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30/01/2020

World’s Most Under-Reported Crises Are in Africa: CARE

Human Wrongs Watch

“In 2019, over 51 million people suffered in 10 crises away from the public eye,” CARE said.

The report observed that three of the least-covered crises are on the United Nations' list of the least-funded emergencies.

The report observed that three of the least-covered crises are on the United Nations’ list of the least-funded emergencies. | Photo: Reuters (Photo posted here from teleSUR).

28 January 2020 (teleSUR)* — Of the top 10 most forgotten 2019 humanitarian crises fuelled by the climate emergency nine were in Africa, according to a new analysis entitled “Suffering in Silence” and released Tuesday by CARE International.

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30/01/2020

Think On Your Sins

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By Fernando Velázquez*

A blackhat can leave you homeless and penniless

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A blackhat can leave you homeless and penniless (Image from Wall Street International).
29 January 2020 (Wall Street International)* — I am truly a personal fan of any James Bond movie but for me Skyfall was one of the best films ever made in the franchise.
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The dark environment where it is developed shows a complete asymmetry between the classic enemy and our lovely agent 007, because since the beginning of the story, he seems to be in a clear disadvantage from an opponent that is a mastermind in hacking and technology of all kinds.

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29/01/2020

Alarm over Desert Locusts Increases as New Generation of the Destructive Pests Starts Breeding in Horn of Africa

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FAO warns of an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods

Photo: ©FAO/Sven TorfinnDesert Locust upsurge in Kenya.

ROME, 29 January 2020 (FAO)* — The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that rising numbers of Desert Locusts present an extremely alarming and unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa.

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29/01/2020

Inequality, Stagnation and Instability – the New Normal for Finance Capitalism

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By Yilmaz Akyüz*

GENEVA, Jan 24 2020 (IPS)* – The failure of large-scale bailout operations, historically low interest rates and rapid injection of liquidity to bring about a strong recovery from the 2008-2009 financial crisis and recession created a widespread concern that advanced economies suffered from a chronic demand gap and faced the spectre of stagnation.

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Inequality out in the open. Credit: A.D. McKenzie/IPS

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29/01/2020

Eco-Conscious Resolutions for Clean Seas – It’s Never Too Late

29 January 2020 (UN Environment)* — At the beginning of this decade, millions of people around the world made new year’s resolutions, with the hope of bettering themselves. 

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Photo by Pixabay @ Jonny Belvedere

Whether you pledged to exercise more, to save money, or to take up a hobby, the reality is that many pledges are likely to have been broken. However, attitudes toward single-use plastics must change this year.

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29/01/2020

Yemen: Escalation in Fighting Must Stop ‘Before It’s Too Late’, UN Special Envoy to Security Council’s Emergency Session

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(UN News)* — The UN Special Envoy for Yemen told an emergency session of the Security Council on Tuesday [28 January 2020] that a recent upsurge in violence between pro-Government and rebel forces following weeks of relative calm, had to end “before it’s too late”.

© UNICEF/Romenzi | Children sit in front of a house damaged by an air strike in Yemen. (July 2019)
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28/01/2020

Biodiversity in Grave Danger: What Can Be Done in 2020?

28 January 2020 (UN Environment)* — Taking action to stem biodiversity loss was the focus of several events, reports and activities in January—important reminders that 2020, the “Super Year” for nature, is a real opportunity to stop and indeed reverse ecological devastation.

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Photo by Flickr

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28/01/2020

Humans Love Violence: Gandhi and the World Economic Forum

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By Robert J. Burrowes*

DAYLESFORD, Australia, 28 January 2020 — As we approach the 72nd anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi on 30 January 1948, it is worth reflecting on one simple fact that he did not realize.

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Robert J. Burrowes,

His efforts to teach humanity that conflict, including violent conflict, could be resolved without violence were based on one fundamentally flawed assumption: that at least some humans were interested in, and committed to, seeking out and using nonviolent strategies for dealing with conflict in each and every context.

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28/01/2020

Nearly 5 Million Children in Need Due to Rising Violence in Central Sahel: UNICEF

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27 January 2020 (UN News)* — A surge in violence in the central Sahel region in Africa means nearly five million children will need humanitarian assistance this year, up from 4.3 million, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.

UN OCHA/Giles Clarke | Boys play in a waterhole near the town of Kaya in northern Burkina Faso.

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28/01/2020

5 Shocking Facts about Extreme Global Inequality and How to Even It Up

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OXFAM International* — Extreme inequality is out of control. Hundreds of millions of people are living in extreme poverty while huge rewards go to those at the very top. There are more billionaires than ever before, and their fortunes have grown to record levels. Meanwhile, the world’s poorest got even poorer.

Hundreds of millions of people are living in extreme poverty while huge rewards go to those at the very top.

The growing gap between rich and poor is undermining the fight against poverty, damaging our economies and tearing our societies apart. Yet inequality is not inevitable – it is a political choice. Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam

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