Human Rights Day Padlet by Lily Doyeon Kim

Facts about human rights

clee252_1 — 2023-11-15 03:01:51 UTC

By freeing slaves, allowing freedom of religion, and establishing racial equality, King Cyrus the Great of Persia (600-530 BCE) recognizes a basic concept of human rights.
In 2011, access to the internet is discussed as a basic human right
In 2018, the United States leaves the UN Human Rights Council, igniting global condemnation and frustration

FAST FACTS: GOAL 8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

2023-11-15 03:02:54 UTC

How many people are unemployed?

The estimated total global unemployment in 2022 was 192 million. Projections indicate that global unemployment is expected to decrease further to 5.3 per cent in 2023, equivalent to 191 million people.

FAST FACTS: Plastic Pollution

2023-11-15 03:03:20 UTC

Plastics account for 85 per cent of marine litter. Without proper action, 11 million metric tons of plastic currently entering the ocean annually will triple in the next twenty years.

FAST FACTS: GOAL 2 - ZERO HUNGER

2023-11-15 03:05:14 UTC

HOW MANY PEOPLE GO HUNGRY?

It is projected that more than 600 million people worldwide will be facing hunger in 2030, highlighting the immense challenge of achieving the zero hunger target.

FAST FACTS: Biodiversity

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Agriculture alone is a threat to 85 per cent of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction. A landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement contains 23 action based targets to be reached by 2030 to pave the way for further targets to be achieved by 2050.

FAST FACTS: Life Below Water (Overfishing)

hychoo261_1 — 2023-11-22 21:58:43 UTC

Roughly 80% of the world's fishing industries are already depleted, being over-exploited, or facing risk of collapse.

90% of the world's large predatory fish (e.g. sharks, tuna, swordfish) are already gone.

In 2023, around 40% of global catch consists of bycatch, which is mostly then discarded at sea.

Since the 1500s, over 15 species of marine animals have gone extinct.

fast facts about general human rights violations

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Food Security in Gaza

2023-11-23 02:45:15 UTC

Education Inequality

cyshin261_1 — 2023-11-23 02:48:58 UTC