Modern World and Christianity (6)

Prof. Dr. Geo-Sung Kim

Sep. 20, 2023
Yonsei University
Songdo, Korea
 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

▪ Civil and Political Rights (Articles 3-21)

▪ Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Articles 22-27)

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 2. Human Rights Instruments

▪ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

▪ Civil and political rights (Articles 3-21)
▪ Economic, social and cultural rights (Articles 22-27)
▪ International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, 1966-
▪ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
1966-
▪ OHCHR, Human Rights Instruments

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 3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

▪ Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 1993

▪ 5. All human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and
interrelated. The international community must treat human rights globally in
a fair and equal manner, on the same footing, and with the same emphasis.
While the significance of national and regional particularities and various
historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the
duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to
promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
▪ 5. 一切人权均为普遍、不可分割、相互依存、相互联系。国际社会必须站在同
样地位上、用同样重视的眼光、以公平、平等的态度全面看待人权。固然，民
族特性和地域特征的意义、以及不同的历史、文化和宗教背景都必须要考虑，
但是各个国家，不论其政治、经济和文化体系如何，都有义务促进和保护一切
人权和基本自由。

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 Social security

▪ “Social security is the protection that a society

provides to individuals and households to ensure
access to health care and to guarantee income
security, particularly in cases of old age,
unemployment, sickness, invalidity, work injury,
maternity or loss of a breadwinner.” (ILO)

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 4. Short presentations

▪ Poverty
▪ Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America (2023)
▪ Hunger
▪ Jean Zigler, Betting on Famine: Why the World Still Goes Hungry?
(2013)

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 5. Millenium Development Goals

▪ Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

▪ Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
▪ Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
▪ Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
▪ Goal 5: Improve maternal health
▪ Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
▪ Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
▪ Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

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 6. Sustainable Development Goals

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 7. Short presentations (Sep. 25)

▪Education
▪ ”Major Issues in Education in _____________ (country)”
▪Gender
▪ Gender vs. Sex / LGBTQIA2S+
▪Energy
▪ Nuclear Energy / RE100

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 Short presentations (Sep. 27)

▪ Education
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▪ Gender
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▪ Energy
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