Archive for July 16th, 2023

16/07/2023

The Facts about Neo-Colonialism

Human Wrongs Watch

By David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service*

6 Jul 2023 – Among the comments concerning the previous blog, some readers have questioned the following statement:

“In our times simple colonialism has been replaced by neo-colonialism. . . . economic sanctions and unbridled exploitation carried out by Europe and North America against the countries of the Global South.”

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Dr. David Adams

The question of sanctions was dealt with in the blog published the preceding month: “The Hypocrisy of Economic Sanctions”.

This month I will deal with the question of “unbridled exploitation.”

You are probably aware of the fact that the mineral and agricultural resources of the countries of Africa and Latin America are exploited by big corporations based in Europe and North America.

You may believe that the profits extracted from the South are balanced by humanitarian aid that is given to these countries by the North.

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16/07/2023

World ‘Wilfully Ignoring’ Child Deaths During Dangerous Mediterranean Sea Crossings

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — During the first half of the year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, or double the number compared to the same period in 2022, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday []. 

Lampedusa, a small island in southern Italy, is the first landing point for many people crossing the Central Mediterranean.
© UNICEF | Lampedusa, a small island in southern Italy, is the first landing point for many people crossing the Central Mediterranean.

The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva.

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