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Rich multinationals profit from food sales while hunger in Africa soars
(GIN)—Global hunger, once on the decline, has reversed course over the last 10 years, as multinational food companies increasingly replace domestic production and leave populations “food insecure.” According to Greenpeace International in a recent report, food imports from factory farms have jumped 650 percent in Kenya alone, making huge profits for a handful of corporations and generous dividends for their...
UN human rights chief condemns Israeli minister’s ‘unfathomable’ threat to Huwara
by Jessica Corbett CommonDreams.org United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on March 3 called out Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying that Huwara, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, “needs to be wiped out” and “the state of Israel should do it.” Mr. Smotrich’s comment March 1 came after Israeli settlers on Feb. 26 rampaged through Huwara, killing a 37-year-old...
French police clash with protesters during rallies over pension reform
Police have clashed with protesters in the French capital, Paris, amid a new round of rallies and strikes over President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial planned pension reform. A series of violent clashes erupted as protesters marched along a boulevard in Paris against the French government’s pension reform bill on March 7. Police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters. Workers from different sectors have walked out...
Farrakhan, Mandela and Jewish leaders
The similarities between the interactions with Jewish leaders and organizations of influence—whether in person or upon reflection, by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and Nelson Mandela—are worth looking back on. Mandela was sentenced in 1964 by prosecutor Percy Yutar, who used his increased fame in the Apartheid State of South Africa to become attorney general and later the president...
A worldwide message with global impact
The Nation of Islam annual commemoration of Saviours’ Day held in Chicago, Feb. 24-26, was global in scope and participation. The celebration recognizes the birth anniversary of Allah (God) in Person, the Great Mahdi, Master W. Fard Muhammad, who was born in Mecca, Arabia, on February 26, 1877. The keynote address of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan titled “The War...
In Egypt, government and poor struggle with troubled economy
CAIRO—A group of women stands in front of a vegetable vendor at a street market in one of Cairo’s oldest neighborhoods, yelling in frustration. “Every day there are new prices,” one said. “When will this war end?” another shouted, cradling a baby in her arms. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its second year, has pushed up food and energy prices worldwide,...
UN, Syria slam attempts to politicize humanitarian aid response to quake-hit regions
The United Nations and Syria have condemned attempts by certain parties to politicize the humanitarian response to the massive earthquake that caused tremendous destruction in the northwestern sector of the war-ravaged country. Nations must “depoliticize” the humanitarian response for victims of February 6 earthquake in Syria, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the UN Security Council on...
Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair were killed
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil—A high-level delegation of the Brazilian government traveled on Feb. 27 to the remote corner of the Amazon rainforest where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered last year, to demonstrate just how much Brazil’s new government differs from that of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. The group was led by Sônia Guajajara,...
Solidarity, leadership and commitment needed to reach 2030 development goals: Mohammed
Although cascading global crises are undermining hard fought development gains, “now is not the time for despair,” UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told African ministers and policy makers meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Feb. 28. As the continent weathers the full impact of fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine, she underscored the need for greater action...
Overcoming barriers through technology and providing services to hard-to-reach rural areas
Helping to improve direct and immediate access to even hard-to-reach communities with real-time measurable data through mobile phone technology is how Viamo explains its service. According to its Sudan Country Manager, Rudiana M.E. Mustafa, Viamo’s digital campaigns include starting a dialogue between organizations, governments, programs and the people they work with to utilize important public service messaging. Viamo works cross...