Had a presentation with the goal of trying to stop people saying the "R" word.
UN group presentations-
Global Pratnership- goal is to try to improve economic growth and prosperity. Everyone should work together to make the world better.
-Help developing countries with their special needs.
-Help make it easier for developing nations to be involved in trade. reduce tax on imported goods.
-Trying to get more communication to developing nations, such as the internet.(helps communication, business, and education)
-Sucess stories- Port-au-Prince has now begen to get free schooling.
Enviromental Sustainability- Main goal is to stop deforestation. In the last 10 years 13 milion hectares of forest were lost.( hecatare is 10,000 square meters) Brazil is the #1 tree killer.
-Trying to get countries to use more renewable resources such as water, air and solar energy.
-Trying to get animals off of the endangered species list. (urbanization, agriculture, pollution, tourism, and industry are a main cause of animals losing habitat.)
- Trying to get clean drinking water for people of developing nations.
- By 2020 the UN wants to improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.
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