Archive for July 25th, 2024

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25/07/2024

Hunger Numbers Stubbornly High for Three Consecutive Years as Global Crises Deepen: UN Report

Human Wrongs Watch

1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa

**If current trends continue, about 582 million people will be chronically undernourished in 2030, half of them in Africa. ©iStock

Rio de Janeiro, 24 July 2024 (FAO)* – Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today [24 July 2024] by five United Nations specialized agencies.

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25/07/2024

Where Do I Go Now, Ask Gazans Uprooted by New Israeli Evacuation Orders

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By Daniel Johnson and Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer

(UN News)* — Gazans uprooted by the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have fled their shelters and homes “running for their lives”, with barely any belongings and little idea where they will end up, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday [].

Patients transferred to hospitals in south Gaza by a UN Mission (file)
© WHO | Patients transferred to hospitals in south Gaza by a UN Mission (file)

In Khan Younis, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reported witnessing “thousands of people fleeing” westwards as part of the exodus from the enclave’s southern city amid ongoing hostilities, leaving children traumatized and crying uncontrollably.

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25/07/2024

Rising Heat in Europe and Central Asia Killing almost 400 Children a Year: UNICEF

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(UN News)* — Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday [].

Rising heat across Europe and Central Asia kills nearly 400 children a year, according to latest data.
© Unsplash/Derek Thomson| Rising heat across Europe and Central Asia kills nearly 400 children a year, according to latest data.
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UNICEF revealed that 377 children died in 2021 based on data from 23 countries across the vast region. Heat-related illnesses claimed the lives of half of those vulnerable youngsters in the first year of their lives.

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25/07/2024

Biodiversity Is Life, Not an Asset Class

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By Prof. Vandana Shiva | Navdanya International – TRANSCEND Media Service

Debunking Biodiversity Credits, the Next Wave of Bio-Imperialism

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Executive Summary

In the name of biodiversity “conservation” and “protection”, the corporate sector is increasingly making calls for the financialisation of nature.

The financialization of nature continues the harmful legacy of bio-imperialism.

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