Health, Human Rights And Intervention Flashcards
Define ecological footprint
A measurement of the area of land or water required to provide a person (or society) with the energy food and resources they consume and the waste they produce.
Name the 4 aspects assessed through human development
health
life expectancy
access to education
human rights
Define a democratic government
a system of government through elected representatives of the people
Define a totalitarian government
A system of government that is centralised and dictatorial. It requires complete subservience to the state with political control in the hands of elites
Define geopolitical intervention
Occurs when and where a country exercises its power in order to influence the course of events outside of its borders
Define official development assistance (ODA)
A measure used by the OECD as an indicator of the flows of international aid. Flows are transfers of resources , either cash or in the form of commodities or services
Define Rendition
The practice of sending foreign criminal or terrorist suspects covertly to interrogated in a country where there is less concern about the human rights of terrorist suspects
What is the happy planet index?
Happy Planet Index= (experienced well being) x (life expectancy/ ecological footprint)
Name 4 common global barriers to education
Ethnicity Physical and mental ability Social class Wealth Gender
What is the human development index
HDI takes into account life expectancy, education (years of schooling), economic growth (per capita income)
Define the development gap
The widening income and prosperity gap between the global “haves” of the developed world and the “have nots” of the developing world, especially the least developed countries
Define bilateral aid
Aid that is delivered on a one to one basis between a donor and a recipient country.
Define multilateral aid
Aid (usually financial, sometimes technically given by donor countries to international aid organisations such a s the world bank or oxfam. These organisational distribute the aid to what they deem to be deserving causes.
Name 4 facts which show the North South divide
15/20 worst areas for social care were in the North
8/10 of the cities with the highest unemployment rates were in the North
Schools in the SE send 50% more students to Oxbridge than national average
Children in the North are 70% more likely to go into care
What are the top 3 countries for the Happy Planet Index?
Costa Rica
Mexico
Columbia
What are the top 3 countries for the Human Development Index
Norway
Austailia
Switzerland
What are the top 3 countries for Gross Domestic Product per Capita
Quatar
Luxemburg
Singapore
Name the top 3 countries for life expectancy
Japan
Switzerland
Singapore
In 4 ways how has poverty caused poor health in Zambia
5 million without clean water
Nearly 7 million without sanitation
45% of children are stunted
Over 50% of births aren’t attended by a health professional
Name 4 facts about the gap between the health of Aboriginal and non Aboriginal residents.
Aboriginals live 17 years less on average
Aboriginal people now 13 times more likely to be imprisoned than non-Indigenous people
Aboriginal women 34 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of family violence
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people are 24 times more likely to be in detention
Name 4 facts about Cuba
51% of GDP is spent on education
99.9% of births are attended by skilled staff
Only 3.4 tonnes of C02 emiited pp per year
11 cell phones per 100 people
Name 4 facts about the UK
29% of GDP is pent on education
99% of births attended by medics
7.5 tonnes of CO2 emitted pp per year
130 cell phones per 100 people
Name 4 facts about Saudi Arabia
19% of GDP is pent on education
97% of births attended by medics
17 tonnes of CO2 emitted pp per year
191 cell phones per 100 people
Compare the literacy rates of North and South Korea
N Korea=100%
S Korea=98%
Compare the GDP per capita of North and South Korea
N Korea=$2000
S Korea=$35000
Compare the military spending of North and South Korea
N Korea=$10 billion
S Korea=$31 billion
Compare the life expectancy’s of North and South Korea
N Korea= 70 years
S Korea= 81 years
Name 4 successes of the MDG
Deaths of children under the age of 5 were halved
Global internet access went from >1% to 43%
Extreme poverty went from 47% to 14%
Primary school enrollment increased by 15%
What are the 4 types of geopolitical intervention?
Development aid
Military aid
Trade Embargoes
Military Action
Name 4 facts about women in Afghanistan
87% face psychological or physical abuse
17% are literate
57% live within 1 hours walk of a doctor
396/10000 births end in maternal mortality
Describe an example of Trade Embargoes
1980’s UN imposed weapons and oil embargo in South Africa until the end of apartheid
Describe an example of indirect military action
2017, Nigerian Forces were trained by the British Army to fight against Boko Haram
Name an example of Military issues
The USA gave $1.3 billion of military aid to Egypt in the fight against IS
Give 4 facts about the conflict in Iraq
Human rights have been reduced
2005 478 suicide bombers in Iraq
1000000 civilian in 2010
1.6 million Iraqis were displaced
Give 4 facts about the conflict in Ukraine
In Crimea 90% are Russian speaking
10000 killed
Russian forces claimed political buildings
Reports of torture and disapperences
Give 4 facts about the conflict in Libya
The west allowed “tribalism” to take over
2017 the area has peace and a stabilising government
The area is a haven for IS
600000 migrants and refugees sold into slavery
Give 4 facts about the conflict against IS
1.3 million are recorded to have died in the war against terror
War crimes e.g. Guantanamo Bay
Major terrorist attacks have been prevented
Countries including Afghanistan have been made more peaceful
Name the pro’s and con’s of the Geneva Convention
\+Includes most countries \+Prevents war crimes \+Supports refugees and the vulnerable -Richer countries not brought to trial -Not effective in court
Name the pro’s and con’s of the UDHR
+All encompassing
+Used to prosecute Radovan Kardzic leader in Surb/Bosnian genocide
-Not compulsory
-Countries like USA&Ireland not held accountable
Name the pro’s and con’s of ECHR
+Sanctions/ Accountable
+International Co-Operation
-Richer countries can afford to break laws
-Only EU countries
