Why the European Union?

• Peace• Safety and Security• Economic Solidarity• Promotion of Social Ideas

What does the EU do?

• Creates free movement– Goods and Services (Free Trade) – Education– Employment

Who is a part of the EU

• 27 European Nations create the EU with a total population of over 450 million

• The six founding nations were:

Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

When was the EU formed?

• Negotiation and treaties have been signed since 1951 and countries continue to apply for membership today

Read Pg.258 and respond to the following:

Laws are supposed to reflect the beliefs and values of a society. What do you think would happen if politicians proposed a North American constitution that reflected the values and beliefs of all the countries on our continent?

EU Successes

• Elimination of Trade Wars– Agricultural subsidies– Tariffs and Quotas

• Creation of a Common Currency– Euro instituted in 2002 and used by

12 member nations

The Future of the EU

• Increase in membership– Bulgaria and Romania 2007– Turkey applied in 1987

• One-World Government?

Promoting Internationalism

The United Nations

Economic and Social Councils

• WHO– World Health Organization

• UNEF– Emergency Forces

• FAO– Food & Agriculture Organization

• UNICEF– Children’s Emergency Fund

The WHO Mission

• Objective: – Obtain the highest possible level of health for

all people• Combat key infectious diseases• promote the general health of the people

of the world.• See page 215

Global Health Issues

• Read pg.267 and top of 268

Global Health Issues

• Epidemic – A widespread disease, but limited to a specific

community• Pandemic

– A disease spread across an entire country or throughout many countries in the world

The Threat of a Flu Pandemic

• Many scientists fear the onset of a virus so powerful that it could kill up to 40% of the world’s population

• What makes “bird flu” and “swine flu” so deadly?– Human bodies do not have the natural

immunity against these viruses

How does a flu outbreak become a pandemic?

• Before globalization– Viruses spread by migrating birds– Then from person to person– ____ risk of pandemic

• After globalization– Infected persons travel between countries– the disease spreads from person to person– ____ risk of pandemic

Pandemics in the past

• 1917-1918 The Spanish Flu– 20 to 50 million people killed worldwide – More than 50,000 Canadians died– 60,000 died in WWI

Pandemics in the past• 1956-67 The Asian Flu

– 2 million die worldwide• 1968-69 The Hong Kong Flu

– 1 million people died• 1976 The “prevented” pandemic

– First attempt at massive vaccinations• 1997-1998 New Bird Flu

– 1.4 million chickens slaughtered because of bird to human viral spread

Defences against Viral Pandemics

• Regular hand-washing/sanitizing• Cover up coughs and sneezes• Stay at home when sick• Immunization

– Takes at least 6 months to develop– Partially effective

• Tamiflu – antiviral drug– Effective if taken within two days– Limited supply

Global Health Issues

• Watch CBC News in Review Jan ’06

• Key questions after viewing: – Is an international organization such as the

WHO needed to control 21st century pandemics? Or should countries be left to take action on their own?