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57 % Asians
21 % Europeans
14 % Americans (North & Latin America)
8 % Africans (because of famine and killings/tribal wars)
52 % women
48 % men
89 % heterosexuals ( straight)
11 % homosexuals (gay)
ONLY 6 people would own 50% the wealth of the WHOLE WORLD and
all them would be from the United States of America (Forbes Magazine
survey)
If you have never suffered a war, the loneliness of the jail cell, the agony
of torture, or hunger, you are better off than 500 million people in this
world.
If there is food in your fridge, you have shoes and clothes, you have bed
and roof, you are richer that 75 % of the people in the world.
If you have a bank account, money (or credit card) in your wallet and
some coins in your small change box, you belong to the 8% of the people
who are well to do.
TRANSITION:
1. Problems
The Global Immigration Problem
The Big deal is: We now live in a Global Village. As they say
when the President of the US sneezes, the rest of the world
catches cold. Whatever happens in some parts of the world,
could affect us. We citizens of this world share common
problems, face common issues, like the environment, fuel,
global warming, population, food, water, of all things, which is
predicted to be a great issue in the near future. (Malaysia-
Singapore)
The Players
• Nations
• Nation states
• International/ Regional Organizations
• International NGO's
• Other Groups
• Individuals
(A short quiz: Write the names of at least 6 countries each and its capital
city in the following regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East,
SouthAmerica)