Here are some movies and YouTube clips you may wish to catch up on to help your wider understanding and strengthen your knowledge of Conflict:
Darfur - roll over tittle here The Devil Came on Horseback
Uganda - The LastKing of Scotland - full movie on DVD tells whole story clicklink to right - here is a trailer
Rawanda - Hotel Rawanda - full movie tells story of tribal genocide click link to right click here
Ireland - Five Minutes from Heaven reconcilliation and the peace process click link to right click to see film.
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Afghanistan - post conflict Security and Development
Afghanistan is undergoing huge changes as it strives for political stability and economic development. The following links provide useful background and detail for the purpose of completing the essay on No Security without Development and No Development without Security.
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Separatism Rises Again in Spain
Catalonia is seeking to gain independence from Spain - check this story and make notes from it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25353086
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25353086
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Failed States
Follow the link for the 10 reasons why States Fail http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/06/18/10_reasons_countries_fall_apart#sthash.mTCIQxPk.dpbs
From the links add notes on key Case Studies for your work on Security and Development
From the links add notes on key Case Studies for your work on Security and Development
Sunday, 8 December 2013
The challenge of Global Poverty
Most of the poorest countries are in sub-Saharan Africa and, until very recently, almost all have huge debts. Few have any hope of repaying the debt as interest alone exceeds the value of their exports consequently many face a long term challenge to erradicate poverty.
Bill Gates & Hans Rosling addressing 2012 conference to end extremme poverty
Life expectancy
Access to clean water
Number of people per doctor
BMI
Children enrolled in primary school
Mobile phone owners?
Internet users?
Devised by M.D. Morris in mid 70s
Measured on a 1-100 scale (100 being best)
In 1960 53%world population lived in countries with PQLI averages of less than 50
By 1995 only 11%
From 1960 1995 1.7 billion to 584 million
GII Gender Inequality Index
MPI Multidimensional Poverty Index
Changes in global climate, long term drought, natural disasters and
flooding have all contributed to disrupting food supplies, agricultural and
industrial production in the developing world and affected living space.
STUDENT TASKS ~
Research and Make Notes on:
TASK 2 Produce a 2 page Case Study on Debt Cancellation in Uganda - use the following as a basis for your research.
(2) The Millennium Development Goals
TASK 3 - USE the links below to summarise each MDG
The 8 MDGs were set by the United Nations with a deadline of 2015. These 8 goals all aim to reduce global poverty in poorer nations of the world. As the 2015 deadline looms closer, there is much discussion over their achievement, the future beyond 2015, their successes and failures.
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, set targets to:
TASK 4 Have a read of the information on the following website and make notes:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/millennium-development-goals
Progress with the MDG
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/report-2013/2013_progress_english.pdf
TASK 5 USE the following link to produce a summary CASE STUDY
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/mdg_goals/mdg1/
Bill Gates & Hans Rosling addressing 2012 conference to end extremme poverty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mFHctW3zQgg
Measuring Poverty
Watch the video and make some notes… is it easy to
measure?
Economic indicators
The International Poverty
Line
$1.25 per day, adjusted for PPP (set in 2008)
Estimated 1.4 billion live at or below this line
Is this a good way to measure poverty?
Poverty Gap Ratio
Expresses the total amount of money which would be needed
to raise the poor from their present incomes to the poverty line ($1.25PPP), as
a proportion of the poverty line, and averaged over population, which measures the depth of
poverty.
The mean distance separating the population from the
poverty line(with the non-poor being given a distance of zero), expressed as a percentage
of the poverty line.
In other words it measures the depth of poverty as well
as the incidence.
Are economic indicators
enough?
Literacy RateLife expectancy
Access to clean water
Number of people per doctor
BMI
Children enrolled in primary school
Mobile phone owners?
Internet users?
Composite Quality of Life
Indices
PQLI Physical Quality of Life Index
Combines life expectancy, infant mortality rate
and literacy rateDevised by M.D. Morris in mid 70s
Measured on a 1-100 scale (100 being best)
In 1960 53%world population lived in countries with PQLI averages of less than 50
By 1995 only 11%
From 1960 1995 1.7 billion to 584 million
Composite
Quality of Life Indices
UN Indices:
HDI Human Development Index
HPI Human Poverty Index
IHDI Inequality-Adjusted Human Development IndexHPI Human Poverty Index
GII Gender Inequality Index
MPI Multidimensional Poverty Index
The Causes of
Global Poverty
Debt
Many of the
poorest countries have on-going conflict which makes it very difficult for them
to develop and get out of poverty.
E.g. The DR of
Congo, Djibouti, Nigeria, Sudan and Afghanistan all have on-going
conflicts. They also have the lowest HDI and MDPI in the world.
Corruption is
both a cause and result of poverty. Sudan, Afghanistan and the DR of Congo
rank very low in the CPI.
Environmental Factors
Ways
forward to address Poverty
(1) The Highly
Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC)
TASK 1 - Make Notes from the Fact Sheet
TASK 3 - USE the links below to summarise each MDG
The 8 MDGs were set by the United Nations with a deadline of 2015. These 8 goals all aim to reduce global poverty in poorer nations of the world. As the 2015 deadline looms closer, there is much discussion over their achievement, the future beyond 2015, their successes and failures.
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, set targets to:
MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger | MDG 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education | MDG 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women |
MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality | MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health | MDG 6: Combat HIV AIDS Malaria and Other Diseases |
MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability |
TASK 4 Have a read of the information on the following website and make notes:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/millennium-development-goals
Progress with the MDG
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/report-2013/2013_progress_english.pdf
TASK 5 USE the following link to produce a summary CASE STUDY
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/mdg_goals/mdg1/
Friday, 15 November 2013
ONE CHILD POLICY COMING TO AN END?
China is changing its rules on the One Child Policy
Follow the link here to find out more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24957303
Follow the link here to find out more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24957303
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Status of Women in Work - a changing picture
Follow the link to the story below and subsequent links on the changing status of women and access to education and work.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24534782
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24379018
http://populationgrowth.org/food-security-in-sub-saharan-africa-women-are-the-answer/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24534782
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24379018
http://populationgrowth.org/food-security-in-sub-saharan-africa-women-are-the-answer/
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Global Immunisation - new data and maps
Follow the LINK to see the BBC report on Global Immunisation.
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Scottish Devolution
In twelve months the Scottish people will vote on whether to stay in the Union. Follow events as they unfold here.
Friday, 30 August 2013
UK Wind Farms - new proposals for residents
The Government announce new plans for UK onshore wind farms - how will this affect Knabs Ridge II? Follow the link here
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Afghanistan No security without development ......
Here are two contrasting articles to consider the security and development argument in Afghanistan
Article 1 - the Female Brain Drain
Article 2 - out of conflict an entrepreneurial spirit rises
Monday, 29 April 2013
Friday, 15 March 2013
Is the UK Ready for an Ageing Population?
A Ministerial Report presented to the House of Lords has raised some serious concerns about how the country is prepared to face the social and economic consequences posed by an increasingly ageing population.
Follow th elink to read the full article and public comments which follow it.
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