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15/11/2019
With More than Half the World Now at Risk from Mosquito-Transmitted Dengue Fever, UN Mosquito Sterilization Technology Set for Global Testing
Human Wrongs Watch
With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN has taken the lead on a global effort to eradicate the disease – and many others – by measuring the impact of releasing millions of sterilized pests across several continents, it announced on Thursday [14 November 2019]. (*).
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15/11/2019
Under Threat for Resisting an Illegal Mine in India
Human Wrongs Watch
7 November 2019 (International Work Group for indigenous Affairs – IGWIA)* — “We will surrender our lives but not our land, hills and forests,” says representatives of Datobeda village, Jharkhand, India
These are the words of representatives of Datobeda village, Jharkhand, India, who have been leading the resistance to a limestone mine on their ancestral land and today live in fear of arrest.
Surendranath Tudu, Pandu Sardar, Sonu Sardar and Netramohan Sardar have been falsely accused by the mining company of a number of crimes including kidnapping, assault and extortion.
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14/11/2019
Child Labour and Human Trafficking Remain Important Concerns in Global Supply Chains
Human Wrongs Watch
New information on child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains is revealed in a report compiled by the ILO, OECD, IOM and UNICEF – members of the Alliance 8.7 partnership on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. (*)
14/11/2019
We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis
Human Wrongs Watch
By Prof. Vandana Shiva | Navdanya International – TRANSCEND Media Service*
The Earth is living, and also creates life. Over 4 billion years the Earth has evolved a rich biodiversity — an abundance of different living organisms and ecosystems — that can meet all our needs and sustain life.
Through biodiversity and the living functions of the biosphere, the Earth regulates temperature and climate, and has created the conditions for our species to evolve.
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14/11/2019
Revealed: Danger and Squalor for Cleaners Who Remove Human Waste by Hand
Human Wrongs Watch
The plight of sanitation workers in the developing world should be addressed urgently, the UN said on Thursday [14 November 2019], warning that their rights, health and dignity are at risk. *
Highlighting the dangers for the millions of people who clean toilets, sewers and septic tanks, ahead of World Toilet Day next Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) insisted that while the workforce performs an essential public service, their own health is compromised and they are often shunned.
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14/11/2019
Cascading Disasters Are Causing Extreme Weather to Pack an Even Bigger Punch
Human Wrongs Watch
12 November 2019 (UN Environment)* — In November 2007, strong winds and heavy rain from Cyclone Sidr tore through the southern coast of Bangladesh. Soon, the coastal districts became a wasteland. Houses destroyed, tin shacks flattened and schools blown away. However, the destruction wrought by the deadly cyclone was only the beginning.
14/11/2019
‘Diabetes Leads Over Time to Serious Damage to the Heart, Blood Vessels, Eyes, Kidneys, and Nerves… And It Is One of the Main Causes of Death Worldwide’
14 November 2019 (WHO)* — Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves.
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The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn’t make enough insulin. In the past three decades the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has risen dramatically in countries of all income levels.
14/11/2019
World Health Organization Leads Bid for Cheaper Insulin, Expanding Access for Diabetics Worldwide
Human Wrongs Watch
Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for millions of diabetics under a plan launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday [13 November 2019] to diversify production globally, just ahead of World Diabetes Day. *
Announcing the initiative in Geneva, the UN agency said that it had already had informal expressions of interest from pharmaceutical companies looking to produce insulin and have WHO assess whether it is safe for people to use.
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13/11/2019
As Australia’s “Catastrophic” and Deadly Wildfire Emergency Continues, World Meteorological Organization Urges Communities to Stay Vigilant
Human Wrongs Watch
As Australia’s “catastrophic” and deadly wildfire emergency continues, UN weather experts on Tuesday [12 November 2019] echoed Government warnings for people to remain vigilant in the face of the fast-moving threat and tinderbox conditions. *
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