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Globalisation Was Rife in the 16th Century – Clues from Renaissance Paintings

Globalisation Was Rife in the 16th Century – Clues from Renaissance Paintings

Human Wrongs Watch By Leah Clark, The Open University, for The Conversation*

10 Mayo 2019 — For many, the Renaissancewas the revival or “rebirth” of Western classical antiquity, associated with great artists painting the Sistine Chapel and the invention of the printing press in Europe. These local, European phenomena seem rather parochial compared to today’s world, where a hashtag on Instagram…

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'Poor Farmers Can obtain Significant Economic Gains and Other Benefits Through Easy-to-Implement Disaster Resilient" Farming Practices'

‘Poor Farmers Can obtain Significant Economic Gains and Other Benefits Through Easy-to-Implement Disaster Resilient” Farming Practices’

Human Wrongs Watch

ROME, 13 May 2019 (FAO)*  – Poor farmers can obtain significant economic gains and other benefits by implementing modified farming practices aimed at boosting their ability to cope with disasters and natural shocks, according to a new FAO study released today [13 May 2019].

Women of the association Kawral, Senegal, collecting okra in their garden. The FAO’s One million…

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The Disintegrated Mind: The Greatest Threat to Human Survival on Earth

The Disintegrated Mind: The Greatest Threat to Human Survival on Earth

Human Wrongs Watch By Robert J. Burrowes, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service

Like many people who have struggled to understand why human beings are driving the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history, which now threatens imminent human extinction as well, over many decades I have explored the research and efforts of a great many activists and scholars to secure this understanding.

Robert J.…

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Gaza Blockade Causes ‘Near Ten-Fold Increase’ in Food Dependency - UN Relief Agency

Gaza Blockade Causes ‘Near Ten-Fold Increase’ in Food Dependency – UN Relief Agency

Human Wrongs Watch

At a time when Muslims globally are observing the holy month of Ramadan, more than half the population in Gaza depends on the international community for food aid, the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Monday [13 May 2019], citing a “near ten-fold increase” in need.*

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More than One Million People in Gaza -Half of the Population of the Territory- May Not Have Food by June

More than One Million People in Gaza -Half of the Population of the Territory- May Not Have Food by June

Human Wrongs Watch 13 May 2019 (UNRWA)* — At a time when Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, often characterized by the festive nature of its Iftars, in Gaza, more than half the population depends on food aid from the international community.   Palestine refugee children near an UNRWA emergency food assistance distribution centre. © 2013 UNRWA Photo…

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Who to Blame: “Donald Trump” or the “American People”?

Who to Blame: “Donald Trump” or the “American People”?

Human Wrongs Watch By Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens – TRANSCEND Media Service*

Let’s Get Real Clear On Any Responsibility for Imminent Global Disaster

Produced in a period of imminent war and global disaster. You will hear of wars and rumours of wars… (Matthew 24:6)

Anthony Judge

Clarification

Donald Trump is the duly elected President of the USA — elected by the American People according…

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Sweden Requests Assange Be Extradited To Stand Trial

Sweden Requests Assange Be Extradited To Stand Trial

Human Wrongs Watch

The Swedish prosecutor’s office said it would shortly request Assange be detained in his absence on probable cause for an allegation of rape and that it would issue a European arrest warrant – the process under which his extradition would be sought.

Swedish Vice Chief Prosecutor Persson announces decision about preliminary investigation…

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Italy: Real Weapons of Mass Distraction

Italy: Real Weapons of Mass Distraction

Human Wrongs Watch By Alessio Colonnelli*

Matteo Salvini’s rhetoric is getting ever more worrying as we approach the EU elections.

Salvini with League’s delegation at the Quirinal Palace in April 2018 | Presidenza della Repubblica

10 May 2019 (openDemocracy)*— In a land of former vast pastures, where green still stands for northern secession from a shrivelled up south, Italy’s…

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New Zealand Youth ‘in Frontline’ of Fight against Climate Change -- UN Chief

New Zealand Youth ‘in Frontline’ of Fight against Climate Change — UN Chief

Human Wrongs Watch

Speaking to young Māoris and people of the Pacific Islands in New Zealand on Monday [13 May 2019], UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his gratitude for the leadership of the youth of the country in fighting climate change. 

UN Photo/Loey Felipe | The flag of New Zealand (centre) flying at United Nations headquarters in New York.

The UN chief…

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Cattle Herders Face a Life in Limbo in Côte d’Ivoire

Cattle Herders Face a Life in Limbo in Côte d’Ivoire

Human Wrongs Watch By Don Murray and Horaci Garcia Marti in Kong, Côte d’Ivoire – (UNHCR)*

  The Fula are pastoralists who have long lived in the country, but almost all are at risk of statelessness.  |  Español   |  Français

Aminata Sidibé, the matriarch of an extended four generation family of 45 people, sits for a portrait in Kong, Côte d’Ivoire. © UNHCR/Mark Henley

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Cattle Herders Face a Life in Limbo in Côte d’Ivoire

Cattle Herders Face a Life in Limbo in Côte d’Ivoire

Human Wrongs Watch By Don Murray and Horaci Garcia Marti in Kong, Côte d’Ivoire – (UNHCR)*

  The Fula are pastoralists who have long lived in the country, but almost all are at risk of statelessness.  |  Español   |  Français

Aminata Sidibé, the matriarch of an extended four generation family of 45 people, sits for a portrait in Kong, Côte d’Ivoire. © UNHCR/Mark Henley

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More People Displaced Inside Their Own Countries Than Ever Before

More People Displaced Inside Their Own Countries Than Ever Before

Human Wrongs Watch

Geneva, 10 May 2019 (Norwegian Refugee Council)* — A record 41.3 million people are displaced inside their own countries because of conflict and violence, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

Displaced families receive household items in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the…

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What You Should Know about People Who Are Displaced in Their Own Country

What You Should Know about People Who Are Displaced in Their Own Country

Human Wrongs Watch

10 May 2019 (Norwegian Refugee Council)* —  Last year alone, 28 million people were displaced in their own country as a result of conflict and disaster, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

Marguerite Nguena fled from violence in the Central African Republic in 2013. Her husband was shot, and…

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African Human Traffickers Changing Strategies to Avoid Arrest

African Human Traffickers Changing Strategies to Avoid Arrest

Human Wrongs Watch

Routes traditionally used to escort trafficking victims out of Africa have shifted to others in Nigeria, Algeria and Turkey

Researchers said police efforts to link illicit financial transactions to smuggling humans across Africa are still in their early stages. | Photo: Reuters | Photo fromteleSUR.

10 May 2019 (teleSUR)* — Human…

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Birds Globally Threatened by Plastic Waste - World Migratory Bird Day

Birds Globally Threatened by Plastic Waste – World Migratory Bird Day

Human Wrongs Watch

Bonn, 9 May 2019  (UN Environment)* -– Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including whales, turtles, fish and birds.

Bo Eide | Photo from UN Environment. 

On World Migratory Bird Day, celebrated on 11 May, two UN wildlife treaties and conservationists around the world are calling for…

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'A Seeming Paradise, Life on the Pacific Islands Is Threatened by Climate Change and Extreme Weather ...'

‘A Seeming Paradise, Life on the Pacific Islands Is Threatened by Climate Change and Extreme Weather …’

Human Wrongs Watch

10 May 2019 — A seeming paradise, life on the Pacific islands is threatened by climate change and extreme weather, frustrated by remoteness and a lack of educational and economic opportunities. Secretary-General António Guterres begins a visit to the region this weekend, where he will speak to people living on some of the islands and see for himself how the UN is…

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Ensuring the ‘Lungs of the Planet’ Keep Us Alive: 5 Things You Need to Know about Forests

Ensuring the ‘Lungs of the Planet’ Keep Us Alive: 5 Things You Need to Know about Forests

Human Wrongs Watch

Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth, and play a major role in the fight against climate change. With the 2019 session of the United Nations Forum on Forests wrapping up on Friday [10 May 2019] in New York, we delve deeper into the subject, and find out what the UN is doing to safeguard and protect them.

Olga Lavrushko | My favorite place by…