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Natural disasters: What on earth is happening?

Issue 35

looks at why some communities are more vulnerable to natural disasters than others and how people respond when disaster strikes. This curriculum linked issue is an invaluable resource for students and teachers of social sciences and community educators. For more in depth information and activity ideas on natural disasters, see Global Perspectives: Disaster Response designed to give teachers more background and activity ideas on these complex issues.

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Inkling: Youth voices on global issues

Issue 01: 2010

Global Focus Aotearoa is pleased to introduce a new resource, Inkling, that showcases youth perspectives on contemporary global issues. Inkling complements our existing publication series Global Issues, adding a valuable new dimension: youth voices.

Through Inkling, young writers from the Just Write programme hope to raise awareness about the issues they care about and to help create a culture where each of us understands our role as global citizens, who have rights AND responsibilities.

If you would like a copy of Inkling please contact: youth@globalfocus.org.nz

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Gender and Culture

Issue 34

This magazine investigates gender and culture: what does it mean
to be female or male, how is gender represented in the media, and
how does gender affect people’s identity and their human rights?
Case studies from around the world are provided, offering an insight
into how gender is expressed in different cultures. This issue will be
useful for teaching about gender, sexuality, human rights, culture, as
well as the media.

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Pandemics: Under the microscope

Global Issues 33

Disease and health are huge global issues. The world can expect more types of diseases, with more opportunities for these diseases to spread. As a result, how we manage the health of our communities is an important question. This edition of Global Issues investigates how people across the world respond to the challenges that pandemics cause.

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Tourism: What's the hook?

Global Issues 32

This edition goes beyond the travel brochure to ask questions about who benefits most from tourism, where all the money goes and what impacts the tourism industry can have on the culture and environment of a host country.

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Global Issues Magazine Reference Folder

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We have compiled all our Global Issues magazines into a handy reference folder. The full folder is $65 - a great saving for over 30 magazines. The empty folder, with an index and cover is just $10

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Environmental Challenges in the Pacific

Global Issues 31

What's been happening in the Pacific? Climate change often dominates the media, but as this edition points out, there are other environmental challenges facing the Pacific, and the people there are doing something about it.

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In a World of Debt

Global Issues 30

This edition explains in simple terms the causes and effects of the global financial crisis.

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The Global Food Crisis

Global Issues 29

A look at the current global food crisis, examining who's most affected by rising food costs, and the reasons why.

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