22/06/2020
Opposing the destruction of the planet and human civilization may be the primary task of the current and next generation
23 June 2020 (Wall Street International)* — Homo sapiens is the main predator of nature and its peers. For the sake of progress, our species has polluted seas, air, and land, destroyed ancient forests, over-exploited natural resources and is currently doing everything possible to destroy the Amazon basin, one of the main sources of oxygen, that regulates the climate of the region and neutralizes the greenhouse effect.
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22/06/2020
(UN News)* — Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because of higher costs linked to lockdowns and COVID-19 border closures, UNAIDS said on Monday [22 June 2020].
© UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucke | One-year-old Lighton receives her pediatric HIV medicine at the same time at home every day in Mbarara, Uganda.
In a call to countries and manufacturers to take pre-emptive action now, the agency said that both the production of generic antiretroviral drugs and their distribution are threatened.
Millions of people could be at risk – particularly in developing countries – if they go without treatment, both to themselves and others from an increased chance of HIV transmission, according to the UN agency.
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22/06/2020
22 June 2020 (United Nations)* — The loss of a partner is devastating. For many women around the world, especially in developing countries, that loss is magnified by a long-term struggle for their basic needs, their human rights and dignity.
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Women and children are seen in the widows camp. In the refugee settlement of Balukhali, over 116 widows, orphans, and women who have been separated from their husbands have found shelter within a dense settlement of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed. UN Women/Allison Joyce.
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The pandemic has just worsened the situation during the past several months with a devastating human loss, and one that is likely leaving tens of thousands of women newly widowed at just the time when they are cut off from their usual socio-economic and family supports.
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22/06/2020
UN Secretary-General is calling for immediate support for at-risk workers, enterprises, jobs and incomes in a new Policy Brief on the World of Work and COVID-19, prepared with the ILO.
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22/06/2020
20 June 2020 (UN Environment)* — Something’s got to give.
The world’s population is growing in size and wealth and shifting toward urban areas, driving the demand for food and clothing. Land is being converted and degraded, with disastrous effects on human health and the environment. In the absence of serious and imminent change, the next generation will inherit a planet that has been damaged and plundered, and many will suffer unnecessarily–from hunger, malnutrition and preventable disease.
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In this interview, James Lomax, a programme manager with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), discusses the transformation required to meet the demands of a growing world population with diminishing resources.
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22/06/2020
Geographical Indications help celebrate countries’ rich food heritage
Geographical Indications (GI) create pathways to sustainable development. GIs are a way to preserve local know-how, traditional knowledge, natural resources and biodiversity, supporting local economies and boosting income for smallholder farmers around the world. ©EBRD-FAO/Nikoloz Mchedlidze
19 June 2020 (FAO)* — The origins of the word sulguni, a salty, soft cheese made from fresh cow or buffalo milk, stem from ‘suli’ and ‘guli’ meaning ‘soul’ and ‘heart’ in Georgian. This cheese, a fixture on nearly every Georgian table, could not be more aptly named.
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