Forgotten+Conflicts+Web+Quest

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Forgotten Conflicts Web Quest

The first step of this web quest is to look at this interactive map of current conflicts around the world. Check out the brief summaries of the conflicts in each of the following areas of the world. If you are interested in one of the conflicts, click on the “more” link for more information. __On your own sheet of paper, you should take notes on the main ideas of the conflicts going on in each of the following territories.__

Russia and Chechnya Columbia Ivory Coast Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Sudan Zimbabwe Somalia Sri Lanka East Timor

Interactive Map Site= [|ttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28584056/]

When you are done looking at the interactive map and taking notes on the main ideas, check out the following sites- be sure to read the captions of each picture to fully understand what the picture is depicting. Place yourself in the position of the people you are seeing in the pictures- think about what it would be like if that was your life.

Rape as a weapon of war slideshow []

Displaced by War- slideshow of displaced people from the Congo []

Crisis in the Congo picture slideshow []

Video you can watch about the Congo (if you have headphones, you can watch) []

Slideshow of Somalia's pirates []

Where does chocolate come from? Picture slideshow []

Blog about current events across the globe []

Where do diamonds come from Video []

Pakistani Refugee slideshow- they are fleeing the growing conflict between the Taliban (a terrorist group) and the Pakistani government that is trying to stop the Taliban. [] Here is an article about the conflict []

These are different organizations and different groups that provide more information on global issues and solutions as to what can be done and what you can do to help.

[|Africare] [|AmeriCares] [|American Red Cross] [|American Refugee Committee] [|Catholic Relief Services] [|CARE] [|Caring for Kaela: International Children's Foundation] [|Christian Children's Fund] [|Concern Worldwide US] [|Doctors without Borders] [|Enough Project] [|Genocide Intervention Network] [|Human Rights Watch] [|International Medical Corps] [|International Rescue Committee] [|Jewish World Watch] [|Mercy Corps] [|Not On Our Watch Project] [|Oxfam International] [|Save Darfur] [|STAND: Students Taking Action Now: Darfur] [|U.N. Refugee Agency] [|UNMIS: U.N. Mission in Sudan] [|UNICEF] [|World Food Programme] [|World Vision International] ||
 * [|Action Against Hunger]
 * [|Action Against Hunger]

In 2008, a massive earthquake destroyed a large province in China. This is a slideshow of the first anniversary and the aftermath of the earthquake. []