Archive for October 9th, 2018

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09/10/2018

No No Keshagesh*

Human Wrongs Watch

By Marilyn Langlois – TRANSCEND Media Service*

“Keshagesh means Greedy Guts.  It’s what you call a little puppy who eats his own food and then wants everybody else’s.”
–Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Marilyn Langlois

How do we really feel about greed, the inordinate and insatiable longing for unneeded excess wealth?  It’s generally considered socially and morally undesirable. So why are gross expressions of greed not only legal but also often celebrated?

Throughout the world, greed is allowed to proliferate unabated in those who amass exorbitant wealth and receive praise and admiration for their “success”.

A headline from coverage of the 2017 WEF in Davos proclaims:  “Who is richer, 8 men or half the world?  It’s a tie.” 

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09/10/2018

‘The constantly-evolving ‘nexus’ between crime and terrorismdemands greater understanding to break the illicit flow of black-market cash across borders’

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The constantly-evolving ‘nexus’ between crime and terrorism, ranging from simple deals to complex symbiotic relationships, demands greater understanding to break the illicit flow of black-market cash across borders, a United Nations meeting heard on 8 October 2018.

MINUSMA/Marco Dormino | Ammunition for small arms and other unexploded ordnance, stored at a secure location in Mali, prior to their safe disposal.

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09/10/2018

Bullying: Protection for Children Is a ‘Fundamental Human Right’ – Top UN Advocate

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Around 130 million, or one-in-three children worldwide, experience some form of bullying, the United Nations stated on 8 October 2018, in its latest report on how children can be better-protected. This form of violence has long-lasting and direct consequences for their health, school performance and overall well-being.

 

© UNICEF/Anush Babajanyan VII Photo | Peer mediators simulate a case of bullying at Branko Radicevic School in Mitrovica North, on May 30, 2018. Snezana Dzogovic, 16, (right) experienced bullying when she was 11. Since being supported by the UNICEF supported Domovik NGO, she has grown to be active as a mediator.

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09/10/2018

How the Loss of Native American Languages Affects Our Understanding of the Natural World

Dance is a unique way of passing on cultural stories to a younger generation. Aaron Hawkins/Flickr.com, CC BY-ND 
 

Alaska has a “linguistic emergency,” according to the Alaskan Gov. Bill Walker.A report warned earlier this year that all of the state’s 20 Native American languages might cease to existby the end of this century, if the state did not act.

American policies, particularly in the six decades between the 1870s and 1930s, suppressed Native American languages and culture.

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09/10/2018

Climate Change and Your Food: Ten Facts

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What a warming world means for agriculture and feeding the planet

Photo: ©FAO

FAO* – Climate change has many implications for farming communities and global food security.

Here are ten facts about how a change climate affects our ability to grow food and feed ourselves.

Help spread the word about the implications of climate change for global food security: Select a fact, and then the pop-up Twitter icon that appears to tweet it. We’ve bolded a few tweetable tidbits as suggestions for you.

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09/10/2018

‘Challenges and Benefits of Limiting Global Warming to 1.5° Celsius in view of the Escalating Threats from Rising Temperatures’

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World Meteorological Organisation* – A landmark report on climate change is a wake-up call about both the huge challenges and the benefits of limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius in view of the escalating threats from rising temperatures the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on 8 October 2018.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C showed how keeping temperature increases below 2°C would reduce the risks to human well-being, ecosystems and sustainable development.

Limiting warming to 1.5ºC would require an unprecedented response, according to the report’s Summary for Policy Makers, which was adopted at meeting in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on 6 October.

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09/10/2018

Climate Scientists Ring the Alarm about the Urgent Need for Drastic Action to Keep Global Warming from Exceeding 1.5°C

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Nairobi, 8 October 2018 (UN Environment)* – Climate scientists have rung the alarm about the urgent need for drastic environmental action to keep global warming from exceeding 1.5°C. 

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Image from UN Environment. 

The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC launched by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 8 October 2018 cites the likely unprecedented environmental challenges the world needs to prepare for if global warming continues to increase at the current rate, and underscores the dramatic difference 0.5 ºC will make on future projections.

Hot extremes and periods with heavy rains and droughts are expected to increase as global temperatures continue to rise.

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09/10/2018

Global Warming Report, an ‘Ear-Splitting Wake-Up Call’ 

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A special report on limiting global warming released on 8 October 2018 by a UN scientific panel, should be heard around the world as an “ear-splitting wake-up call” said UN chief António Guterres. He said the long-awaited findings show that “climate change is running faster than we are – and we are running out of time.”

NASA | The Earth, an image created from photographs taken by the Suomi NPP satellite.| Image from UN News Centre.

The IPCC, or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), issued the report from Incheon, Republic of Korea, where for the past week, hundreds of scientists and government representatives have been poring over thousands of inputs to paint a picture of what could happen to the planet and its population with global warming of 1.5°C (or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).

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