Food
Equality
Role of
Developed
Countries
Education
Environmental Development
Sustainability Index
Oceania
2020
‘Freedom is the future,
and the future is
Freedom.’
Olivia Togher
Rudy Percival
Dan Witt
Molly Wickett
Amelia Godwin
Medicine
The 8 MDG’s:
The 8 millennium goals are 8 specific
targets that the United Nations aim to
achieve by 2015, and they include goals to eliminate poverty and to improve the
conditions of many third world countries. The 8 MDGs, as listed in the right-hand
corner, were created in 2000, and the United Nations aimed to achieve all 8 by 2015.
They were set to try to reach a higher standard of living across the globe. They were
also set as we have vast accomplishments in the fields of science and medicine, but we
have still not set up safety nets across the globe to protect against pain, hunger, poverty
and disease. The MDG’s are trying to establish a global effort to set up these safety nets.
Unfortunately, not all countries have been participating to a suitable effort. We aim to
involve all countries in the MDG’s, however putting more emphasise and responsibilities
on richer, wealthier and developed countries; we have more resources and stronger
facilities than developing countries.
They intended to reach goal number 1 (eradicating extreme poverty and hunger) by
helping people who are trying to make a living in poorer countries by helping them
make a living so they can make money to buy there own food. They Intended to reach
goal 2 (achieve universal primary education), and they are doing this by setting up more
primary schools in poorer areas. This is to offer people a better education so that they
can earn a job when they are older and Re-instate there financial situation. They are
trying to achieve MDG goal 3 (promote gender equality and empower women) and they
are doing this by encouraging people to employ women. The United Nations
desperately want to achieve this, as if they do not, it can hold back all of the other
goals. They are trying to achieve MDG goal 5 by reducing the cost of medicine and bring
in more doctors into poorer areas. They are trying to achieve MDG goal 6 by trying to
develop a vaccination for HIV, aids and malaria to eliminate these diseases. The united
nations are trying to achieve MDG goal 7 by encouraging countries to use more
renewable sources and use less un-renewable sources. The UN are trying to achieve
MDG goal 8 by establishing stronger connections between countries.
Information from:
• www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
• www.unicef.org.uk/getinvolved
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger:
The progress made towards the 8 MDGs:
2. Achieve Universal Primary Education:
This second goal was put in place so that millions of
young people had the opportunity to have an education
and the chance to have a good job when they are older.
Areas such as North Africa and Eastern Asia have
improved their education systems, and countries have
trained more than 3 million additional teachers, built or
renovated more than 2 million classrooms for 105
million children, and purchased or distributed about 300
million textbooks. On the other hand, places such as
Caucasus and Central Asia have made poor progress and
in some cases their education systems have
deteriorated. Consequently, it is obvious that more
attention needs to be given to these countries to ensure
that they are receiving the vital amount of care they
need.
This map is also from world mapper, and it shows the
amount of people in the world attending tertiary
education. It shows that Southern and Central Africa
had a ridiculously low amount of people in tertiary
education. On the other hand, America and Europe has
a vast amount of people in education. Information from:
sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/
This first goal consisted of 3 main targets which included halving the proportion of
people who had an income of less than $1, employing more people, and halving
the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. The progress made in eastern
Asia for this goal has been excellent. However, areas such as Western Asia and
Oceania have not been substantial. Therefore works needs to be done to
improves amounts of poverty and starvation in those places.
This picture is from
‘World Mapper’ a
site which portrays
world facts on
maps. This map
shows the amount
of poverty around
the world.
3. Promote Gender Equality And
Empower Women:
This goal was made so that women all over
the world had a chance to stand up for
themselves and have the same
opportunities that men had. Progress made
in Latin America, the Caribbean, Caucasus
and Central Asia has been very positive,
because although Girls still spend fewer
years in school
than boys, but the gap is closing. On the
contrary, Oceania’s progress is
unsatisfactory, because boys still heavily
outnumber girls in tertiary education.
4. Reduce Child Mortality:
5. Improve maternal health:
This goal aimed to reduce by two thirds,
between 1990 and 2015, the mortality rate
of children under five. Many places such as
Northern Africa and Eastern Asia have
shown considerable progress, and almost
one third of the 49 least developed countries
have managed to reduce their under five
mortality rates by 40 per cent or more over
the past twenty years. Unlike most of the
other goals, this one has been achieved at
least partially by every area.
This fifth goal was created so that women in
childbirth had a good chance of survival,
and so that they are helped during the early
stages of motherhood. Sub-Saharan Africa
and Oceania are showing the least progress,
therefore it is a noted are to work on.
Eastern Asia is showing a brilliant
progression, and there is a low mortality
rate and high access to suitable birthing
hospitals etc.
This map shows child mortality, and it is clear
that in places such as Asia and Africa, many
places worldwide suffer from high child
mortality.
7. Ensure environmental
sustainability:
This seventh goal was created so that in
the future, we can still use the resources
we want and care for our environment at
the same time. Northern Africa showed a
vast improvement, whereas Oceania
deteriorated rapidly.
This map is showing that areas
such as Africa and India have a
lower accessibility to suitable
birthing hospitals, whereas
wealthier, more developed
countries such as the U.S.A and
Europe have higher rates.
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and
other diseases:
This aim was desperately needed, because it
is a problem that is raised often, and is never
actually targeted. Many people die everyday
due to diseases such as malaria, cholera and
tuberculosis. Caucasus and Central Asia’s
progress is extremely poor, with the
halt/reverse of diseases deteriorating.
Southern Asia and Oceania are showing great
progress, which means that we don’t need to
concentrate on helping them further.
This map is showing the places in the world that
have a greater tendency to fall victim to diseases, for
example South and Central Africa and India,
8. Develop a global
partnership for
development:
This is a goal to try and
achieve a global partnership
for development and to share
any discoveries created. This
is important because it forms
greater bonds between
countries, progresses their
knowledge, and is helps to
prevent disputes.
Who are the Stake Holders?
This mind map illustrates the various parties who are
interested and effected by the current MDG’s.
When we were designing our MDG’s, we considered the current stakeholders and thought of
ways to include them and others. We then came up with what we thought the most important
points were, which was how we came up with our 7, most important goals.
Our ideas for the future:
After reviewing the progress of the current goals, we have devised our own
aims that we think are most important and achievable. We have sorted them
into 7 points, calling the goals ‘Freedom.’ They are the following:
Food Equality
Role of developed country
Educational opportunity
Environmental sustainability
Development index
Oceania
Medicine
We chose these goals because we
thought these were the issues that
could still be improved from the
2015 goals.
Freedom by 2020
We decided to call it Freedom 2020, because it covers all our major
points and what we aim to achieve for the future. We also think that the
word ‘Freedom’ really represents our campaign and our hopes. We chose
to make the goals achievable by 2020 because the date is iconic and
memorable.
We also thought that the shorter time frame, although challenging, will
be a bigger incentive and will keep the attention of communities all over
the world.
By looking at the 8 MDGs, we have decided that it was best to choose
only 7 goals that could receive more attention, therefore would be more
likely to be achieved. The 7 goals that we have chosen are made up of
basic points that are commonly reviewed, but there is rarely any action or
impact.
In the following slides we will explain each of our key points in ‘Freedom’ in more detail.
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ood Equality –
FREEDOM 2020:
Our goals:
In the UK we throw away 30% of our food yet 1 billion people in the world are on the brink of starvation. Is this
right? Therefore we aim to gain food equality, distributing food resources equally across the globe. In order do this we aim to reduce waste,
create food banks, support farmers , invest in fair trade, no cash crops and develop agricultural technology.
ole of Developed Countries –
We believe that developed countries have a certain amount of responsibility in helping to
eradicate poverty. While countries such as the UK and the USA are thriving and growing, others are struggling helplessly with problems such
as disease, starvation and drought. We need them to recognise this responsibility and support the MDG’s of the future and support
developing countries as they make these improvements. But what’s in it for them? As developing countries progress world trade links and
partnerships will progress also, bringing benefit to all.
ducation –
Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Education does not only improve the life of the individual, but it also
strengthens the economy of the whole country and can help communities on a local scale to learn about agricultural techniques etcetera. On
top of this it can help bring about gender equality. We would like a focus on secondary and tertiary education as a pose to previous focuses
on primary.
nvironmental sustainability –
This is important because we need future generations to have the same if not better
opportunities than those today. Stakeholders have identified that consumption in developed countries is way too high, and for those countries
which do not consume this much energy will suffer as a result of this.
evelopment Index –
We decided that it is important to have a clear goal to aim for. The human development index is a scale from
0 to 1, 1 being the perfect score. It takes into account life expectancy, education and income indices. We aim for all countries to have a score
of 0.5 by 2020.
ceania –
Oceania will be used as the host country for the launch of the new MDG’s because by looking at the progress made from the
2015 goals they have done the worst. We would like the world to focus their attention on them as an example of a continent that can improve.
edicine –
Poor healthcare contributes majorly to the poverty cycle and most of the diseases that threaten these
countries are easily preventable. We aim to make vaccination compulsory in all communities and accessible to even
the most rural communities. We would like the World Health Organisation to support these countries in improving
healthcare. Obviously improving medicine is an incredibly expensive feat. So we are looking to charities to contribute
and perhaps sponsorship from multinational companies such as Glaxo Smith Klein.
Food equality and Role of developed countries:
How are we going to achieve food equality:
- We will begin with a campaign in developed countries to reduce waste. By appealing to individuals and
companies we can go straight to the source of the issue to decrease the amount of wasted food in developed countries.
- We will distribute food resources more equally across the world by introducing policies restraining developed from
importing cash crops or more food than they reasonably need for their population.
- Creating food banks in developing countries can help the people who need it most to eat on a daily basis. We will work
with charities like the United Nations World Food Programme.
- Many fair trade schemes have improved life for people in developing countries, so we’d put into place more legal action
and laws to ensure fair trade worldwide occurs, not just in fair trade companies.
- We also want to support farmers worldwide by investing in new agricultural technology (such as research into Genetically
Modified crops which resist disease) and in the farmers themselves, with more training schemes. We want to make sure we
are creating enough food for everyone – not just for the current people in the world but for our increasing population too.
Role of developed countries:
- A massive worldwide campaign will be launched to raise awareness about the points of issue in the developing countries
and how we need the people to help us (mentioned in the following sentences).
- Countries such as Denmark, Norway and Sweden which have massive amounts of money relative to their population and
so are looked upon to lead the way in aiding developing countries along with countries like Australia, New Zealand, USA and
the UK.
- Strong targets need to be set as positive incentives for countries to reach. For example, developed countries such as the
USA and the United Kingdom should aim to give at least 1% of their national income. Countries which cannot afford to give
vast amounts of money shall be encouraged to give what they can, and we will continue to assure that money is being
contributed from rich economies.
Education and Environmental sustainability:
Education
Children who receive secondary education will ‘have healthier children, and earn better
incomes that will benefit themselves, their families, communities and nations.’ (The Guardian)
- We aim for gender equality in schools – both boys and girls having the same access to education. By educating the females of the
world we can break the cycle of poverty, making sustainable changes to families in poverty. 50 million twelve year old girls are
currently in poverty. This puts them at risk of early pregnancy, prostitution and HIV.
- By staying in education beyond the age of twelve we can make changes to the cycle. We would like to see secondary education
made universal and compulsory.
- We would also like to see a rise in tertiary education.
- A big problem we face when trying to put these goals into action is that many people in poverty will not be able to afford
education and may not want to sacrifice an extra pair of hands in the home to school. Therefore we would like governments to
subsidise education where possible and encourage families to realise that education is an investment into their child’s future.
Environmental sustainability
- Firstly we would like an action plan, focusing on sustainability, to be signed by all countries. This will help to ensure that all
countries are fully involved, and are committed to improving thee world’s sustainability.
- We would like stronger campaigns that include replacing trees in forests, and protecting natural habitats. ‘At the moment, the
world has missed the 2010 target for biodiversity conservation. Based on current trends, the loss of species will continue
throughout this century.’ (United Nations.) We will also set up more animal sanctuaries to protect endangered
species, and once there are more animals, they can be safely released back in to the wild. Further more, certain
forests shall be protected so that the trees cannot be used for logging or be cut down. These improvements will
ensure that our future will be environmentally friendly, and now we can meet the needs of today without
impairing the ability to meet the needs of tomorrow.
These two pictures show the lack of
environmental sustainability in third world
countries. No care is being taken to
consider their environment, but we can
improve the conditions by planting more
forests and making sure that waste is not
being disposed of carelessly.
Improving the Development index of many countries:
-- Development Index is a combination of all important criteria's which countries are aiming for; health, education, income, launched in 1990.
Our goal for this is for every country to have a Development Index of at least 0.5, or even higher! Currently, some countries (such as third world
countries) are lagging behind and have extremely low Development Indexes. For example, Niger, which despite an increase of 0.124 between
the period of 1980 – 2012 has still one of the lowest Development Indicators; 0.304.
-- Our intent is to raise these low development Indexes to at least 0.5 overall, as I mentioned previously in the above. We are going to do this by
installing more hospitals (improving hygiene and preventing disease), set up more schools(progressing further in education as to build a better
life in the future), employing more people into fair work(so that unfortunate people who live in poverty can begin to reconstruct their
economy state and providing better job opportunities), and train more doctors in rural areas. People could even be employed into the building
of the hospitals and schools. Yes, this will cost money, but it is money that we can afford and they cannot.
Involving Oceania:
-We have selected Oceania in which to hold the opening launch ceremony.
Although this will cost money, it will bring in further tourism and give their
economy a boost .
-We chose to do this because Oceania were barely involved in the MDG’s and
made slow, if any, progress. It will contribute to the awareness of the goals,
the need to complete them and we also want representation for the countries
in the southern hemisphere. Research shows that Oceania's involvement
involvement in ensuring environmental sustainability is very poor, therefore
we need to concentrate on improving their surroundings. Although they prove
to have substantial progress in combating diseases, extreme poverty and
hunger conditions are deteriorating. Where almost every continent has either
parity, or close parity on Goal 3 –promote gender equality and empower
women (equal girl’s enrolment in primary schools) – Oceania has made no
progress and is away from Parity. These examples affirm that we desperately
need to involve Oceania in our targets!
-Lastly, we believe that it is important to begin to trade with developing
countries to build up their own economy, so that they do not continue to sell
their goods to rich countries. If they trade with many countries independently,
they can start to build up their own trading empires, hopefully bring them out
of poverty.
This map show all the
countries and Islands
within Oceania. It is clear
that Oceania have not
been involved with the
current MDG’s, therefore
with our aims, we hope to
get them inspired and
engaged.
Medicine
-We aim to try and lower the amount of people who are stuck; either without or not able to afford a doctor
or medicine.
-We will try to make vaccinations compulsory and make them cheaper for developing countries to produce
and deploy them.
-Every year 15 million children are orphaned due to HIV/aids. (This is similar to the amount of children living
in Germany or the UK.) This is due to a lack of knowledge about how these diseases are transmitted and a
lack easily attainable medicine.
-In Botswana, the average life expectancy has dropped to below 40. This is due to a lack of medicinal aid,
which could easily be provided.
-Producing an effective malaria vaccine is a major goal of modern medicine. But is no easy task. No one has
ever created a vaccine that works against a parasite, although decades have been spent trying. Many
substances have been found that kill the malaria parasites but so far none have been found that kill it
without harming the humans who take it. We want to invest more in this field. We are going to try and
combat malaria by making mosquito nets cheaper and accessible.
-We will try and achieve some of these goals by putting more money and research into the development and
deployment of vaccination. We will also try and make vaccination cheaper and more affordable for
developing countries.
-We are also going to try and promote the world health organisation which focuses on trying to raise the
average health index of developing countries. We will promote them by trying to get pharmaceutical
organisations to sponsor the development of vaccinations.
-We are trying to increase medicinal aid in developing countries by sending doctors to developing countries
to try and teach more people in developing countries basic aid. We are going to fund this by appealing to
existing charities to help fund the project.
This picture shows different
problems caused by lack of
medical care. It is obvious
that trachoma is a huge
problem in areas such as
Africa and Asia.
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•Oxfam – Video interview with
Duncan Green
•Save the Children – Video
interview with Nuria Molina
•WWF – Video interview with
Dominic White
•Shape the Future