3. Social issues are moral problems that
affect a member or members of a
society directly or indirectly. Some of
these issues include poverty, divorce,
bullying, civil rights, corruption,
pornography, abortion, abuse, crime,
and education.

4. Examples:
• Abortion
• The Death
Penalty
• Poverty
• Infectious
Diseases
• Overpopulation
• Immigration
• Gun Control
• Gay Marriage

6. The United Nations was founded in
1945 . In the original charter, the
members pledged the following…
“To save succeeding generations from
the scourge of war, which twice in our
lifetime… brought untold sorrow to
mankind, and to reaffirm faith in
fundamental human rights, in dignity
and worth of the human person, in the
equal rights of men and women of
nations large and small, and to
promote social progress and better
standards of life in larger freedom.”
The UN , then, has two chief goals:
peace and human dignity.

7. The United Nations has a number of
agencies that function under its
direction. These include the United
Nations Educational, Scientific , and
Cultural Organization, The World
Health Organization, and the United
Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund.
All of these agencies have had success
in providing aid to address economic
and social problems .
The UN has also provided a valuable
service in organizing international
conferences on important issues such
as population growth and poverty.

8. Issues addressed by Agenda 21 include poverty, changing
patterns of production and
consumption, overpopulation, managing natural
resources, protecting the atmosphere, oceans and
biodiversity, preventing deforestation, and promoting
sustainable agriculture.
Agenda 21 is a document resulting from the 1992
UN Conference on Environment and Development
detailing proposals for action in social and
economic areas.
Governments agreed that: “No nation can
achieve this on its own. Together we can
— in a global partnership for sustainable
development.”

9. 1993: The UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Supports and encourages actions by governments, business, industry
and non-governmental groups to bring about the social and
economic changes needed for sustainable development.
Promotes dialogue and builds partnerships between governments
and the major groups which are seen as key to achieving sustainable
development worldwide.
Sustainable development: Meeting the needs of humans and
protecting the environment.
Source: UNESCO

10. Non Governmental Organizations
include professional, business, and
cooperative organizations;
foundations; religious, peace, and
disarmament groups.
The NGO’s work to -- limiting or the
reduction of armed forces and
weapons; youth and women’s
organizations ; environmental and
human rights groups; and research
institutes.
According to educator Elise
Boulding, “the existence of these
groups are an important instrument
in the cultivation of global
perspectives.”

12. The Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) is
an international non-governmental organization based in New York.
It was founded in 1990 by U.S. congresswoman Bella Abzug and
Mim Kelber to focus on women’s issues in the United Nations.
Gender equality is a central issue for WEDO.