Archive for February 27th, 2022

27/02/2022

The Fear Returns

Human Wrongs Watch

By Martha R. Bireda*

By 2050, minorities would make up more than 50 percent of the American population

There is anxiety and sense of fear of white loss of control and domination of America
There is anxiety and sense of fear of white loss of control and domination of America | Image from Wall Street International.

26 February 2022 (Wall Street International)* White Supremacy ideology is based upon the mythology that those designated and perceived as “white” in America are inherently superior to those of other races, especially black people, and should rightfully be the dominant and controlling group in the society.

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27/02/2022

Caring for The Old

Human Wrongs Watch

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Due to demographic pressures of growing elderly populations and the relative decline of workers paying taxes, governments are increasingly facing the need to adjust budgetary expenditures. Credit: K. S. Harikrishnan/IPS

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27/02/2022

Africa: 80% of Rural Population Lack Access to Social Protection Benefits of Any Kind

Human Wrongs Watch

COVID-19 Crisis: Extending Social Protection to Rural Populations Is Key to Recovery

© FAO/Olympia de Maismont

In Africa, more than 80 percent of population lack access to social protection benefits of any kind. ©FAO/Olympia de Maismont

Rome, 24 February 2022 (FAO)*  – The expansion of social protection for rural populations is a prerequisite for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 and must be at the core of the post-pandemic recovery policies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said on 24 February 2022 at the Global Forum for a Human-Centred Recovery hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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