24/06/2021
A new freely downloadable book
John Scales Avery
I would like to announce the publication of a book, which discusses the reasons why the institution of war continues to threaten human civilization and the biosphere, and the steps that might be taken to rid the world of war.
The book may be downloaded and circulated free of charge from the following link:
https://eacpe.org/app/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Why-War-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf
Albert Einstein’s letter to Sigmund Freud
“Why War?”, the title of this book, was also the title of a famous letter written to Sigmund Freud by Albert Einstein.
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23/06/2021
20 June 2021 (UN News)* — The negative environmental impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been widely covered in the press in recent weeks and months, and their volatility has also been flagged as a cause for concern.
Unsplash/André François McKenz | Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that you can buy, sell and exchange directly, without an intermediary like a bank.
Nevertheless, the UN believes that blockchain, the technology lying behind these online currencies, could be of great benefit to those fighting the climate crisis, and help bring about a more sustainable global economy.
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23/06/2021
(UN News)* — With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on 22 June 2021.
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World Bank/Ghullam Abbas Farzami | Women carry bundles through a neighbourhood of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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From politics to security, the peace process to the economy, Deborah Lyons, Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (
UNAMA),
said the “possible slide toward dire scenarios is undeniable”.
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23/06/2021
22 June 2021 (UN News)* — Millions of stateless people around the world could miss out on COVID-19 vaccinations because they lack identity papers and are essentially “invisible to the authorities”.
© UNHCR/Katie Barlow | John who was photographed in southeast London has been recognized as stateless in the UK.
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22/06/2021
(UNEP)* — 18 June is
Sustainable Gastronomy Day, an international celebration of local cuisine that is produced in ways that are both environmentally friendly and minimize waste. That last part is becoming increasingly important.
A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) found the world is in the grip of an epidemic of food wastage. In 2019, consumers tossed away nearly a billion tonnes of food, or 17 per cent of all the fare they bought.
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22/06/2021
20 June 2021 (UNEP)* — Industrialized farming has been a reliable way to produce lots of food at a relatively low cost. But it’s not the bargain it was once believed to be. Unsustainable agriculture can pollute water, air and soil; is a source of greenhouse gases, and destroys wildlife.
Photo: UNEP / 15 Oct 2020
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22/06/2021
International Widows’ Day – 23 June 2021
By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women*
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health systems, widened socio-economic gaps, and shifted strategic, political, and funding priorities, all of which disproportionately affect women and girls, particularly those who are most marginalized.
The doubled risk of death for men from COVID-19 has not only created more widows; the pandemic has in many cases magnified the impact of the challenges they face, for example when confronted by extreme poverty from being disinherited from land and property with no alternative source of support.
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22/06/2021
Martha Alicia Benavente, from Tucurú, a small municipality in Guatemala, is a mother of four children whom she raised alone after her husband passed away. She trained for six months to become a solar engineer, and she is bursting with energy. She can’t wait to start building solar lamps so that her community can have sustainable energy at last. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
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22/06/2021
Hawa was pregnant when she lost her husband and the rest of her family in the fighting in the Central African Republic. She fled and crossed into Cameroon, becoming a refugee at the Gado camp, where she gave birth to Haphisi. PHOTO:UN Women/Ryan Brown
22 June 2021 (United Nations)* — For many women around the world, the devastating loss of a partner is magnified by a long-term fight for their basic rights and dignity.
Despite the fact that there are more than 258 million widows around the world, widows have historically been left unseen, unsupported, and unmeasured in our societies.
Today, as armed conflicts, displacement and migration, and the COVID-19 pandemic leave tens of thousands of women newly widowed and many others whose partners are missing or disappeared, the unique experiences and needs of widows must be brought to the forefront, with their voices leading the way.
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