Archive for November 1st, 2018

01/11/2018

The Analects of Confucius

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By Robert Eno | Indiana University Bloomington – TRANSCEND Media Service*

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Introduction

The Analects of Confucius is an anthology of brief passages that present the words of Confucius and his disciples, describe Confucius as a man, and recount some of the events of his life.

The book may have begun as a collection by Confucius’s immediate disciples soon after their Master’s death in 479 BCE.

In traditional China, it was believed that its contents were quickly assembled at that time, and that it was an accurate record; the English title, which means “brief sayings of Confucius,” reflects this idea of the text. (The Chinese title, Lunyu 論語, means “collated conversations.”)

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01/11/2018

Denmark, US Uneasy as China Eyes Greenlandic Oil as Part of Major Arctic Push

1 November 2018 (SPUTNIK)* – China’s growing interest in the Arctic and its energy giants’ enthusiasm for Arctic oil are seen as a welcome source of extra income in Greenland, and a perennial cause for security concerns in both Copenhagen and Washington, where Beijing is seen as a challenger.

 

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01/11/2018

South Africa: 4,311 Migrants Dead or Missing in ‘Land of Gold’

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From Hillbrow, after research, they are taken to Olifantsvlei cemetery in Johannesburg. The bodies are then grouped in fives and buried together in nine-feet-deep holes.

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A coffin containing the body of a migrant who died, is carried off a navy ship at the Sicilian harbor of Empedocle, December 5, 2014. | Photo: Reuters FILE | Photo from telesurenlgish.

1 November 2018 (TELESURENGLISH)* – In South Africa’s Guateng (Land of Gold) province, 4,311 migrants have been reported dead, between 2014 and 2017, and remain unidentified.
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When undocumented migrants pass away and they remain unclaimed, they are not repatriated.
01/11/2018

Reviving Traditions to Beat Malnutrition – Recipes and Ingredients from the Past Are Feeding New Generations

1 November 2018 (FAO)* — High up in Guatemala’s Cuchumatanes mountains, lunch is served in the Torres household. Mom Catarina places a steaming plate of empanadas – pastry stuffed with tomatoes, onions and greens – on the dining table in front of her three daughters, whose eyes shine bright in anticipation.

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The programme has led to a drop in malnutrition within the community’s children. ©FAO/Luis Gustavo Sánchez

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01/11/2018

The Diplomacy of Women: Norms into Practice Needed

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By René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service*

On 31 October 2002, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously Resolution 1325  (2000)  urging “Member States to ensure increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in national, regional and international institutions and mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts.” 

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Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the first time that the UN Security Council acknowledged that women play a key role in promoting sustainable peace and stressed the participation of women in peace processes from the prevention of conflict, to negotiations, to post-war reconstruction and reconciliation.

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01/11/2018

Political Incitement to Violence against Journalists Is ‘Toxic’ – UN Human Rights Experts

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A group of independent, UN-appointed human rights experts have called on world leaders to stop inciting hatred and violence against the media, citing the hundreds of journalists killed or forcibly detained because of their work, and ensure that those responsible are held accountable.

UNAMA/Fardin Waezi | A funeral takes place for a Tolo news agency journalist killed in an attack on 5 September 2018 outside a sports centre in Kabul, Afghanistan.

On Wednesday [31 October 2018], the experts, including David KayeSpecial Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Agnes Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executionsand Bernard Duhaime, Chair of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, released a statement ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, on 2 November.

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