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FDR on 6 January 1941

Friday Forum Model: What does world wealth distribution indicate about first world ethics and morality particularly freedom of expression, liberty of conscience. FDR on 6 January 1941.

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FDR on 6 January 1941

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  1. Friday Forum Model:What does world wealth distribution indicate about first world ethics and morality particularly freedom of expression, liberty of conscience

  2. FDR on 6 January 1941 “Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere,” particularly freedom of expression, liberty of conscience, freedom from armed aggression, and “freedom from want, which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants — everywhere in the world.” These four Human Rights are “attainable in our own time and generation.”

  3. The Most Underfulfilled Human Right “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control” Article 25(1) Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  4. Human Cost of Poverty Today Among ca. 6800 million human beings, about 800 million are undernourished (UNDP 2007, p. 90), 1 bn now (FAO) 2000 million lack access to essential drugs (www.fic.nih.gov/about/plan/exec_summary.htm), 1085 million lack access to safe drinking water (UNDP 2007, p. 254), 1000 million lack adequate shelter (UNDP 1998, p. 49), 2000 million have no electricity (UNDP 2007, p. 305), 2600 million lack adequate sanitation (UNDP 2007, p. 254), 774 million adults are illiterate (www.uis.unesco.org), 211 million children (aged 5 to 17) do wage work outside their household — often under slavery-like and hazardous conditions: as soldiers, prostitutes or domestic servants, or in agriculture, construction, textile or carpet production (ILO: The End of Child Labour, Within Reach,2006, pp. 9, 11, 17-18).

  5. 30+ Percent of all Human Deaths — some 18 (out of 57) million per year or 50 000 daily — are due to poverty-related causes, cheaply preventable through safe drinking water, better sanitation, more adequate nutrition, rehydration packs, vaccines or other medicines. In thousands: diarrhea (1798) and malnutrition (485), perinatal (2462) and maternal conditions (510), childhood diseases (1124 — mainly measles), tuberculosis (1566), meningitis (173), hepatitis (157), malaria (1272) and tropical diseases (129), respiratory infections (3963 — mainly pneumonia), HIV/AIDS (2777), sexually transmitted diseases (180) (WHO: World Health Report 2004, 120-5).

  6. Millions of Deaths

  7. Where in the world is the wealth?

  8. Distribution on Wealth Compared to Population, by Region

  9. Who has the energy?

  10. How much do families around the world spend on food each week?

  11. Italy: The Manzo family of SicilyFood expenditure: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

  12. Germany: The Melander family of BargteheideFood expenditure: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

  13. United States: The Revis family of North CarolinaFood expenditure: $341.98

  14. Mexico: The Casales family of CuernavacaFood expenditure: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

  15. Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-JeziornaFood expenditure: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

  16. Egypt: The Ahmed family of CairoFood expenditure: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

  17. Ecuador: The Ayme family of TingoFood expenditure for one week: $31.55

  18. Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey VillageFood expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

  19. Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing CampFood expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

  20. Water, Water Everywhere???

  21. Glaciers, Snow & permafrost 1.725% Ground water 0.075% Lakes, swamps & rivers 0.025% The world’s water resources Oceans 97.5%

  22. Physical, economic water scarcity..& freedom

  23. HR and Human Responsibilities Insofar as HR deficits are not humanly avoidable, no one is responsible for them. Insofar as HR deficits are avoidable through active intervention, there are unmet responsibilities to protect and to fulfill (positive duties). Insofar as HR deficits are caused or aggravated through active intervention, there are HR violations, unmet responsibilities to respect (negative duties).

  24. The Claim…Today, most premature human deaths and other deprivations are due to injustice for which we (citizens of the more powerful countries) are co-responsible in violation of basic negative duties of justice.

  25. We are knowingly leading lives that create injustice in the world.

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