Global Ethics and UNICEF's 2017 Appeal

Global Ethics in the Context of Global Issues

• Global ethics examines ethical challenges in a global context, focusing on issues like malnutrition, water security, and famine.
• Water security is the ability to have enough clean water for human use.
• Malnutrition is a serious health condition resulting from insufficient or excessive nutrients in the diet.
• A moral imperative is a sense of duty toward others, driven by generosity and willingness, not mandates, often to help the poor and needy.
• Famine is a severe food shortage leading to a high death rate.

UNICEF Urgent Appeal (2017)

• UNICEF launched a $255 million appeal to address the needs of children in Northeast Nigeria, Somalia, Southern Sudan, and Yemen in March 2017.
• Funding will support food, water, healthcare, education, and protection services for affected children.
• A major portion of the funding will support nutrition programs, medical care for malnourished children, water and sanitation systems, and hygiene education.
• UNICEF works with partners to provide emergency healthcare for approximately 3.9 million people in Northeast Nigeria.
• Acute malnutrition treatment will be provided to 220,000 children under the age of 5.
• Access to safe drinking water will be provided to over 2 million people. In Somalia over 1.7 million children under the age of five receive life-saving aid and 227,000 cases of severe malnutrition are treated.
• In both Southern Sudan and Yemen, UNICEF provides life-saving aid and assistance to those most affected by famine and malnutrition.

Your Turn (Tasks A & B)

• Task A: Compare the healthcare, education, and safety of children in one of the countries mentioned in the text (e.g., Northeast Nigeria) with the situation of children in the UAE.
• Task B: UNICEF seeks funding for programs battling hunger and malnutrition, highlighting it as an international moral imperative. Investigate the UAE's contributions.

Task 2: International Organizations Protecting Ideas

• Industrial design refers to the aesthetic appearance of a product or piece.
• The owner of a registered industrial design can prevent individuals from manufacturing and importing similar products.
• Trademarks are marks that distinguish a company's goods and services.
• International organizations, such as WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), protect designs and trademarks through treaties and national laws.

Your Turn (Page 6)

• Task 1: Explain why pirating concepts is a moral issue and why intellectual property rights are important to prevent piracy.
• Task 2: Create a unique logo for a school. Determine design elements.
• Task 3: Research and identify measures to protect a school logo in the UAE.

Differentiated Task (Page 7)

• Question 1: List 5 global challenges with ethical implications.
• Question 2: Explain the connection between human rights and global ethics.
• Question 3: Compare the ethical challenges faced by developing and developed nations regarding global warming.
• Question 4: Assess the effectiveness of international agreements, like the Paris Agreement, on ethical concerns related to climate change.

Reflection of Learning (Page 8)

• Take on the role of a WHO official and discuss ethical health issues with classmates.
• Topics include using individuals in medical experiments and the use of chemical weapons.

Extended Task (Page 9)

• Describe AI tools and their applications in a chosen field
• Analyze how AI tools could evolve over the next decade.
• Analyze ethical considerations: security, privacy, bias, fairness, transparency, accountability, liability, governance.
• Consider ethical and legal implications of using AI systems.

This quiz explores global ethics, focusing on pressing issues such as malnutrition, water security, and famine. It also addresses UNICEF's urgent appeal from 2017 aimed at supporting vulnerable children in conflict-affected regions. Test your knowledge and understanding of these critical global issues.