these regions die as a
result of famine, hunger, and diseases.
 What is famine?

Famine is defined as an extreme shortage amount of food in a

land. It’s spread in many regions around the world, and can
affect all living organisms, including humans and animals.

Causes of famine

Famine can be caused by many different reasons, some, like

floods, droughts, and earthquakes are natural, and others,
like disability in food distribution, food waste, poverty and
food insecurity.

Effects of famine (illness effects)

Famine is always accompanied by many illnesses, since in

famine there is rarely any food enough for the residents of
suffering lands.

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There are currently about 795 (seven hundred and ninety

five) million people in this situation. In other words: 1 in 9
people in the world is undernourished. Of this total, a large
majority, 780 (seven hundred and eighty) million, is
geographically located in developing countries. Since 2010
(twenty ten), Africa has been the most affected continent in
the world.

Poverty: (dia.6)

What’s it like to be really poor?

More than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 (two and a half
dollars) a day and an estimated 1.3 billion live in extreme
poverty, making do with $1.25 (one dollar and twenty five cents)
or less daily.
Can you imagine what it’s like to not have enough food to eat and
go to bed hungry at night?

Poverty is still a big problem in the world today.

The problem with poverty is that the causes are extremely

complicated with different factors contributing to the problem.
Ending it requires more than just economic growth. “Developed”
countries with strong economies still have a significant number
of people who are struggling to survive.

Quick Facts on Global Poverty

According to UNICEF, around 22,000 (twenty two thousand)

children die each day due to poverty. Hunger, lack of sanitation
and access to clean water and lack of resources for proper
health care are the main reasons.

Infectious diseases continue to cause the deaths of the poor

people around the world.

Although poverty has been declining for the last 3 decades, the
poor people in Sub-Saharan Africa continued to increase.

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 1/3 of the world’s poorest

people, another 1/3 comes from India and then China,
contributing 13% to the global poverty statistics.

Around 1.1 billion people in developing countries don’t have

access to water and 2.6 billion live in poor conditions lacking
basic sanitation. 1.6 billion people live without electricity.

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As we can see in this map, extreme poor countries are in Africa,

and Asia. South and Central America, Africa and Asia are the
countries that are in moderate poor.

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What are the solutions being proposed to solve the problem of
poverty around the world?

Bring education to the extremely poor to enable them to have

better jobs.

Use the budget allocated for War and Weapons to stop Global
Hunger.

Governments should invest in programs and projects that will be

beneficial to improving the lives of the poor – more schools,
better sanitation, a cleaner environment and more income
opportunities.

Racial Discrimination: (dia.9)

Racial discrimination has been practiced for centuries and has

had a profoundly negative impact on the lives of many people.

What is racism?

An act of racism is any action involving a distinction, exclusion,

restriction or preference based on colour, descent, religion,
national or ethnic origin. Racism has the effect of impairing the
recognition, enjoyment or exercise of any right or freedom
available.

Categories of racism include:

Individual racism: involves specific acts of racist behaviour by

individuals or groups. This can include language or actions of a
racist nature which are offensive, degrading, intimidating or
embarrassing.

Institutional racism: describes the way that institutions

discriminate directly or indirectly, intentionally or
unintentionally, through their structures and organizations to
support or maintain racism.

Cultural racism: involves the social production and reproduction

of racist beliefs and ideas.

Causes of Racism:

There are many reasons that may contribute to racism and

racially motivated violence and they are:

 Ignorance of other cultures, religions, and values.

 Xenophobia, the fear of people who are different. An element
of xenophobia is present in racism. There are many people
who still look down upon the Black and fear them.
 Social and political domination of one group over the other.

Solutions for racial discrimination:

 Press and fight for anti-discrimination laws.

 Get involved with local, national or international organizations.
 Recognize the differences between ethnic communities.
 Make friends with people of different ethnicities.

CONCLUSION (diap.11)