2. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS
THE RIGHTS OF GLOBAL CITIZENS ARE IMBEDDED
IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS. THE CORE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION
• INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY
• equality
• equity
18. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS
NEW RIGHTS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
UDHR AGENDA
• DIGITAL ACCESS RIGHTS
• LGBT rights
• environmental rights
19. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
RESPONSIBILITIES
A global citizen, living in an emerging world
community, has moral, ethical, political, and
economic responsibilities. These responsibilities
include:
20. #1 Responsibility to
understand one’s own
perspective and the
perspectives of others on
global issues.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
RESPONSIBILITIES
# 2 Responsibility to
respect the principle of
cultural diversity
# 3 Responsibility to make
connections and build
relationships with people
from other countries and
cultures.
21. #4 Responsibility to
understand the ways in
which the peoples and
countries of the world are
inter-connected and inter-
dependent
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
RESPONSIBILITIES
#5 Responsibility to
understand global issues
#6 Responsibility to
advocate for greater
international cooperation
with other nations
22. #7 Responsibility for
advocating for the
implementation of
international agreements,
conventions, treaties
related to global issues
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
RESPONSIBILITIES
#8 Responsibility for
advocating for more
effective global equity and
justice in each of the value
domains of the world
community.
23. VALUE GLOBAL CITIZEN’S RIGHT GLOBAL CITIZEN’S RESPONSIBILITIES
FREEDOM
Right to dignity
Right to raise children
Right to be free from hunger
Protection against violence, oppression, and
injustice
Right to vote and express political views
Respect others’ rights
Educate ourselves about rights and work to protect
and extend
them for all
Value others’ dignity
Abide the laws prohibiting violence
Participate in government
EQUALITY
Right to an education
Right to a job and economic opportunity
Right to healthcare
Right to an adequate standard of living
Right to creative expression
Right to gender equality
Support everyone’s right to the opportunity to benefit
from
development
Support gender equality
SOLIDARITY
Commit to social justice
Be willing to even the playing field even if doesn’t
benefit
oneself.
24. VALUE GLOBAL CITIZEN’S RIGHT GLOBAL CITIZEN’S RESPONSIBILITIES
TOLERANCE Right to be accepted for who you are
Respect and cherish diversity
Promote and participate in a culture of
peace and dialogue among
all civilizations
RESPECT FOR
NATURE
Benefit from the use of living species and natural resources Support sustainable development
SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY
Support your goverments’ active and
multilateral participation
in addressing global problems
Supporting the central role of the UN