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Why using the language of war is counterproductive
Why using the language of war is counterproductive in our global public health crisis: some reflections from self-isolation Originally published at the Quaker Council for European Affairs One of the things that has really struck me in today’s peculiar times is the rhetoric of war used by many political leaders to talk about the COVID-19…
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Leaving No Roma behind during a pandemic, and beyond: a UN Resident Coordinator’s Blog
Roma people in Europe face widespread discrimination in many areas of life, including housing and health. In this opinion piece, Francoise Jacob, the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia, explains how the UN is helping Roma communities, many of which have no access to safe water or electricity, to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Buddhist Times News – Dalai Lama, Sikyong condole the demise of Taiwan’s former President Lee Teng-hui x
Dalai Lama with then Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui during his first visit to Taiwan in March of 1997 (Photo- OHHDL) By Shyamal Sinha Lee Teng-hui, who as president of Taiwan led its transformation from an island in the grip of authoritarian rule to one of Asia’s most vibrant and prosperous democracies, died on Thursday…
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Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality, a review by Patrick Horn
Aldous Huxley is among the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He was a key figure among a network of intellectuals and writers interested in transcendence and transformation, and he enormously influenced the Human Potential Movement, the 1960s psychedelic counterculture, the New Age Movement, and deep ecology.
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Buddhist Times News – Ladakh’s Covid-19 Numbers low, Say Experts
By — Shyamal Sinha The first COVID-19 case in India was detected on January 30, the same day that WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern. India went into lockdown almost two months later. With 1,327 cases and six fatalities in four months, the trajectory of COVID-19 in the cold desert region of Ladakh…
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COVID-19: UN chief outlines path to sustainable, inclusive recovery in Southeast Asia
Tackling inequality, bridging the digital divide, greening the economy, and upholding human rights and good governance will be critical for Southeast Asia to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
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Six Baha’is imprisoned by the Houthis freed in Yemen
BIC calls for the lifting of all charges and safeguarding of the rights of all Baha’is in Yemen.
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Alarm raised about ongoing crisis in Nigeria at world churches’ meeting
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is experiencing concurrent crises this year, highlighted in a recent spate of violent attacks in the north of the country, and the World Council of Churches has expressed alarm about the destruction to life taking place.
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Asia-Pacific: ‘Call to action’ highlights role of family farmers amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Although hundreds of millions of smallholder family farmers in Asia-Pacific produce a majority of the world’s food, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Agricultural policies key to addressing drivers of migration, says BIC Brussels
The BIC Brussels Office hosts online discussion, exploring links between European agricultural policies and the adverse drivers of migration from and within Africa.