lesson 2: global inequalities and the mdgs

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Lesson 2: Global Inequalities and the MDGs


Objectives

I will identify the eight Millennium Development Goals

Note: You’ll see the following pencil when a slide is

connected with your PoP Student Workbook.

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Vocabulary

Millennium Development Goals: The MDGs are eight goals that have been established by the United Nations to improve conditions around around the world by 2015.

United Nations: The United Nations is an international organization that works in the area of peace and security, development,

human rights, humanitarian affairs and

international law.3


What are the inequalities that you see in your community?

What are the inequalities you believe exist in the world? If possible, give examples.

When you’re finished, share your thoughts!

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Quick Write


An overview of the MDGs

Watch a short video about the MDGs: http://teachunicef.org/explore/topic/millennium-development-goals

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MDG 1

“Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day”By 2015, there will still be 920 million people living off of $1.25 a day.Sub-Saharan Africa has the greatest amount of poverty and hunger“1 in every 4 children in the developing world is underweight”

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Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty


MDG 2

“Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling”We will most likely not reach this goalSub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia have the greatest amount of children out of schoolAmount of schooling is also affected by gender

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Achieve universal primary education


MDG 3

“Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education”Out of the nearly 800,000 Guatemalan children who do not have access to school, 2/3 of them are girlsGirls from poor homes are 3 times less likely to go to school than girls from wealthier families.The ability for girls to attend school is also affected by how far away the school is from the home

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Promote gender equality and empower women


MDG 4

Reduce the death of children under 5 years of age by 2/3“In 2008, 10,000 fewer children died each day than in 1990”Efforts to treat and prevent pneumonia and diarrhea, as well as helping families better understand nutrition have helped with this cause“Under-five mortality remains high in Southern Asia”

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Reduce Child Mortality


MDG 5

Reduce the death of mothers giving birth by 2/3Most likely, this goal will not be reachedThe two main reasons for the death of women can be easily prevented, especially when women are cared by a professional and are educated on how to take care of themselves during pregnancyNorthern Africa has made the greatest improvement in this goal

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Improve maternal health


MDG 6

Stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseasesThis goal can be reached by educating people about how diseases are spreadAs of 2008, 33.4 million people have HIV/AIDS17.5 million children have lost one or both parents due to AIDS

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Combat diseases


MDG 7

Reverse the loss of

environmental resources The largest amount of

deforestation is occurring in Oceania, South-Eastern Asia and Latin America

Tree planting programs have helped in this area

“The number of species facing extinction is growing by the day, especially in developing areas.”

Providing safe drinking water is also part of this goal

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Ensure environmental sustainability


MDG 8

Address the special needs of the least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states

Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, nondiscriminatory trading and financial system

Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt

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Develop a global partnership for development


Discussion Questions

What surprised you or interested you the most about what you learned?

What do you think are some of the major causes for these global problems?

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Independent Work

In groups or individually, create a presentation to inform the rest of the class about one MDG.

You may benefit from going to http://www.un.org/works/home.asp?lang=en in order to hear individual stories of people affected by one of these inequalities and http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home/mdgoverview.html to read more about the MDGs

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References and further research

Goal 1: http://www.beta.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/MDG/english/MDG_Report_2010_Goal1.pdf








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Images retrieved from…

Slide 4: http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home/mdgoverview.html

Slide 5: http://www.anonlineindia.com/images/poverty-1.jpg http://genderandhealth.ca/en/modules/poverty/imageContent/JBUHX86N.jpg

Slide 6: http://images.travelpod.com/users/lamonafeliz/3.1283457948.girls-at-joyabaj-school.jpg

Slide 7: http://www.united-village.net/images/common/HD/about/ye.jpg

http://www.global.vcu.edu/abroad/images/photos/contest/2007/guatemala.jpg

Slide 8: http://www.hispanic-culture-online.com/images/hispanic-baby-names-3.jpg

Slide 9: http://www.iambeautiful.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pregnancy-insurance-women-india.jpg

Slide 10: http://www.medindia.net/afp/images/Asia-AIDS-UN-migration-labour-78822.jpg

http://www.germanyandafrica.diplo.de/contentblob/1965880/Galeriebild_gross/199367/Afrika_Aidsaufklrung.jpg

Slide 11: http://schoolworkhelper.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Deforestation-2.jpg

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