Measles is preventable by vaccination, and between the years 2000 -2018, immunization against measles alone is estimated to have saved around 23 million lives.
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08/12/2019
More than 140,000 Die from Measles as Cases Surge Worldwide
Human Wrongs Watch
Infants and young children most at risk of fatal complications, health agencies warn
Worldwide more than 140,000 people died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC). These deaths occurred as measles cases surged globally, amidst devastating outbreaks in all regions.
WHO/Daniel Hodgson
Most deaths were among children under 5 years of age. Babies and very young children are at greatest risk from measles infections, with potential complications including pneumonia and encephalitis (a swelling of the brain), as well as lifelong disability – permanent brain damage, blindness or hearing loss.
08/12/2019
Bolivia: Post-Coup Update
Human Wrongs Watch
By Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service*
With every passing day, it becomes clearer that the military coup in Bolivia on November 10th was masterminded in Washington DC.
Bolivian president Evo Morales who is now in exile in Mexico.(Photo: Sebastian Baryli)
This reality will create yet a new difficulty in relations between the U.S. regime and Mexico to its direct south, because the Mexican Government, under progressive President Lopez Obrador, took the courageous and very meaningful step of providing refuge to the U.S.-couped Bolivian President Evo Morales and therefore posed overtly a resistance to the U.S. dictatorship.
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06/12/2019
The Climate Bombs
Human Wrongs Watch
By Annisa Rahmawati*
(Greenpeace International)* — Extreme weather is becoming the norm. Droughts across swaths of China, catastrophic flooding in Venice, and fires in Russia, Brazil, Congo and recently in Australia have all been attributed to climate change. The arctic glaciers are melting. Even Antarctica is feeling the heat.
06/12/2019
Oikonomia: Bringing the Economy Back to the Earth
Human Wrongs Watch
By Prof. Vandana Shiva | Navdanya International – TRANSCEND Media Service*
Economy: From Care and Management of “Oikos” to a Money Machine at War with the Planet and People
Manlio Masucci
The word ‘economy’ has its roots in the Greek word ‘oikos’, which originally referred to household, house, or family, its daily operations and maintenance. Economy, derived from Oikonomia is thus the management of the home.
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06/12/2019
‘Kihamba’ Agricultural Systems Secure a Future of Young Farmers on the Slopes of Kilimanjaro
Human Wrongs Watch
6 December 2019 (FAO)* — On the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, in the Chagga community’s Shimbwe Juu village, much of the area is divided into ‘Kihamba’, plots of land with a traditional home and garden. Here, the Kihamba help form a multilayered agroforestry system that boasts over 500 types of plants and is rich in biodiversity.
The Chagga community’s “Kihamba” are recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS). Combining biodiversity and resilient ecosystems, these GIAHS sites have stood the test of time and can protect food security for many communities, even in a changing climate. ©FAO/Felipe Rodriguez
06/12/2019
Stop Soil Erosion, Save Our Future – World Soil Day
5 December 2019 (FAO)* — World Soil Day 2019 (#WorldSoilDay) and its campaign “Stop soil erosion, Save our future” is envisaged to raise awareness on the importance of sustaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the increasing challenges in soil management and, raise the profile of healthy soil by encouraging governments, organizations, communities and individuals around the world to engage in proactively improving soil health.
06/12/2019
One Soccer Pitch of Soil Is Eroded Every Five Seconds – 5 Reasons Why We Need to Protect Our Soils
Human Wrongs Watch
By FAO* — One of the key ingredients to a #ZeroHunger future is the soil beneath our feet. Although it may not look like much, soil is full of water, nutrients and microorganisms that are vital for growing our food. However, soil is a finite resource – restoring even a few centimetres of soil can take up to 1 000 years. So if we want to ensure food security and improved nutrition in the future, we need to take care of our soil today.
One of the major threats to soil is erosion, which affects the production of up to 95 percent of the food we eat. ©Carey Marks/University of Plymouth (Photo posted here from FAO’s story).
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06/12/2019
Rise in Caribbean Children Displaced by Storms – Nearly Six-Fold in the Past Five Years – Shows Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Issue: UNICEF
Human Wrongs Watch
The number of Caribbean children displaced by storms has risen approximately six-fold in the past five years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals in a new report released on Friday [6 December 2019]. (*).
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Catastrophic tropical cyclones and hurricanes uprooted an estimated 761,000 children in the region between 2014 and 2018, which also was the hottest five-year period on record.
05/12/2019
Africa’s Employment Landscape Affects Almost 500 Million Workers. Are There Any Changes in Store for Them?
December 2019 (ILO)* — Shifting toward industry and services is important since it fosters the development needed to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Following Africa Industrialization Day earlier this month, which focused on the expansion of the region’s manufacturing sector, here we take a look at ILO employment estimates and projections to assess progress that has been made and to peek at what’s ahead.
