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Human rights has fallen far Human rights has fallen far short of the commitments short of the commitments made. Your agenda for the made. Your agenda for the

future should include future should include strengthening national strengthening national

healthcare systems, decent healthcare systems, decent wages and working wages and working

conditions, gender equality, conditions, gender equality, focusing more on issues of focusing more on issues of

violence and organized violence and organized crime, poor nutrition and crime, poor nutrition and

better family planning.better family planning.You should tackle poverty, a You should tackle poverty, a

condition where your own condition where your own people do not have the people do not have the

means to afford basic human means to afford basic human needs such as clean water, needs such as clean water,

nutrition, healthcare, clothing nutrition, healthcare, clothing and shelter. You should then and shelter. You should then

solve the inefficient solve the inefficient institutions, corruption and institutions, corruption and

political instability.political instability.

As you near the end of the first decade of the 21st century, about twenty As you near the end of the first decade of the 21st century, about twenty percent of your world’s population (1.3 billion people) lives in percent of your world’s population (1.3 billion people) lives in

absolute poverty, constituting the most devastating socio-economic absolute poverty, constituting the most devastating socio-economic problem of the least developed and developing countries.problem of the least developed and developing countries.

Over 24,000 children die every day around the world. That is one child Over 24,000 children die every day around the world. That is one child dying every 3.6 seconds. The silent killers are poverty, hunger, easily dying every 3.6 seconds. The silent killers are poverty, hunger, easily

preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes.preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes.

Look Matilda these humans are still trying to find a way to Look Matilda these humans are still trying to find a way to tackle the issues of global education: environmental tackle the issues of global education: environmental education, intercultural education, peace and conflict education, intercultural education, peace and conflict

studies, development education, human rights education, studies, development education, human rights education, education for democracy, human geography, world education for democracy, human geography, world

studies. studies.

I can’t understand humans honey. Many countries around the world have I can’t understand humans honey. Many countries around the world have not as yet prohibited corporal punishment in schools. To make it worse, not as yet prohibited corporal punishment in schools. To make it worse, physical punishment by a parent, as long as it is not severe, is still seen physical punishment by a parent, as long as it is not severe, is still seen by many humans as necessary discipline, and condoned, or sadly, even by many humans as necessary discipline, and condoned, or sadly, even

encouraged when they know that spanking and other corporal encouraged when they know that spanking and other corporal punishment by parents are associated with an increased probability of punishment by parents are associated with an increased probability of

sexual problems as their child becomes a teen or adult sexual problems as their child becomes a teen or adult

Haven't you realised that organized crime most typically flourishes when a Haven't you realised that organized crime most typically flourishes when a central government and civil society is disorganized, weak, absent or central government and civil society is disorganized, weak, absent or

untrusted. Is it possible that you have not noticed that criminal organizations untrusted. Is it possible that you have not noticed that criminal organizations are increasingly working together, realizing that it is better to work in are increasingly working together, realizing that it is better to work in

cooperation rather than in competition with each other. Are you blind to notice cooperation rather than in competition with each other. Are you blind to notice that this has led to the rise of global criminal organizations with the sole that this has led to the rise of global criminal organizations with the sole

purpose of generating a monetary profit or the setting up of terrorist purpose of generating a monetary profit or the setting up of terrorist organizations, not to mention fraud swindles, scams & racketeering.organizations, not to mention fraud swindles, scams & racketeering.

Surely you must know by now that Surely you must know by now that the average adult human needs the average adult human needs about 2,800 calories each day to about 2,800 calories each day to

stay healthy.stay healthy.Despite this, about 800 million Despite this, about 800 million

people–13 percent of the world’s people–13 percent of the world’s population–do not get as many population–do not get as many

calories as they need. Continuing calories as they need. Continuing population and consumption population and consumption growth mean thatgrowth mean that the global the global

demand for food will increase for demand for food will increase for at least anotherat least another 40 years. You then 40 years. You then allowed growing competition for allowed growing competition for

land, water, and energy, in addition land, water, and energy, in addition to the overexploitation of fisheries. to the overexploitation of fisheries.

All this will affect yourAll this will affect your ability to ability to produce food, as will the urgent produce food, as will the urgent

requirement to reducerequirement to reduce the impact the impact of the food system on the of the food system on the

environment. The effectsenvironment. The effects of climate of climate change are a further threat.change are a further threat.

Human societies may each define crime and crimes differently. CHuman societies may each define crime and crimes differently. Crime is a social rime is a social phenomenon yet its definition is simple, it phenomenon yet its definition is simple, it prescribes how you humans ought to prescribes how you humans ought to behave normally.behave normally. Yet when one considers that a crime may cause or ignite war or Yet when one considers that a crime may cause or ignite war or confict you have done nothing to eridicate crime once and for all. You humans are confict you have done nothing to eridicate crime once and for all. You humans are

still inflicted with crimes such as still inflicted with crimes such as bribery, obstruction of justice, perjury, and insider bribery, obstruction of justice, perjury, and insider trading, murder, rape, theft and assault, to mention but a few. You have failed to trading, murder, rape, theft and assault, to mention but a few. You have failed to

reach the legitimate goals of enforcement and punishment. It seems that the motto reach the legitimate goals of enforcement and punishment. It seems that the motto still stands: “The best and brightest that man can acquire he must obtain by crime.”still stands: “The best and brightest that man can acquire he must obtain by crime.”

Hey, what are you doing over the energy crisis? You are faced with over-Hey, what are you doing over the energy crisis? You are faced with over-consumption, aging infrastructure, choke point disruption at oil refineries and port consumption, aging infrastructure, choke point disruption at oil refineries and port

facilities that restrict fuel supply. Furthermore, you are now faced with pipeline facilities that restrict fuel supply. Furthermore, you are now faced with pipeline failures and other accidents causing more interruptions to energy supplies. And, to failures and other accidents causing more interruptions to energy supplies. And, to make a bad situation even worse for your consumers you have raised the oil prices. make a bad situation even worse for your consumers you have raised the oil prices.

What are your politicians doing to set up new nuclear power stations to replaces What are your politicians doing to set up new nuclear power stations to replaces those that will be de-commissioned in a few years? Energy crisis brings with it those that will be de-commissioned in a few years? Energy crisis brings with it

energy rationing and fuel rationing. Is that what you want? energy rationing and fuel rationing. Is that what you want?

Now let us tackle the topic of Wildlife! Now let us tackle the topic of Wildlife! Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms.

Domesticating wild plant and animal species for your own benefit has Domesticating wild plant and animal species for your own benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has had a major impact on the occurred many times all over the planet, and has had a major impact on the

environment, both positive and negative. You have historically tended to environment, both positive and negative. You have historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways including the legal, separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways including the legal,

social, and moral sense. Hunting, fishing, or gathering wildlife is still a social, and moral sense. Hunting, fishing, or gathering wildlife is still a significant food source for you humans, but, in your excessive desire to significant food source for you humans, but, in your excessive desire to hunt, more often as a sport or recreation, some of our species have been hunt, more often as a sport or recreation, some of our species have been

hunted to extinction.hunted to extinction.

I would love to give credit to Lawrence Paiken for his stupendous photography I would love to give credit to Lawrence Paiken for his stupendous photography of all the animals depicted in my slides.of all the animals depicted in my slides.

The text was selected by me from various articles I found on the Net.The text was selected by me from various articles I found on the Net.Musical choice is: Musical choice is: "Welcome to the Jungle" "Welcome to the Jungle" a song by American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, featured on their a song by American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, featured on their

1987 debut studio album, 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Appetite for Destruction. This in my opinion is the best verse:This in my opinion is the best verse:Welcome to the jungleWelcome to the jungle

It gets worse here everydayIt gets worse here everydayYou learn to live like an animalYou learn to live like an animal

In the jungle where we playIn the jungle where we playIf you got a hunger for what you seeIf you got a hunger for what you see

You'll take it eventuallyYou'll take it eventuallyYou can have anything you wantYou can have anything you wantBut you better not take it from meBut you better not take it from me

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