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Summary OCR Geography A Level - HUMAN RIGHTS case study - Global Governance in an LIDC - Senegal
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GLOBAL GOVERNANCE IN AN LIDC – SENEGALHUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
Education
Only 60% of children complete primary education
High illiteracy rate (>40%) high unemployment (50%) poverty
Children aren’t educated about their rights are more vulnerable to trafficking if they are not in school
Human trafficking
Very prevalent in Senegal as it is a transit country which many migrants pass through
Difficult to police and monitor as people move on to next country
Child trafficking
50,000 children trafficked into Senegal from surrounding countries where they’re forced to beg
Socially accepted norm to exploit and abuse children - deep rooted tradition in Senegalese society – hard to
change
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES
Global
UN – UNDP
o 30 UN agencies work in Senegal
o Senegal is one of 193 member states who work together to promote human rights internationally
o It has signed the 9 UN treaties to protect human rights
National
French government
o Former colonial power
o Focuses on 3 areas: sustainable development, democratic governance and human development
o Has given over €1.5 billion euros
o 114 partnerships between local governments across the 2 countries
o French experts go to Senegal to help tackle terrorism and develop good governance
Senegalese government
o National Programme for Good Governance – supported by UN
Local
NGOs
o Amnesty International
o Oceanium – mangrove restoration programme to protect food supplies
o 28TooMany
Changing norms on FGM
Grandmother Project – education sustainable
FGM was banned in 1999 but still affects 25% of women
TNCS
o As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, businesses in Senegal support development
Orange pays 5x the average wage and provides free medical assistance and subsidised meals
Supports equal ops in education and healthcare
Provides 3000 scholarships to encourage girls education
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