GLOBAL CRISES THE WORLD CAN'T IGNORE!

Global Crisis is a set of events such as war and genocide, extreme natural disasters, election violence, pandemics and global warming that will affect all countries worldwide.

5 GLOBAL CRISES THAT IS HAPPENING: CLIMATE CHANGE FOOD INSECURITY CHILD MARRIAGE REFUGEES CHILD TRAFFICKING / LABOUR

CLIMATE CHANGE The environment has already been affected by global climate change. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up more easily, plant and animal ranges have shifted, and trees are flowering earlier than expected. Scientists' predictions over these matters are loss of sea ice, accelerated sea levels and also intense heat waves. Credit to: NASA

Causes & effects of climate change Causes

effects

Deforestation Energy Use Rapid Industrialization Resource Extraction Pollution

Rising Sea Levels Loss of biodiversity Unpredictable weather Rising temperatures Land Degradation

FOOD INSECURITY It can cause serious health complications, especially when people are forced to choose between spending money on food or medicines. Food insecurity is highly correlated with financial challenges but may also be caused by physical or logistical challenges in accessing or cooking nutritious food. Credit to: The Japan Times

10 COUNTRIES WITH FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES SOMALIA CHAD YEMEN HAITI TIMOR-LESTE

CONGO CENTRAL AFRICAN MADAGASCAR LIBERIA SIERRA LEONE

CHILD MARRIAGES

Child marriage is a human rights violation that prohibits girls from getting an education, living a healthy lifestyle, bonding with peers their own age, developing and eventually choosing their own life partners. Credit to: The Independent

CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD MARRIAGES

Higher risk of experiencing fatal complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Hinders girls from getting proper education and normal lives. Increase girls' vulnerability towards domestic abuse, either sexually or physically.

REFUGEES 82.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Developing countries host about 86% of the world’s refugees. At least 48 million people are displaced within their own country, while 4.1 million are asylum-seekers.

Credit to: UNHCR

child labor

DEFINITION

The exploitation of children who are deprived of their childhood due to employment that hinders them from attending school or causes them physical, mental, or social trauma.

Credit to: World Vision

WHAT ARE THE WORST FORM OF CHILD LABOR? Slavery

Drug production or any illegal act

Forced recruitment into war conflict

Debt bondage

Prostitution & Pornography

Hazardous physical work

WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD AND MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE. IT IS IN YOUR HANDS TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

(NELSON MANDELA)

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