Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Children facing uncertain future, experts
warn
Despite the agreement on 17 sustainable
development goals, SDGs, in 2015, very little improvement has seen in hunger,
poverty, and climate action in the world. Those who have been enjoying their
lives and dying within the next few decades especially in developed countries don’t
seem to care so much about climate change. However, those who are growing now are
going to have to live in the world that faces a rise in ocean levels, heatwaves,
malnutrition and infectious diseases like malaria as a result of global
warming. They are also threatened by another human-created health problem, junk
foods, and sugary drinks. Over two billion people including children, or roughly
30% of the world’s population, are overweight while 150 million children suffer
malnutrition. TV commercials and target ads in social media that promote
unhealthy foods and drinks are to blame. Both climate change and junk food ads
are created by adults and are threatening the future of their offspring. Does
any other creature on the planet do such a self-destructive act?
Read the article and think if human ingenuity
is going to save or keep harming the future.
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