Archive for May 13th, 2024

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13/05/2024

When a Nightmare Becomes the Reality

Human Wrongs Watch

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at 7 May 2024‘s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Gaza Strip. Children look out from a tent in Rafah.
UNICEF/UNI521730/El BabaChildren stand in front of the tent where they are staying with their families in Rafah, the Gaza Strip.

(UNICEF)* -– “Every warning. Every story of children killed and wounded. Every image of heartbreak and bloodshed. Every mind-boggling piece of data on the number of children and mothers killed; of homes and hospitals destroyed. All Ignored.

“Our worst fear – Gazans’ nightmare – appears to be a reality. A reality that those holding power have the ability to prevent.

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13/05/2024

Stop Deep Sea Mining Before It Fuels Wars

Human Wrongs Watch

By Maud Oyonarte |

The deep ocean — 200 to over 10.000 meters below the surface — is one of Earth’s last untouched frontiers, but it is under threat from a nascent industry: deep sea mining. Some countries and corporations are racing to extract metals and minerals like cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper from the seabed, pretending that those minerals are needed for a clean energy transition.

Greenpeace Confronts Deep Sea Mining Industry with Giant Octopus in London. © Chris J Ratcliffe / GreenpeaceGreenpeace activists crash Deep Sea Mining Summit in London in April 2024 with a giant octopus to show wherever the deep sea mining industry goes, they’ll be there to stop them.
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As if it was not enough to plan to destroy fragile ecosystems, some deep sea mining companies are now marketing deep sea minerals as necessary to strengthen military power, exacerbating geopolitical tensions between world superpowers with worrying implications for global peace and stability.

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13/05/2024

Asia Remained the World’s Most Disaster-Hit Region from Weather, Climate and Water-Related Hazards in 2023

Human Wrongs Watch

By the World Meteorological Organization*

Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the impact of heatwaves became more severe, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Scenic view of a winding river flowing through a valley with patchwork fields and mountain ranges under a cloudy sky.
Adobe Stock/martinhosmat083

The State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating rate of key climate change indicators such as surface temperature, glacier retreat and sea level rise, which will have major repercussions for societies, economies and ecosystems in the region.

In 2023, sea-surface temperatures in the north-west Pacific Ocean were the highest on record. Even the Arctic Ocean suffered a marine heatwave.

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