Today we are doing presentations.First, Maddie and Bill's goal was Gender Equality - the goal is to make genders equal. the goal is to eliminate gender disparity and all levels of education be equal, no later than 2015. The problem is women are not treated fairly in the work world, and also in third world countries they do not give proper education to girls and women. The progerss they have made is not very close to making the goal. The UN is making more rules forthe women to be able to be treated the same such as things to do with education and teacher training and things like that. Women are slowly gaining political power. Success stories inclue women rights, bangladesh court combats, thilands new constitution, and moroccos family law. Poverty is the main cause of the inequality in gender because they can not afford or be given access to education and things of that nature.Then, Liz and Tiffany went on Universal Education - Goal is to have all primary aged kids to go to school by the year 2015. Enrollment has reached 89%, which has gone up. We will not reach the goal though at the pace we are going. 69 million school aged children are still not in school. Problems are high drop out rates, and double the amount of teachers that they already have. Ideas that have worked consist of abolishing poor coutry fees, recrutiong retirees, promoting education for schools, and mobile/tent schools for remote areas. The UN is supporting countries in building the schools, they support putting an end to child marriges, and helping provide school meals.
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