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• The concept of global citizenship is embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals though SDG 4: Insuring Inclusive and Quality Education for All and Promote Life Long Learning, which includes global citizenship as one of its targets.
• By 2030, the international community has agreed to ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including global citizenship.
• • Universities have a responsibility to promote global citizenship by teaching students that they are members of a large global community and can use their skills and education to contribute to that community (on a worldwide scale)
• “Global citizenship” is the umbrella term for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally minded individuals and communities on a worldwide scale.
• The term can refer to the belief that individuals are members of multiple, diverse, local and non-local networks rather than single actors affecting isolated societies.
• Promoting global citizenship in sustainable development will allow individuals to embrace their social responsibility to act for the benefit of all societies, not just their own.
• “The global citizenship” is a concept based on the idea that we are connected with a broader global community.
• • Thus, we can influence change on regional, national and local levels.
• What is the idea behind global citizenship?

  A global citizen understands how the world works, values differences in people, and works with others to find solutions to challenges too big for any one nation. Global citizens don't have a special passport or official title. They do not need to travel to other countries or speak different languages to become one. • It's more about the mindset and actual actions that a person have daily.
• What is the idea behind global citizenship?

  • Citizenship and global citizenship do not exclude each other.

  • Instead, these two concepts are mutually reinforcing.
• Changes happening in the world

  • How people work
  • How people teach
  • How people learn
  • Expansion of digital technology
  • International travel and migration
  • Economic crises
  • Conflicts
  • Environmental degradation
• We are socially, economically, environmentally, and politically linked to other people around the world
• Broadening your views through global citizenship

  • Become more empathetic of others
  • Develop in a more diverse way
  • Connect with other people and cultures
  • Develop a broader outlook on life
  • Make a positive difference in the world
• Global citizenship is important because the world is changing and we are linked to others globally
• What is global citizenship education about?

  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) promotes global citizenship education to help learners understand the world around them and work together to fix the big problems that affect everyone, no matter where they are from.
• What is global citizenship education about?

  It is about teaching and learning people to become the global citizens who live together peacefully on one planet.
• What is global citizenship education about?

  Adjusting curricula and content of the lessons to provide:

  • knowledge about the world and

  • the interconnected nature of contemporary challenges and threats.

  • a understanding of human rights, geography, the environment, systems of inequalities, and historical events that underpinned current developments.
• What is global citizenship education about?

  Nurturing cognitive, social and other skills to put the knowledge into practice and make it relevant to learners' realities. Example: thinking critically and asking questions about what's equitable and just, taking and understanding other perspectives and opinions, resolving conflicts constructively, working in teams, and interacting with people of different backgrounds, origins, cultures and perspectives.
• What is global citizenship education about?

  • For fostering values that reflect the vision of the world, such as open-mindedness, respect for diversity, empathy, justice and fairness for everyone.

  • Act on their values and beliefs by participating actively in the society to solve global, national and local challenges and strive for the collective good.
• Global awareness is increasingly important in today's interconnected world, where different cultures are constantly coming into contact and exchange.
• why global awareness is important:

  • Promoting understanding and respect: By gaining an understanding of other cultures and ways of life, we can promote respect and tolerance for people from different backgrounds.

  • Fostering cultural exchange: Global awareness can help facilitate cultural exchange, which can lead to greater cooperation, innovation, and creativity.
• reasons why global awareness is important

  Improving communication: By understanding the perspectives and cultural norms of others, we can improve our communication skills and avoid misunderstandings.

  • Addressing global challenges: Many of the world's most pressing challenges, such as poverty, climate change, and conflict, are global in nature and require a globally aware population to address effectively.
• To enhance our intercultural skills and become globally aware individuals

  Learn another language: By learning another language, we can gain a deeper understanding of the culture and people who speak it.

  • Read books and watch media from other cultures: Reading books and watching movies, TV shows, and documentaries from other cultures can help us gain insight into different perspectives and ways of life.
• To enhance our intercultural skills and become globally aware individuals

  Travel and experience different cultures: Traveling to different countries and immersing ourselves in different cultures is one of the best ways to gain a deeper understanding of the world.

  • Seek out intercultural experiences: Whether it's volunteering with a cultural organization, participating in an exchange program, or simply spending time with people from different backgrounds, seeking out intercultural experiences can help us develop our global awareness.
• WHO was established since 7 April 1948
• what is World Health Organization (WHO)


  is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health
• • Defines Health


  Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
• WHO objective


  the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health
• • Alma Ata values and principles (1978) identified


  primary health care as the key to the attainment of the goal of Health for All
• what is The United Nations (UN)


  is an international organization
• how many member state that The United Nations is currently made up

  193 member states
• World Health Organization (WHO) head quarters

  Geneva, Switzerland
• WHO Regional Offices :AFRO, AMRO/PAHO, EMRO, EURO, SEARO & WPRO
• World Health Organization (WHO)Membership is 194 memberships
• World Health Organization (WHO) has 148 country offices
• The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000, commits world leaders to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women.
• • The MDGs are derived from this Declaration. There are 8 goals that UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015
• SEARO Member states: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Myanmar, Thailand & DPR Korea
• The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015)

  • MDG 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;

  • MDG 2: achieve universal primary education;

  • MDG 3: promote gender equality and empower women;

  • MDG 4: reduce child mortality;

  • MDG 5: improve maternal health;

  • MDG 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases;

  • MDG 7: ensure environmental sustainability; and

  • MDG 8: develop a global partnership for development
• The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) involved with health

  • MDG 4: reduce child mortality;

  • MDG 5: improve maternal health;

  • MDG 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases;