Global Issues
To learn about any global issue, please select from the list below.
- Animal Welfare
- The welfare of animals reflects community attitudes.
- Children's Rights
- 246 million children are child labourers.
- Climate Change
- The average temperature of the Earth's surface has risen by 0.6 degrees C since the late 1800s.
- Diversity
- How would you feel if you had to run away from your own country in a hurry?
- Fair Trade
- Unfair trade policies continue to deny millions of people in the world's poorest countries an escape route from poverty.
- Gender Equity
- Poverty has a woman's face.
- Peace & Bullying
- Treaties are negotiated by governments. Peace is made by people.
- Poverty
- 21 children under the age of five die each minute, mainly from preventable causes.
- Saving Species
- There are more species on the earth than stars in the universe.
- Water Conservation
- Global water consumption has risen almost tenfold since 1900.
- Youth Health
- Health problems interfere with students' ability to come to school, stay in school, or make the most of their opportunity to learn.