10/02/2021
Montenegro and Greece at the focal point of untapped oil and gas resources
9 February 2021 (Wall Street International)* — The global economy, international geopolitics as well as intra-national security have hinged upon oil production capacity and petrol markets so thoroughly that this inseparability of oil economics and geopolitics makes them in fact two sides of a coin.
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10/02/2021
Pulses are an affordable source of protein and minerals for a large proportion of rural populations in the world. ©FAO
10 February 2021 (FAO)* — We see them at the grocery store, the farmer’s market and as side orders served with our favourite dish. In many countries, they are part of the cultural heritage and are consumed on a regular or even daily basis. In other parts of the world, they hardly garner a mention except when served in a soup on a cold winter’s day.
However, these tiny, multi-coloured seeds have been one of nature’s nutritious foods since time began. Here is why:
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10/02/2021
By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Safer Internet Day*
NEW YORK, 9 February 2021 (UNICEF)* – “Under the shadow of COVID-19, the lives of millions of children and young people have shrunk to just their homes and their screens. For many, being online quickly became the only way to play, socialize and learn. Français | Español | العربية |
“While technology and digital solutions provide significant opportunities to keep children learning, entertained and connected, these same tools may also increase their exposure to a myriad of risks. Even before the pandemic, online sexual exploitation, harmful content, misinformation and cyberbullying all threatened children’s rights, safety and mental wellbeing.
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09/02/2021
The United States is second only to China in the amount of carbon dioxide
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The Paris Agreement adopted by nearly every nation in 2015 to address climate change and its negative impacts | Image from Wall Street International.
9 February 2021 (Wall Street International)* — One of the first things Joe Biden will do as President of the United States will be to revive U.S. participation in the Paris climate accord. Most other nations will be happy that “America is back”.
After all, the United States is second only to China in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) it dumps into the atmosphere.
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09/02/2021
Despite depending on separate news media that purvey different realities, the two corporate parties both serve a corporate dictatorship.
When I look back to the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency, four light years ago, the first image that comes to mind is that of Jimmy Dore’s
conversation with Glenn Greenwald about Congressmember Adam Schiff’s appearance on
The Tucker Carlson show. Schiff is a Democrat representing California’s 28th District, and
the military industrial complex
Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon are among his most generous campaign contributors.
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He voted
against banning armed forces in Libya without congressional approval, voted
against removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, voted in
favor of the Iraq War, voted in
favor of arming moderate Syrian opposition rebels, and
pushed for the US to arm Ukrainian rebels.
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09/02/2021
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 2021 (IPS)* – When the 134-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing countries, was trying to strike a hard bargain in its negotiations with Western nations years ago, one of its envoys famously declared: “You have the numbers. We have the money.”
When Palestine made history as Chair of the Group of 77 in 2019. The current chair is the Republic of Guinea. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elias
But that implicit threat– signifying the power of the purse– did not deter the G77 from playing a key role in helping shape the UN’s socio-economic agenda, including sustainable development, environmental protection, universal health care, South-South cooperation, eradication of extreme poverty and hunger—all of them culminating largely in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 and targeted for a 2030 deadline.
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09/02/2021
8 February 2021 (WMO)* — A major intrusion of sand and dust from the Sahara transformed skies and the landscape over Europe on the weekend of 6-7 February, with far-reaching impacts for the environment and health. It once again highlighted the importance of accurate forecasts and warnings of this transboundary hazard.
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09/02/2021
(UN News)* — “An unknown number” of foreign nationals have died while being detained in squalid camps in Syria’s northeast, senior UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Monday [8 February 2021].
© UNICEF/Delil Souleiman| Refugees in the Al-Hol camp in Syria’s north-eastern Hasakeh Governorate. (file)
Citing concerns for the wives and children of extremists who have been detained in these “squalid” camps in northeast Syria, 57 unnamed countries have been urged to repatriate their nationals immediately.
Leading the appeal, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, said that many western Europeans countries could do more to bring them home.
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08/02/2021
Survival of the greenest: businesses must reduce their footprint
Photo credit: Georgina Smith/UNEP / 03 Feb 2021
8 February 2021 (UNEP)* — Companies that ignore their impact on the environment don’t just alienate customers and turn off investors. Ultimately, says a new business brief from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), they face “existential challenges”.
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