19/04/2019
As Fighting in Libya Escalates, So Does Number of Children ‘at Imminent Risk of Injury or Death’
Human Wrongs Watch
In and around Tripoli, an increasing number of children are “at imminent risk of injury or death” two senior United Nations officials warned on Thursday [18 April 2019], citing a surge of aggression in crisis-torn Libya.
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18/04/2019
Trump’s Veto Will Trigger More US Arms to Kill Civilians in Yemen
Human Wrongs Watch
– President Donald Trump’s decision to veto a bi-partisan Congressional resolution to end US military involvement in a devastating Saudi-led four-year conflict in Yemen– is expected to escalate the ongoing war in the trouble-plagued region.
Yemen home for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The weapons used by the Saudis in the reckless bombing of mostly civilian targets, including schools and hospitals, are largely from the United States: F-15 fighter planes, Bell helicopters, drones, air-to-surface missiles, M60 battle tanks, laser-guided bombs and heavy artillery.
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18/04/2019
Stress, Excessively-Long Working Hours, and Disease, Contribute to 2.8 Million Workers’ Deaths per Year – International Labour Organization
Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease, contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every year, while an additional 374 million people get injured or fall ill because of their jobs, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Thursday [18 April 2019].
In a new report underlining ILO’s message that no paid work should threaten your wellbeing, your safety or your life, the agency identifies several new or existing occupational risks of growing concern, that affect women more than men.
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18/04/2019
Yemen: ‘More Bombs and Weapons Will Only Mean More Suffering and Death’
Human Wrongs Watch
Statement by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Policy Director, Ole Solvang, on the US President’s veto to a bill to end military support for the war in Yemen*
17 April 2019 (Norwegian Refugee Council)* – “President Trump said that withdrawing from the war in Yemen would ‘negatively affect ongoing efforts to prevent civilian casualties.’ Yet if he was truly concerned about civilian life, he would first and foremost ensure that the US-supported Saudi-led coalition stop breaking the laws of war and depriving millions of Yemenis of life-saving assistance.
18/04/2019
For Radical US Constitutional Reforms
The White House | Photo from Wall Street International.
18/04/2019
Cyclone Idai: More than 1.8 Million People in Need, and 240,000 Houses Affected, Half of Them Totally Destroyed
Human Wrongs Watch
Beira, 16 April 2019 (IOM)* – One month after Cyclone Idai made landfall through Mozambique and neighbouring countries, despite the concerted efforts of humanitarian organizations, many families remain in need, and without assistance they lack the resources to repair and rebuild their homes. Latest figures indicate that more than 1.8 million people are in need, and nearly 240,000 houses were affected, half of those partially destroyed, and the other half totally destroyed.
Baby Ernesto was born the day before the cyclone; his family’s home was destroyed. They are now living in Samora Machel site. Photo: Amanda Nero
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17/04/2019
Libya: Heavy Shelling and Civilian Deaths ‘Blatant Violation’ of International Law – UN Envoy
Human Wrongs Watch
Heavy shelling overnight on Tuesday [16 April 2019] which hit a densely-populated neighbourhood of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, was condemned “in the strongest terms” by the head of the UN Mission there, after “scores” of civilians were reportedly killed and injured.
“Horrible night of random shelling of residential areas”, tweeted UN Special Representative Ghassan Salame on Wednesday, after the Abu Slim district was hit. “For the sake of 3 million civilians living in Greater Tripoli, these attacks should stop. NOW!”
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17/04/2019
Urgent Action Needed to Better Manage E-Waste: International Labour Organization
Human Wrongs Watch
Representatives of governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations agree more must be done, and urgently, to manage the millions of tonnes of e-waste produced each year.
17/04/2019
On the Disconnect – Intelligence and Consciousness in the Brave New World
The meteoric of artificial intelligence | Image from Wall Street International.
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