Books in Working for Our Future series

Discusses the issues girls and women face around the world in receiving equal education and treatment, and describes how nations are working both locally and internationally to improve conditions for women.

Describes worldwide poverty and hunger, including how poor labor conditions and famine contribute to worldwide poverty, and explains how the UN Millennium Project is helping to alleviate poverty and hunger around the world.

Examines the Millennium Development Goal of fighting diseases, including information on health care, HIV/AIDS, and the cycle of disease and poverty.

Examines the Millennium Development Goal of education for all, including information on child labor, the worldwide shortage of teachers, and the United Nations.

Examines the Millennium Development Goal of sustaining the environment, including information on natural resources, sustainable practices, and the United Nations.

Examines the Millennium Development Goal of healthy mothers, including information on midwives, HIV/AIDS, and family planning.

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Explores the importance of water to everything on Earth, the water cycle, the ways in which water gets used--and wasted, pollution, water shortages, and efforts to purify and preserve water.

Explores what energy is, sources of energy including fossil fuels as well as alternatives, the environmental impact of using different forms of energy, and how people can conserve energy.

Explores the importance of clean air for sustaining life, the various sources of air pollution, and pollution control efforts.

Describes different types of forests and where they grow, explains the role trees play in keeping the air clean, and discusses deforestation, acid rain, and forest conservation.

Considers innovations in communications that will dramatically alter many aspects of daily life