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LAYDEROS, ORLANDO T. JR BSEd 3C-Filipino

EDUC 8: The Teacher and the Community, School, Culture and Organization
WEEK -7- Chapter 5- Global Issues that Concern Schools and Society
Pre-competency checklist

 What are the top 10 world issues from two sources? Compare them
Here are the top-10 world issues, according to millennials based on World
Economic Forum’s Global Sharpers Survey in 2017)
Source: hhtps://www.inc.com/business-insider/world-
top-10-problems-according-millenials-world-economic-forum-global-shapers-
survey-2017.html. Retrieved 4-9-19

1. Climate change/destruction of nature (48.8%)

2. Large scale conflict/wars (30.8%)
3. Inequality (income, discrimination (30.8%)
4. Poverty (29.2)
5. Religious conflicts (23.9%)
6. Government accountability and transparency/corruption(22.7)
7. Food and water security (18.2%)
8. Lack of education (15.9%)
9. Safely /security/ Well Being (14.1%)
10. Lack of economics opportunity and employment (12.1%)

Here are the top current Global Issues according to Chloe

Turner(Source:https://borgenproject.org/top-10-current-global-issues)

1. Climate change
2. Pollution
3. Violence
4. Security and well Being
5. Lack of Education
6. Unemployment
7. Government Corruption
8. Malnourishment & Hunger
9. Substance Abuse
10. Terrorism

Certain global issues cannot be solved by on-the-ground, grassroots-style

projects. These include the upholding of international law and peace,
assisting with the decolonisation of nations and ensuring the effective running
of democracies.

These are the activities that organisations like the UN oversee as a regulatory
institution. However, there are a number of policy-level issues that you can
join us to work on.

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The first is Climate change is another issue that can be most effectively
solved through policy change, as most fossil fuel emissions are produced by
factories, electricity production and cars.

However, we work on educating many communities about the importance of

protecting the local environment. These communities might then be
compelled to select their leaders based on their effective environmental
policies.

 Discuss the 17 sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the period 2015-2030.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection
of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better
and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs were set in 2015 by the
United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the
year 2030. They are included in a UN Resolution called the 2030 Agenda or
what is colloquially known as Agenda 2030.

The 17 SDGs are: (1) No Poverty, (2) Zero Hunger, (3) Good Health and
Well-being, (4) Quality Education, (5) Gender Equality, (6) Clean Water and
Sanitation, (7) Affordable and Clean Energy, (8) Decent Work and Economic
Growth, (9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, (10) Reducing Inequality,
(11) Sustainable Cities and Communities, (12) Responsible Consumption and
Production, (13) Climate Action, (14) Life Below Water, (15) Life On Land,
(16) Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, (17) Partnerships for the Goals.

Though the goals are broad and interdependent, two years later (6 July 2017)
the SDGs were made more "actionable" by a UN Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly. The resolution identifies specific targets for each goal,
along with indicators that are being used to measure progress toward each
target.
The year by which the target is meant to be achieved is usually between 2020
and 2030. For some of the targets, no end date is given.

To facilitate monitoring, a variety of tools exist to track and visualize progress

towards the goals. All intention is to make data more available and easily
understood. For example, the online publication SDG-Tracker, launched in
June 2018, presents available data across all indicators. The SDGs pay
attention to multiple cross-cutting issues, like gender equity, education, and
culture cut across all of the SDGs. There were serious impacts and
implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on all 17 SDGs in the year 2020.

 What are the top global issues today?

It will encourage us to consider the intersecting issues and mega-trends that will shape
the world ahead:

 Global Public Health (like Covid 19- Pandemic)

 Marine and Wildlife Conservation.
 Environmental and Corporate Sustainability.
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 Human Rights and Access to Justice.

 Social Economic Development.
 Climate Crisis and Clean Energy.
 Education for Development.

Pre-Competency Checklist
 List down at least 5 global issues most applicable to the Philippines. Research on Philippine
laws mean to address the problem.
1. HEALTH ISSUES
Increased access to clean water is one way to alleviate global health issues.
Besides malnutrition, there are many other issues affecting health on a global scale.
In the past, the main topic of focus was communicable diseases like hepatitis,
cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV. Increased access to clean water and
improved education around proper sanitation has resulted in an overall decrease in
the prevalence of transferable diseases worldwide. But while current strategies to
prevent disease are working, efforts to improve sanitation shouldn’t slow down.
While teaching good hygiene practices is still beneficial, the importance of
good nutritional education and preventing personal harm is now emphasised.
For example, explaining the dangers of a sugary diet, excessive alcohol consumption,
smoking tobacco, using unsafe cooking fuels, driving recklessly, and walking across a
busy highway, is imperative. Likewise, many low-income countries lack emergency
response resources. This means that providing opportunities for community
members to learn first aid skills can help to save lives. But while the focus of the
global healthcare community has now shifted to non-communicable diseases like
cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, communicable
diseases remain a burden in low-income settings.
While non-communicable diseases accounted for 74% of all deaths globally
in 2019, communicable diseases are still responsible for the majority of deaths in
low-income countries.
Today however, the most overwhelming threat to our overall global health
and well-being is the COVID-19 pandemic that we’ve been facing since its discovery
in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Most people infected with COVID-19 will experience
mild-to-moderate respiratory illness and recover quickly without needing any special
treatment. However, people over 60, and those with underlying health conditions
are more likely to develop serious illness. And, it’s not just people’s physical health
that has taken a knock because of COVID-19. There have also been serious socio-
economic side effects that will further contribute to health issues, including mental
health issues, for a long time to come.
COVID-19 spreads mainly through drops of saliva from the nose and mouth,
so it’s important that you also practise good etiquette when coughing or sneezing.
The most effective way to protect yourself and others from infection is by wearing a
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face mask, washing your hands regularly and not touching your face. And, the best
way to prevent and slow down the spread of this virus worldwide is to be well
informed.
2. THE NEED FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Although women make up approximately half of the population, there have

historically been social barriers to economic and personal freedom for women.
While much has been done to alleviate this, there is still quite a way to go, especially
in low- and middle-income settings. 

Women are disempowered from a young age, when they are held back from
attending school for financial reasons, or because of the perception that their
education does not matter. Globally, women still earn less than men, and women
with children tend to earn even less. This is a waste of potential and hampers
progress on obstacles to global prosperity.

Women’s empowerment has far-reaching benefits for the world. It has been
estimated that if women farmers could be given the same resources as men, 150
million more people could be fed, effectively achieving the goal of zero hunger.

Women across the world are often the caretakers of household health,
which means that if all women are taught effective healthcare practices, global
wellbeing statistics could be altered dramatically. Children of educated mothers are
also less likely to be malnourished and survive past the age of five.

But it is not simply the lack of access to education and financial resources
that hinders women. Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death for
women worldwide with Ischemic heart disease taking the number one spot in
women’s mortality.

3. Poverty And violence

It is increasingly acknowledged that torture and cruel, inhuman and
degrading treatment or punishment and other forms
of violence are related in many ways to disrespect for  economic, social and
cultural rights.  If, therefore, these phenomena are to be effectively 
eliminated, then their economic, social and cultural root causes must be, first,
understood  and, secondly, effectively addressed.
The converse equally applies: acting to reduce levels of violence
in a given society is a fundamental step toward ensuring the widespread enjoyment
of economic, social and  cultural rights. In the case of the Philippines, conflict
and lack of security expose
Filipinos to situations that severely impede their possibility of escaping from poverty
, of  working in just and favourable conditions, of providing care and education to
their  children and enjoying an adequate standard of living and the highest
attainable standard  of health.

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4. Land Reform and Violence
Landlessness is a root cause of violence and conflict. The Philippines is
characterised by  a monopolistic system of land ownership, whereby the majority of
land is in the hands of  an small
elite. It is reported that politicians are themselves often landowners, and that the
Land Reform Programme has been tailored to serve their own interests.  As a
consequence of the drive towards industrialization taking place in the Philippines, 
landowners are increasingly converting agricultural land to agrobusiness or other
forms of economic activity. Indeed, farmers and
peasants are the most affected by the land  reform for at least two reasons: the land
they work on is being allocated for new activities, and they are prevented from
acquiring their own land as a result of their limited  economic means and the
corruption of the land allocation system.  The 1987 Land Reform Programme has
long been criticized by Filipino farmers and  peasants, since it was
considered to have been designed from the outset to benefit
landowners rather than small farmers. OMCT is concerned that the land reform
in the Philippines includes loopholes that compromise the full enjoyment
of land rights by the most vulnerable. In particular, OMCT is concerned at those
provisions that do not allow for fair land
redistribution. This is the case, for example, with exemptions from the land 
quota system whereby landlords are exempted from limitations on the
maximum area of  land they can own if they declare their intention to convert
this land from agricultural use to commercial, industrial
or residential use. Therefore, lands remain de facto concentrated  in the hands
of an elite. 

5. Poverty and Violence Against Children

Street children, juvenile justice and violence
In all cases, poor, disadvantaged and marginalized children are more vulnerable to 
violence than their peers who enjoy the elements
of an adequate protective environment.  Similarly, poor and marginalized children
are more likely to come into conflict with the law. Poverty and
family or community breakdown can force them from their homes and  lead them
to live on the street children. In some cases, they become involved in vagrancy, 
petty crime and substance abuse. 30 In the Philippines these children are often 
apprehended without warrant and detained without access to social workers
for long  periods. They are also vulnerable to torture and illtreatment.  The fact
that the majority of detained children are from the most marginalized and 
disadvantaged sectors of society means they do not
have the economic possibility to  appoint their own counsel. In turn, the absence of
timely legal counsel undermines safeguards against torture or illtreatment in
detention. A further aspect related to  economic conditions is the
unreasonable amounts requested to obtain bail. In practice, 
this is a discriminatory mechanism and constitutes an
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insuperable financial barrier to  children coming from disadvantaged families

who, as a result, are forced to remain in  extremely poor conditions of detention. 
The juvenile justice system in the Philippines is tainted
by the inconsistency between the juvenile justice legislation as granted by the
law (de jure) and its de facto practice.  OMCT recommends the Committee to urge
the Government of the Philippines to ensure the concrete
implement of the country’s juvenile justice legislation and put into practice all
related safeguards. These should include the assurance that Filipino children are not
unlawfully arrested and detained, and that, in case of legal arrest, children are
granted  legal services and are protected from police brutality, regardless
of their economic means. Child labour and child traf icking The
high rate of child labour in the Philippines is a source of serious concern. According 
to a study carried out under the UN Common Country Assessment (2004), in 2001 
approximately 4 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 were
economically active in the Philippines. About 60 per cent of those were found to be
engaged in hazardous work and exposed to exploitation. The same Assessment
estimated that between 60,000  and 100,000 children are victims
of sexual exploitation in the Philippines.  Child labour and other forms
of exploitation, including trafficking are driven by poverty.  The Committee
on the Right of the Child has noted that persistent poverty and overseas
migration are among the factors contributing to the growth of child trafficking in the
Philippines

 Do I contribute to any of the global issues? Am I part of the problem? Can I be part of the
solution?

Plastic pollution

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Pla
stic is changing the face of our beaches!

That nearly every species of seabird eats plastic! This means that seals, whales, turtles
and many others are dying from entanglement or starvation. Digestive tracts are
blocked, and organs pierced often resulting in death. The situation is dire. It is
estimated that about 8 million tons of plastic escapes into the ocean each year. Once
in the ocean it is virtually impossible to stem the plastic tide! The solution is to stop
plastic from entering rivers and seas in the first place.
Creating awareness and educating communities on the dire impact of plastic waste is
a critical step to stemming this tide. Educating myself and making small adjustments
to my everyday living has a far greater impact than I realize.

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