Global Issues Pathfinder

Really Good Websites for almost EVERYONE!

UN Works - For People and the Planet
Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
BBC - Homepage

TED has some really inspired videos by the world’s leading thinkers.  Glance through the ones on “rethinking poverty” and you may find your topic.

Global Warming

Interior Declares Polar Bears ‘Threatened’ by Global Warming | cooler heads

Global Warming- Science - The New York Times##

Human trafficking

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report 2007

Human Smuggling and Trafficking - US Department of State

HumanTrafficking.org: A Web Resource for Combating Human Trafficking in the East Asia Pacific Region

What is human trafficking?

Terrorism

The Terrorism Research Center ::

Terrorism - Council on Foreign Relations – Notice the lighter blue links on the left for more information.

Alternative Energy

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Talks push for alternative fuels

Bioethics : Cloning

TIME Newsfile: Cloning – Choose one of the magazine pictures for information from that issue.
Cloning Fact Sheet
Cloning , Human Cloning , Information on at LiveScience.com

Bioethics: Stem Cell Research

Online NewsHour -- Stem Cell Research

 

Species and Habitat Protection

Species - WWF
NRDC: The Earth's Best Defense

 

Genocide (Ethnic Cleansing)
Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing
Genocide Watch

Population Control

UNFPA: POPULATION ISSUES: Overview
Human Populations
Population Connection

Poverty and Malnutrition

Understanding Malnutrition and Treatments
Global Distribution of Poverty: Home

World Diseases and Control: HIV / Aids, Avian Bird Flu

UNDP | HIV/AIDS
Global HIV/AIDS - Home - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDC - Influenza (Flu) |Avian Flu

Nuclear Technology: energy vs. weapons

Nuclear Proliferation Safeguards
Nuclear Energy

Natural Disaster Response

BBC News | AFRICA | Disasters: Why the world waits

 

Sweat Shops and Mines: Child Labor

BBC World Service