03/05/2020
3 May 2020 (Wall Street International)* — Is there moral judgment in animals, monkeys in particular, as in humans? The question is not misplaced and let’s see why.
First of all, in order to possess moral judgment, one must possess certain mental functions that until recently were considered exclusively human.
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03/05/2020
SANA’A/ADEN (UNICEF)* – Over 5 million children under the age of five in Yemen are facing a heightened threat of cholera and Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) as the country continues to experience increased heavy rains since mid-April. More than 110,000 cases of suspected cholera have been recorded across 290 of Yemen’s 331 districts since January 2020. Children under the age of five account for a quarter of these cases.
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03/05/2020
2 May 2020 (UN News)* — The United Nations Childen’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the landmark move by Sudan’s transitional government this week to criminalize female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), with a three-year jail sentence for offenders.
UNICEF/Kate Holt | The Saleema initiative, launched in 2008 by the National Council of Child Welfare and UNICEF Sudan, supports the protection of girls from genital cutting.
“This practice is not only a violation of every girl child’s rights, it is harmful and has serious consequences for a girl’s physical and mental health,” said Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Sudan. Sometimes called female circumcision, the traditional practice involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for no medical reason.
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02/05/2020
1 May 2020 (WMO)* — Depletion of the ozone layer, the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation, reached an unprecedented level over large parts of the Arctic this spring. This phenomenon was caused by the continuing presence of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere and a very cold winter in the stratosphere (the layer of the atmosphere between around 10 km and round 50 km altitude).
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02/05/2020
From predation to saving the life of all the inhabitants of the Earth
Three scourges are devastating the life of the earth’s inhabitants. | Image from Wall Street International.
- The COVID-19 pandemic (more than 230,000 deaths). The explosion and spread of the coronavirus are, according to almost all scientists, closely linked, among other things, to the environmental devastation of recent decades and the deterioration of hygiene and health conditions in most countries of the world.
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02/05/2020
KATHMANDU, May 1 2020 (IPS)* – This year’s World Press Freedom Day on 3 May falls during COVID-19 lockdowns in many of our countries. Restriction on movement means journalists all over the world are facing obstacles in getting interviews and data, and verifying stories before publishing.
In addition, the global pandemic has been used by many governments to control not just the people’s movement but also their right to information. Journalists have been intimidated or attacked, and photojournalists and videographers on the frontlines often risk getting infected while documenting stories.
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02/05/2020
1 May 2020 (UN News)* — The UN Secretary-General is calling for greater protection of journalists who are providing the “antidote” to what he has characterized as a pandemic of misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 crisis.
UN Photo/Mark Garten | UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on screen, holds a virtual press conference (file photo).
António Guterres made the appeal in a video message for
World Press Freedom Day, observed this coming Sunday
[3 April 2020], in which he underscored the crucial role media has in helping people make informed decisions.
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01/05/2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 29 2020 (IPS)* – May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day around the world. During this COVID-19 pandemic, a robust media environment is critical: access to life-saving information is key in the fight against the virus. As governments impose a range of restrictions in attempts to curb the pandemic, journalists help hold authorities to account by providing analysis, engaging in debate about government actions, and creating a space for dialogue about the future we all hope to see.
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01/05/2020
Journalists in the line of duty. Photo credits: left – UNESCO; right – UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
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UNESCO is launching a
global campaign on media and social media channels, with a focus on “
Journalism without Fear or Favour” in an increasingly complex media landscape. Join them on May 3rd for an interactive free livestreamed event to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2020: ”
Difference Day Conference 2020.”
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01/05/2020
(teleSUR)* – On Thursday [30 April 2020], the Labor Department reported that the business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders caused by the pandemic have led 30 million Americans to file for unemployment insurance.
Some, among the millions of American workers laid off because of the COVID-19, are beginning to face a tough choice — return to work and risk infection, or stay home and risk losing unemployment payments, The Associated Press reported Thursday [30 April 2020].
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