by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Asia and the Pacific led worldwide growth in international tourism in 2016 with a record 308 million international tourist arrivals, constituting an increase of 9 per cent, or 24 million...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Côte d’Ivoire is a young country whose economy is strongly reliant on its natural resources, which are mainly agricultural (cocoa, coffee, cotton, palm oil and rubber), and mining. However, despite strong prospects for economic growth, the country...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico has been one of the municipalities most affected by violence over the last few years. High homicide rates have left a significant number of orphaned children. They are neglected by their families and teachers and also by...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The problems posed by gender inequality, lack of access to vocational training for youth and a lack of psychosocial counselling for the disadvantaged are three crucial problems that prevent the full realization of human potential. These problems are...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The fact that there are more schoolchildren in the world than ever before reflects evident developmental progress. However, many of these children still do not leave school with basic literacy or mathematical skills. The main reason for this is a shortage of...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Being born a girl can be a life sentence of inequality and injustice. Girls and women are subject to multiple forms of discrimination in all spheres of their lives, including in and through education. In many contexts, they are less likely than boys to go to...