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Health, Human Rights and Intervention Flashcards

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What are the top ten ranking countries for GDP per capita?

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  1. Luxembourg
  2. Switerland
  3. Qatar
  4. Norway
  5. USA
  6. Singapore
  7. Denmark
  8. Ireland
  9. Australia
  10. Iceland
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Bottom 10 countries GDP

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Mozambique
DRC
Liberia
Gambia
Niger
Madagascar
Malawi
Central African Republic
Burundi
South Sudan
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Top 10 Countries HDI 2019

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1	Norway
2	Switzerland
3	Ireland	
4	Germany	
4	Hong Kong, China (SAR)	
6	Australia	
6	Iceland	
8	Sweden
9	Singapore	
10	Netherlands
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Top 10 countries Happy Planet Index

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Costa Rica
Vietnam
Colombia
Belize
El Salvador
Jamaica
Panama
Nicaragua
Venezuela (not anymore, now 32nd)
Guatemala
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Top countries by GDP

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  1. United States
  2. China
  3. Japan
  4. Germany
  5. India
  6. United Kingdom
  7. France
  8. Italy
  9. Brazil
  10. Canada
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Why is GDP not always the best indicator of happiness?

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High GDP does not guarantee happiness, as Qatar is 3rd for GDP per capita, yet is in the bottom 10 for Happy Planet Index

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Why are countries that come out best for HPI neither developed nor developing?

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balance human development with environmental management

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What is Sharia Law?

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  • law of Islam
  • stems from the actions of the prophet Muhammad and his words in the Qur’an
  • covers not only religious matters, but also inheritance, marriage, contracts, punishments
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What are three Sharia Laws?

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  • woman cannot drive car
  • theft will be punished by amputation of right hand
  • a man can beat his wife for not following his orders
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Which countries use Sharia Law?

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Brunei
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Afghanistan 
Yemen
Sudan
etc
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Why is Sharia Law controversial?

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  • misogynistic

- does not align with UDHR

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What did Hans Rosling believe the world needed to improve to enhance economic development?

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  • env quality
  • health and life expectancy of the poorest
  • human rights
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What percentage of girls fo to primary school?

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90%

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What is UN’s goal for extreme poverty by 2030?

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eradicate extreme poverty everywhere

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How is the right to education monitored and enforced by UNESCO?

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  • require members to regularly report on implementation
  • have setting instruments in countries
  • makes recommendations and policy
    advice for improvements
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What happens if states do not fulfill UNESCO obligations for education?

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  • as all members have ratified, this means states are held to account through legal mechanisms
  • settlements made
  • citizens can make legal resources if right to education is violated
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What are major challenges to ensure right to education?

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  • providing FREE and COMPULSORY education
  • eliminating unfair disparities in education
  • disrupting migration
  • privatisation
  • financing of education
  • making sure people are learning the most valuable, well-taught skills
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What is UNESCO’s aim?

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  • everyone has access to basic education
  • access is not conditioned by gender or wealth
  • every country is able to offer higher education
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Why does UNESCO still have work to do, although it has been successful in emphasising importance of literacy?

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  • in much of Africa and South Asia the female literacy rate is more than 1/4 below that of males
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Which SDG includes education?

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SDG 4

21
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How can marginalised people use education as a tool?

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lift themselves out of poverty

22
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What does UNESCO do for member states linking with education?

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  • makes legal and policy frameworks for the delivery and sustainability of education
  • so governments must be held accountable for legal and political obligations
23
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How many countries guarantee 12 years free compulsory education?

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less than 20%

24
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Why is education a fundamental human right?

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  • makes fully rounded human being
  • one of most powerful tools to life out of poverty
  • narrows gender gap
25
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What does the right of education entail?

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  • free compulsory primary education
  • progressively free secondary ed
  • progressively free higher ed
  • prof training opportunities
  • equal quality of education
  • freedom of choice
  • quality teaching and supplies
26
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How many primary and scondary age children out of school?

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over 1/4 billion

27
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How is right to education ensured two means by UNESCO?

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international frameworks

political commitments by govs

28
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Human capital

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economic, social, political, cultural skills

29
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What came first in China - health or wealth?

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health

30
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Has Africa’s wealth created health?

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although they are growing economically from mineral trade, this has not created health for all

31
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What do the Asian tigers show about health before wealth?

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  • improvements in health came before wealth, and show the importance of addressing health first
32
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How much does one year of education increase wages by?

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10%

33
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What helps develop human capital? Why?

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education, as it increased knowledge and improves standard of living

34
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What does education for rural workers allow for in terms of come?

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diversification

35
Q

How many Indonesian female workers with no education employed in non - farm work?

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17% of Indonesian women

36
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How many Indonesian female workers with secondary education employed in non - farm work?

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72%

37
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Fact with education and disease prevention

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people with primary education are less than half as likely to contract HIV than those with no education

38
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What do women with six years of education seek more likely (health)

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prenatal care, assisted childbirth

39
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What disease can maternal education mitigate?

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pneumonia

40
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What is the largest cause of child death?

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pneumonia

41
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How does education protect people from exploitation in labour market?

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makes them more likely to seek secure contracts

42
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Example of more people seeking contracts due to education

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  • El Salvador, only 7% of workers with no education had job contract 2014, but 49% of those with secondary education
43
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Factors preventing access to education

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culture
conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters
social class
gender
health, disability
wealth
44
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How can culture restrict access to education?

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  • misogynistic culture restricts female freedom

- in some Islamic countries with Sharia law there are female restrictions

45
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What percentage of countries had equal gender access to primary schools in 2015

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69%

46
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What did Sakena Yacoobi do for education and human rights for women?

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  • educated men who threatened her

- taught refugees in Pakistan camp of 7.5 million human rights

47
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What does Yacoobi’s education of men who threatened her signify?

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show that we should be educating men, as they atr giving harshest treatment of women

48
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What did Talibinization mean for women?

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complete taking away of female participation in economic, social activities, banned from school

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