1. Read the title and look at the picture. How do you think UNESCO helps reduce world poverty? Listen / Watch and read to find out.

(Đọc tiêu đề và nhìn vào hình ảnh. Bạn nghĩ UNESCO giúp giảm đói nghèo trên thế giới như thế nào? Nghe / Xem và đọc để tìm hiểu.)

UNESCO - Fighting Against World Poverty

What can we do to reduce global poverty? There are many organisations and charities that work to help people in need around the world. UNESCO is one of the leading organisations fighting against global poverty. While many anti-poverty organisations help mostly by providing humanitarian aid, UNESCO helps in a different way to end this global issue. It fights against poverty by improving education in poor areas of the world with the help of international cooperations.

The organisation believes that through education, societies can develop their economy and reduce poverty. By developing and sharing knowledge globally, each community becomes stronger and more independent.

Therefore, UNESCO promotes global education and works to make sure every person has access to education.

UNESCO has created over 1,000 projects and groups, such as the UNESCO Associated Schools Network, to develop education. This network has more than 11,500 educational organisations from 182 countries as members and it focuses on modern teaching and international understanding. The network works both locally and internationally to develop education and the exchange of ideas.

In 2021, educational and government leaders from over 40 countries met at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris for the Global Education Meeting (GEM) to discuss the ways of improving education globally. These countries agreed to increase funding to education and international aid to education where needed.

UNESCO's work to stop poverty has been very effective in helping millions of people around the world. Through its many projects and programmes, UNESCO teaches and strengthens communities to overcome social problems and become an active part of the global community.

2. Read the text again. For questions (1-3), choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

(Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Đối với câu hỏi (1-3), chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D).)

1 Other organisations try to reduce poverty by ________

A giving money

B working together internationally

C improving education

D helping poor countries with their basic needs

2 UNESCO Associated Schools Network includes over________

A 1,000 members

B 11,500 members

C 182 members

D 40 members

3 The purpose of GEM was to ________

A make global education better

B raise money for education

C get more countries involved in global education

D collect international aid

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3. Collect information about another global problem UNESCO helps to solve. Visit www.unesco.org. Take notes and present your findings to the class.

(Thu thập thông tin về một vấn đề toàn cầu khác mà UNESCO giúp giải quyết. Truy cập www.unesco.org. Ghi chép và trình bày những tìm kiếm của bạn trước lớp.)