13.2 Australia’s international role and responsibilities

Australia’s international role and responsibilities: Foreign Aid

Learning Goals:

- Define what foreign aid is

- Identify why Australia is not meeting its international obligations on foreign aid.

Australia works with the United Nations to:

• provide foreign aid

• peacekeeping

• work towards protecting the environment

• upholding human rights.

Open Ended

According to the text, what is the main reason Australia has been an active member of the United Nations? Support your answer with a quote from the text.

Watch the video and answer the questions on the next 4 pages

Open Ended

What is foreign aid?

Open Ended

Why does the Australian Government give funding to people in other countries? List your reasons.

Multiple Choice

How much money did Australia put towards overseas aid in 2013-14?

• 5.700

• 5.7 million

• 5.7 billion

Open Ended

List at least two of the 8 Millennium Development Goals.

Open Ended

Read the text and summarise in your own words what foreign aid is.

Why do you think most Australian aid goes to its direct neighbours?

Open Ended

In six words summarise why foreign aid is given.

Open Ended

Australia adopted the 8 Millennium Development Goals. Explain how Australia failed this international obligation.

Study the next 4 slides to see if Australia is meeting its International aid responsibilities

Open Ended

Explain why Australia is not meeting agreed international standards such a as the Millennium Development Goals.

Open Ended

What have you learned from this lesson?