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À Chaque Aïd ou autre célébration, les Algériens font face au même souci, celui de la forte demande par rapport au carburant, ce qui pénalise le citoyen. La Société nationale de commercialisation et de distribution des produits pétroliers (Naftal) a annoncé aujourd’hui, jeudi 7 juillet 2022, dans un communiqué, que la distribution des produits pétroliers […]

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History makers Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina will meet in the Wimbledon final after the pair claimed impressive victories in the last four.

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On July 7th, IPI hosted a Global Leaders Series event featuring a conversation with The Honorable Kevin Rudd on his newest book The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China.

The Honorable Kevin Rudd has studied, lived in, and worked with China for more than forty years. The Avoidable War demystifies the actions of both the US and China, explaining and translating them for the benefit of the other. The conversation at IPI focused on the book’s relevance to the multilateral system.

Speaker:
Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia, President of the Asia Society, and Chair of IPI’s Board of Directors

Moderator:
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, IPI President and CEO

Euronews: A gleccserhez vezető turistautakat lezárták, csütörtöktől kutyákkal folytatják az eltűntek keresését.

Désespérés de la vie à l’Algérienne et d’un quotidien qui n’est pas à hauteur de leurs ambitions, nombreux sont les Algériens qui quittent le pays et  rejoignent la France rêvant d’un meilleur avenir. Quel tort !. Arrivés à l’autre côté de la méditerranée, ceux-ci n’ont comme choix que de vivre dans l’irrégularité, dans l’ombre. Cependant, […]

L’article Mariage blanc en France : un réseau algérien démantelé est apparu en premier sur .

Un enseignant s'est donné la mort dimanche 03 juillet 2022 à Ouèssè, commune du département des Collines.

Suicide d'un homme dans l'arrondissement central de Ouèssè, département des Collines. Père de famille, un enseignant de la quarantaine a décidé de mettre fin à sa vie. Selon les faits rapportés par Daabaaru, il aurait consommé du raticide. Avant de commettre l'acte, l'enseignant a confié à sa femme qu'il « se donnera la mort avant que d'autres le fassent à sa place ». Il laisse derrière lui une femme et trois enfants.

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Since the middle of the 20th century, the world has experienced unprecedented population growth. The world’s population more than tripled in size between 1950 and 2020.. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi/IPS

By Baher Kamal
MADRID, Jul 7 2022 (IPS)

Far-right Brazilian president, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, was quoted a year ago or so as saying to a small group of indogenous people that they “now look a bit more like humans.”

Tragically, a vast majority of this year’s record world population of 8 millions is harshly neglected and seen as just disturbing numbers, if ever treated as such humans.

The world’s population has been growing too fast and, with it, the wave of staggering inequalities, human rights abuses and shockingly growing violence.

During the period from 2000 to 2020, even though the global population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2%, 48 countries or areas grew at least twice as fast: these included 33 countries or areas in Africa and 12 in Asia

The facts about such a high speed population growth speak for themselves: for instance, it took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to 1 billion – then in just another 200 years or so, it grew sevenfold.

According to 2022 World Population Day (July 11), in 2011, the global population reached the 7 billion mark, it stood at almost 7.9 billion in 2021, and it’s expected to grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100.

In short: the world’s population more than tripled in size in barely half a century, between 1950 and 2020.

This dramatic growth has been driven largely by increasing numbers of people surviving to reproductive age, and has been accompanied by major changes in fertility rates, increasing urbanisation and accelerating migration, explains the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).

These trends will have far-reaching implications for generations to come.

A good number of demographers may marvel at the advancements in health that have extended lifespans, reduced maternal mortality and child mortality and given rise to vaccine development in record time.

Others will tout technological innovations that have eased our lives and connected us more than ever. Still others will herald gains in gender equality, says the UN.

 

Inequality, discrimination, harassment, violence…

“But progress is not universal, throwing inequality into razor-sharp relief.”

The same concerns and challenges raised 11 years ago remain or have worsened: climate change, violence, discrimination, warns the World Population Day.

“The world reached a particularly grim milestone in May: More than 100 million forcibly displaced worldwide.”

In an ideal world, 8 billion people means 8 billion opportunities for healthier societies empowered by rights and choices.

But the playing field is not and has never been even. Based on gender, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual orientation, disability and origin, among other factors, too many are still exposed to discrimination, harassment and violence, warns the United Nations.

 

The wider picture

In fact, world’s politicians and media, in particular those of the heavily industrialised countries, have long been ignoring the other side of the coin. See for example:

• The richest 1% pollutes more than the poorest 50%. In fact, the Group of 20 major economies (G20) accounts for 78% of global greenhouse gas emissions.In contrast, in the specific case of Africa –54 countries home to 1.4 billion humans– causes a negligible 2% to 3% of all global greenhouse emissions, however it falls victim to more than 80% of the world’s climate catastrophes;
• Five more planets earth urgently needed if the current depletion of natural resources continues as expected;
• The risk of turning Planet Earth into a giant desert
• At the same time, alongside the causes of climate emergency, such a voracious profit-making business has been also leading to a fast growing land degradation and desertification.

Who is behind the destruction of biodiversity? Obviously, those who have been making voracious profits by exploiting the essential infrastructure of all kinds of life on Earth, through their industrial intensive agriculture, the collection of genetic resources of flora and fauna to register them as their own “property”, the production of genetically modified food, and the over-use of chemicals.

They are also the big timber business destroying forests, inducing the waste of huge amounts of agriculture and livestock products to keep their prices the most profitable possible, and a long, very long etcetera.

Meanwhile, Big business depletes Nature and supplants it with synthetic food. In fact, the fast increasing impact of such depletion, alongside conflicts and climate crises, have pushed millions of humans to flee their homes and migrate.

But in addition to dying in their migration journeys, they also fall easy prey to human trafficking and smuggling. See for example: Slave Markets Open 24/7: Refugee Babies, Boys, Girls, Women, Men…

Simultaneously,nuclear-armed powers continue to squander $156.000 per minute on their MAD Policy

One consequence is that right now there are new world records: more weapons than ever. And a hunger crisis like no other

 

Fertility rates, life expectancy, urbanisation…

Now back to the issue of population growth. The recent past has seen enormous changes in fertility rates and life expectancy. In the early 1970s, women had on average 4.5 children each; by 2015, total fertility for the world had fallen to below 2.5 children per woman.

Meanwhile, average global life spans have risen, from 64.6 years in the early 1990s to 72.6 years in 2019, according to this year’s World Population Day.

In addition, the world is seeing high levels of urbanisation and accelerating migration. 2007 was the first year in which more people lived in urban areas than in rural areas, and by 2050 about 66% of the world population will be living in cities.”

These megatrends have far-reaching implications. They affect economic development, employment, income distribution, poverty and social protections. They also affect efforts to ensure universal access to health care, education, housing, sanitation, water, food and energy.

 

More facts and figures

On the occasion of World Population Day, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) reported the following:

• Since the middle of the 20th century, the world has experienced unprecedented population growth. The world’s population more than tripled in size between 1950 and 2020.
• The growth rate of the world’s population reached a peak between 1965 and 1970, when human numbers were increasing by an average of 2.1% per year.
• During the period from 2000 to 2020, even though the global population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2%, 48 countries or areas grew at least twice as fast: these included 33 countries or areas in Africa and 12 in Asia.
• The life span of adults in the developed world has increased since the middle of the 20th century – the number of people reaching the age of 100 years has never been greater than it is today.

Now that you have the two sides of today’s world before your eyes, please always consider the “human” face of the numbers.

Jaroslav Naď (OĽANO) védelmi miniszter szerint még idén sor kerülhet a védelmi kiadások növelésére, és az összeg elérheti a bruttó hazai termék (GDP) 2 százalékát. A jövő évi költségvetést már eleve úgy tervezik, hogy ez az összeg 2 százalék legyen.

Written by Marcin Grajewski.

Russia’s war on Ukraine has reduced supplies of gas and oil to the European Union and other regions, increasing energy prices and complicating efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. Faced with oil and gas shortages, some countries have started to fire up polluting coal power plants which had previously been shut down, or have postponed their planned closure. Burning coal or lignite emits much more carbon dioxide than using oil and gas to produce electricity.

Scientists and analysts are urging swift, radical action on climate change, pointing to this and last year’s extreme weather – severe floods, fires, and more frequent hurricanes. Governments across the world are preparing for the next climate change conference, to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh at the end of 2022. The meeting is to provide more details of how countries plan to achieve the agreed goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

This note offers links to recent commentaries, studies and reports from international think tanks on climate issues. More papers on the topic can be found in a previous edition of ‘What Think Tanks are Thinking.

Sea level rise from climate change is threatening home septic systems and public health
Brookings Institution, June 2022

A global sustainability program: Lessons from the Marshall Plan for addressing climate change
Brookings Institution, June 2022

How can the European Union adapt to climate change?
Bruegel, June 2022

The EU and climate security: Toward ecological diplomacy
Carnegie Europe, Open Society, June 2022

Will green activism save Turkey’s democracy?
Carnegie Europe, June 2022

Does the EU need treaty change?
Carnegie Europe, June 2022

Think basins, not borders
Centre for European Policy Studies, June 2022

World climate and security report
Clingendael, June 2022

Green peace: How Europe’s climate policy can survive the war in Ukraine
European Council on Foreign Relations, June 2022

Solidarity, sustainability and well-being at the heart of the EU mission
European Policy Centre, June 2022

Reconciling EU energy security with climate policies: Rethinking European gas markets
Istituto Affari Internazionali, June 2022

Climate change and security in the Mediterranean: Exploring the nexus, unpacking international policy responses
Istituto Affari Internazionali, June 2022

Thirty years of UN climate talks: New challenges for cooperation
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, June 2022

CO2 extraction as an integral component of the European “Green Deal”
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, June 2022

Becoming global climate governors: How cities are moving from climate ambition to coordinated action and delivery
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, May 2022

The Global quest for green growth: An economic policy perspective
Bruegel, May 2022

How to make EU fiscal rules compatible with net zero

Centre for European Reform, May 2022

Sustainable agriculture and food systems
Chatham House, May 2022

Climate change: The only option is action
Chatham House, May 2022

The CBAM effect: How the world is responding to the EU’s new climate stick
Clingendael, May 2022

EU plans to import hydrogen from North Africa
Corporate Europe Observatory, May 2022

Carbon dioxide removal: Climbing up the EU climate policy agenda
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, May 2022

6 things to know about direct air capture
World Resources Institute, May 2022

The European tank storage sector 2050 and beyond
The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, May 2022

The rising national security threats from climate change in the Mediterranean region
Atlantic Council, April 2022

The US should treat climate policy as economic policy
Brookings Institution, April 2022

Climate migration: What do we really know?
Bruegel, April 2022

Low-carbon technologies and Russian imports
Centre for European Policy Studies, April 2022

European green deal for militaries to strengthen Europe’s defence
Clingendael, April 2022

The EU emissions trading system after the energy price spike
Centre for European Reform, April 2022

Multilateral trade arrangements and climate provision
Centre for International and Strategic Studies, April 2022

Reflecting sunlight to reduce climate risk
Council on Foreign Relations, April 2022

EU regions in the transformation towards a climate-neutral future
Ecologic Institute, April 2022

The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
European Policy Centre, April 2022

The future of energy poverty: Will the social climate fund be enough for a just transition?
Europeum, April 2022

Energy transitions and environmental geopolitics in the Southern Mediterranean
Istituto Affari Internazionali, April 2022

Environmental degradation: impacts on agricultural production
Institute for European Environmental Policy, April 2022

Ocean-based measures for climate action
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, April 2022

5 ways to cut oil and gas use through clean transportation
World Resources Institute, April 2022

Russia’s Ukraine invasion and climate change go hand in hand
Carnegie Europe, March 2022

From carbon pricing to climate clubs
Centre for European Policy Studies, March 2022

From NGEU to a Green Capital Markets Union
Centre for European Policy Studies, March 2022

Carbon removals on the road to net zero
Centre for European Policy Studies, March 2022

The EU must triple down on green investment
Centre for European Reform, March 2022

How to make EU emissions trading system work for consumers
Centre for European Reform, March 2022

Could nuclear power cut Europe’s dependence on Russian energy?
Council on Foreign Relations, March 2022

Can a climate club accelerate industrial decarbonisation?
E3G, March 2022

Making EU climate governance fit for net zero
Ecologic Institute, March 2022

What if the Helsinki spirit was revived by climate change
Egmont, March 2022

Climate mitigation potential of large-scale nature restoration in Europe
Institute for European Environmental Policy, March 2022

No more free lunch: Ending free allowances in the EU ETS to the benefit of innovation  

Jacques Delors Institute, March 2022

Will the climate agenda unravel?
Peterson Institute for International Economics, March 2022

6 pressing questions about beef and climate change, answered
World Resources Institute, March 2022

Greening Europe’s post-COVID-19 recovery
Bruegel, February 2022

Three key areas of Europe’s climate diplomacy
European Council on Foreign Relations, February 2022

Read this briefing on ‘Climate change‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Le Ministère de la Santé, dans le dernier bilan des contaminations à la Covid-19, communiqué ce jeudi 7 juillet 2022, ce dernier fait état de vingt et un (21) nouvelles contaminations à la Covid-19, recensées au cours des dernières 24 heures, contre dix-sept (17) cas de contamination recensés hier. Ce même bilan fait état de dix-sept […]

L’article Covid-19 en Algérie: le bilan repasse au-dessus des 20 cas ce 7 juillet est apparu en premier sur .

With Boris Johnson gone, the question for Europe is whether now with the primary source of the poison infecting EU-UK relations since 2016 gone, the relationship between London and Brussels will improve, writes Benjamin Fox.

European lawmakers from across different political factions sought to distance or deny any links to the Kremlin regime in a Strasbourg debate on Russian influence.

Az oltási bónusszal kapcsolatos kérdésekkel a pénzügyőrséghez (Finančná správa) kell fordulni. Akkor is ezzel a hatósággal kell kapcsolatba lépniük az érintett idős embereknek, ha nem kapták meg a hozzájárulást – tájékoztat a közösségi hálón az egészségügyi minisztérium.

Suite à l’annulation de l’arrêt Roe v Wade par la Cour suprême des États-Unis, les députés européens ont voté en faveur d’une résolution demandant que l’avortement devienne un droit fondamental dans l’UE.

Alors que les systèmes de santé mondiaux commencent à se pencher sur les effets à long terme de la pandémie de Covid-19 les experts ont averti qu’il ne suffira pas de retrouver les niveaux de soins de santé d’avant la pandémie.

Az OĽANO kiáll Igor Matovič pénzügyminiszter mellett, visszautasítja távozását a kormányból – derült ki a mozgalom elnökségének csütörtöki állásfoglalásából, melyről az OĽANO médiaosztálya tájékoztatta a TASR-t.

Adem Zorgane décide de poursuivre l’aventure en championnat belge. Il a prolongé son contrat aujourd’hui avec son club, le Sporting Charleroi, avec lequel il est désormais lié jusqu’en 2027. Le doute planait mais c’est désormais officiel, Adem Zorgane restera bel et bien au Sporting Charleroi. Aujourd’hui, il a prolongé son contrat, a annoncé le club […]

L’article Mercato 2022 : Zorgane tranche sur son avenir est apparu en premier sur .

Angesichts zunehmender Inflation versucht die französische Regierung den Bürgern zu ermöglichen, weiterhin Geld auszugeben, auch wenn dies zu einem Anstieg der öffentlichen Ausgaben führen könnte.

Die Ankündigung von Premierministerin Elisabeth Borne, den französischen Energieriesen EDF zu verstaatlichen, hat die Debatte über die Umstrukturierung des französischen Energieriesen neu entfacht.

A majomhimlővel fertőzött személy közeli kontaktusa elsősorban a szexuális partnere, a vele egy háztartásban élő személyek, illetve azok, akik a beteg ágyneműjével vagy ruházatával érintkeztek – áll a közegészségügyi hivatal (ÚVZ) közleményében, amit Daša Račková, a hivatal szóvivője juttatott el a TASR hírügynökséghez.