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26/06/2021

‘The Global Climate Crisis Is Exacerbating and Intensifying Water-Related Disasters, Jeopardizing Lives and Livelihoods’

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(UN News)* — The global climate crisis is “exacerbating and intensifying” water-related disasters, jeopardizing lives and livelihoods, the UN chief on 25 June 2021 said at a major sustainable development symposium.

© UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo | A child stands near a water pump surrounded by floodwaters in Gatumba, located near Bujumbura in Burundi.

“For decades, natural disasters, [which] have been one of the major causes of worsening poverty, forcing some 26 million people into poverty each year and reversing developmental gains… are almost always connected to water, whether through floods, storms, droughts, tsunamis or landslides”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Fifth UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters. 

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26/06/2021

‘Investing in Balanced Prevention and Control of Drug Use and Its Disorders Produces Solid Returns, Saves Lives…’

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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | 26 June 2021

By António Guterres, UN Secretary-General*

Member of the newly trained Emergency Response Unit of the Liberian National Police, after identifying a suspect, conducts a search of his body for drugs and illegal weapons, during patrol downtown. UN Photo/Christopher Herwig

Action based on evidence is crucial for our responses to drugs, too.

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26/06/2021

Increasing Threats to Indigenous Peoples’ Unique Capacity to Conserve Biodiversity, Foster Resilient Food Security

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ROME (FAO)* – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Alliance of Bioversity International and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) on 25 June 2021 released a new study identifying hundreds of diverse plant and animal species that Indigenous Peoples around the world depend on and care for to generate food sustainably and enhance biodiversity – and warning of increasing threats to these sophisticated food systems.

Photo: @Fundación Omacha/ Fernando Trujillo

Procuring food in Colombia.

25/06/2021

“The Creation of a Palestinian State Is Inescapable”

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By Alon Ben-Meir

NEW YORK, Jun 25 2021 (IPS)* – Every Israeli will sooner than later realize that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only way by which Israel can protect its democracy, independence, national security and national Jewish identity. Denying Palestinian statehood defies Israel’s existence as we know it.

A building damaged by an Israeli air strike amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence in Gaza City. Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the UN Security Council in May. Credit: UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi

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25/06/2021

Banks Increased Deforestation-Linked Investments by $8B during Covid-19: Report

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By Mongabay – TRANSCEND Media Service*

A fire in an area that registered Prodes deforestation warnings between 2017-2019. Photo: Christian Braga / Greenpeace.

A new analysis of financial data by Forests & Finance, a coalition of NGOs, has found that weak policies and continued major investments in forest-risk sectors are driving deforestation in Southeast Asia, Latin America and West and Central Africa.

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25/06/2021

Education Is a Key Lifeline for World’s Forests

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New survey points out that forest education must be strengthened to meet global challenges

Forestry education needs to be improved, according to new survey.

ROME, 24 June 2021 (FAO)* – Forest education at all levels – from primary schools to universities – is insufficient in many countries of the world, according to the results of a global survey led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) with the support of other international and regional partners.

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25/06/2021

Pollution from Farming and Harbours Imperils Coastal Habitats: New Report

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25 June 2021 (UNEP)* — The plants and animals that live along the world’s coasts are coming under increased pressure from pollution tied to harbours, agriculture, and fish and shrimp farming warns a new report from the International Resource Panel.

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Photo: The Ocean Agency / 25 Jun 2021

The study, Governing Coastal Resources, says there is an urgent need to limit coastal pollution and other byproducts of industry, including the introduction of invasive species.

Failing that, some coastal ecosystems, as well as the ocean-based economy they support, could collapse, said the report.

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24/06/2021

Greece: Pushbacks and Violence against Refugees and Migrants Are ‘de facto’ Border Policy

Achilleas Chiras/NurPhoto via Getty Images

23 June 2021

Amnesty International reveals new evidence of torture, ill-treatment and illegal pushbacks of refugees and migrants to Turkey
People apprehended and detained up to 700km away from the border before being transferred and returned at the land border with Turkey

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24/06/2021

Global Nuclear Arsenals Grow as States Continue to Modernize

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By SIPRI, the STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE*

(Stockholm) — The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 14 June 2021 launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2021, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. A key finding is that despite an overall decrease in the number of nuclear warheads in 2020, more have been deployed with operational forces.

Global nuclear arsenals grow as states continue to modernize–New SIPRI Yearbook out now

SIPRI Yearbook 2021

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24/06/2021

Why War?

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By John Scales Avery*

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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