'Unseen' News and Views
Progress being made in fight against tobacco, but increased action needed to help people quit deadly products
WHO/S. Volkov TOBACCO – Tobacco kills more than 7 million people each year. Thanks to WHO and partners, tobacco control measures, such as graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertising bans and smoke-free laws, protect two-thirds of the world’s population.
The prime minister’s new team has strong links to leading corporate lobbyists – they are representing the ultra-rich who want to shape Brexit.
27 July 2019 (openDemocracy)* — The lobbyists are taking control. The firms which ensure that the rich and powerful have more of a say in our politics than the typical British citizen are now at the heart of the cabinet.
27 July 2019 (Wall Street International)* — Trump’s tweet calling on the four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their “broken and crime infested” countries must have been soothing music to egos of his base.
In fact, in defending his comments, Trump declared that “many people agree with me.” His tweets made them feel whole and “white” again.
Lucky Choolwe, a field facilitator for Grassroots Trust in Zambia, which engages with land owners and policy-makers to regenerate eco-systems, conducts a practical session with farmers on FMNR. Courtesy: Friday Phiri.
Robert J. Burrowes
DAYLESFORD, Australia, 27 July 2019 — I have previously written a summary of the interrelated psychological, sociological, political-economic, military, nuclear, ecological and climate threats to human survival on Earth which threaten human extinction by 2026. See ‘Human Extinction by 2026? A Last Ditch Strategy to Fight for Human Survival’.
Geneva, 26 July 2019 (IOM)* – A new report out today (26/07) examines the connection between migration and modern slavery and focuses on which migrants are most vulnerable to being forced into modern slavery, and under what circumstances.
Prepared by Minderoo Foundation’s Walk Free initiative and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the Alliance 8.7 Action Group on Migration, the report provides recommendations on key steps governments can take to address this risk.
The report confirms certain sub-groups of migrants are at particular risk.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s [25 July 2019] reports that as many as 150 people may be dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Libya, making it the worst such tragedy in the Mediterranean this year.
This is part of a series of features from across the globe on human trafficking. IPS coverage is supported by the Riana Group.
– The United States is no exception to the practice of modern day slavery—a crime for which it is rarely held accountable at the United Nations.
What does the term “globalization” mean? Is it a strictly economic phenomenon or does it involve several dimensions? How it is currently presented in the middle of the digital revolution and artificial intelligence? Español
23 July 2019 (openDemocracy)* — The discussion about globalization can be idle, however, we live in times where its presence is increasingly important.
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