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A parlamenten kívüli Dobrá voľba a Umiernení párt elnöksége hétfőn egyhangú szavazással felfüggesztette Rudolf Kusý, Pozsony-Újváros volt polgármestere párttagságát – tájékoztatta a TASR-t a párt.

So richtig WM-Stimmung herrscht noch nicht. Das merken auch die Sportartikelhändler, die teilweise auf den eingekauften Nationaltrikots sitzen bleiben.

Ein deutscher Unternehmer im bayrischen Allgäu hat sich entschieden, seinen Mitarbeitenden ein besonderes Weihnachtsgeschenk zu machen. Die feiern ihn mit Konfetti.

Die Wirz-Ernte eines Bauernhofs in Wagen SG fiel diese Saison grossartig aus: Jeder Kohlkopf wog das Dreifache des Normalgewichts. Nun verkaufte der Hof in nur vier Stunden unglaubliche fünf Tonnen seines Riesen-Wirzes. Doch das Interesse war nicht immer so gross.

Ein Bauer in Wagen SG erntete sechs Tonnen Wirz. Das Problem: Der Wirz ist mit bis zu zwei Kilogramm Gewicht bis zu dreimal so gross wie herkömmlicher Kohl. Nun möchte ihn niemand kaufen. Muss der Wirz weggeworfen werden?

Sara Hector zeigt auf der Piste gute Leistungen, im Privaten muss sie jedoch um das Leben ihrer Mutter bangen.

Die Ölpreise sind am Montag eingebrochen. Marktbeobachter verwiesen auf einen Pressebericht über eine mögliche Anhebung der Fördermenge durch den Ölverbund Opec+.

Der Generalstaatsanwalt des US-Bundesstaats Colorado hält nach den tödlichen Schüssen in einem bei Schwulen, Lesben und der Trans-Gemeinschaft populären Nachtclub ein anderes Motiv als Hass für schwer vorstellbar.

Nach fast 20 Jahren Planung für ein Geothermie-Projekt haben am Montag im waadtländischen Vinzel die Bohrarbeiten begonnen. Die Anlage soll mindestens 40 Jahre lang 1500 bis 3000 Haushalte mit Wärme aus Tiefengrundwasser versorgen.

Keine «One Love»-Bändeli bei der WM in Katar. Ein weiteres düsteres Kapitel Fifa-Geschichte, findet Steffi Buchli, die Sportchefin der Blick-Gruppe.

Les algues ont le potentiel non seulement d’améliorer les régimes alimentaires européens, mais aussi de contribuer à la réduction du dioxyde de carbone (CO2), a déclaré le commissaire européen à la pêche, Virginijus Sinkevičius, lors d’un entretien exclusif avec EURACTIV.

Après avoir servi pour payer un plein, les nouvelles cartes ne fonctionnent parfois plus. Un changement de puce devrait résoudre le problème.

Uniós tisztviselőkkel találkozik Brüsszelben a szerb elnök és a koszovói miniszterelnök, hogy megoldást találjanak a két ország közötti rendkívül feszült helyzetre. (euronews)

Children from marginalised ethnic, language and religious groups, from 22 low and middle-income countries which were analysed, lag far behind their peers in reading skills. Credit: Brian Moonga/IPS

By Baher Kamal
MADRID, Nov 21 2022 (IPS)

An indisputable truth is that no child has ever chosen where to be born, which colour of skin to have, which ethnic community to belong to, what religion to practice and language to speak, or how safe or dangerous the context to grow up in. A child is the most innocent and defenceless human being.

Nevertheless, children fall easy prey to all kinds of brutalities, everywhere and every single day. See how.

Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language and religion, are rife in countries across the world, stated the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ahead of this year’s World Children’s Day on 20 November.

In its report: Rights denied: The impact of discrimination on children, the world’s largest body defending the rights of children, reveals the staggering impact of discrimination on children and the extent to which racism and discrimination affect their education, health, access to a registered birth, and to a fair and equal justice system.

It also highlights widespread disparities among minority and ethnic groups.

A lifetime of pain: “Systemic racism and discrimination put children at risk of deprivation and exclusion that can last a lifetime,” said UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell. “This hurts us all.”

Ethnicity, language, religion: The report shows that children from marginalised ethnic, language and religious groups, from 22 low and middle-income countries which were analysed, lag far behind their peers in reading skills.

Lagging behind: On average, students aged seven to 14 from the most advantaged group are more than twice as likely to have foundational reading skills than those from the least advantaged group.

A UNICEF analysis of data on the level of children registered at birth – a prerequisite for access to basic rights – found significant disparities among children of different religious and ethnic groups.

Black children are not children: In their reporting to the UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights experts on 8 November 2022 explained how children of African descent ‘not considered children at all, even in the eyes of the law.’

“The unresolved legacies of trade and trafficking in enslaved Africans, as well as colonialism, post-colonial apartheid and segregation, continue to harm these children today.”

Deprivation: Discrimination and exclusion deepen inter-generational deprivation and poverty, and result in poorer health, nutrition and learning outcomes for children, a higher likelihood of incarceration, higher rates of pregnancy among adolescent girls, and lower employment rates and earnings in adulthood.

‘Povertyism,’ humiliation, stigmatisation: Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, said in his recent report to the world body, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier de Schutter.

“People are stereotyped and discriminated against purely because they are poor. This is frankly sickening and a stain on our society.”

No Need to add that children are among the most hurt by impoverishment, humiliation and stigmatisation.

No immunisation: While COVID-19 exposed deep injustices and discrimination across the world, and the impacts of climate change and conflict continue to reveal inequities in many countries, UNICEF highlights how discrimination and exclusion have long persisted for millions of children from ethnic and minority groups, including access to immunisation, water and sanitation services,

Sentenced to the darkness of ignorance: More than two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read and understand a simple text. And there are 244 million children still out of school, while educational centres are victims of armed attacks.

 

More horrifying findings

In addition to all the already reported brutalities committed against the most innocent and defenceless humans–the children, many more crimes continue to be perpetrated amidst worldwide impunity.

The following are just some tragic examples.

One billion children experience some form of emotional, physical or sexual violence every single year.

One child dies from violence… every seven minutes.

Millions of children are displaced by armed conflict. These children are at a high risk of grave violations in and around camps, and other areas of refuge.

Drowned, abandoned, stranded: Children are often forced to migrate with their parents to flee armed conflicts, severe droughts, floods and landslides they have not caused. In their voyage to hell, children are drowned, and those who survive are often separated from their families and abandoned at borders.

Violence without frontiers: violence against children knows no boundaries of culture, class or education. It takes place against children in institutions, in schools, and at home. Peer violence is also a concern, as is the growth in cyberbullying.

Isolation, loneliness, fear: Children exposed to violence live in isolation, loneliness and fear, not knowing where to turn for help, especially when the perpetrator is someone close.

Hunted in refugee camps: Criminal groups trading with the lives of the weakest humans go to refugee camps to hunt defenceless children and youth for trafficking, smuggling, enslavement, and making money from selling their organs.

Slavery: Millions of children are pushed into forced labour, carrying out extremely hazardous work. And 70% of boys and girls living in rural areas are workers.

Impunity

All these crimes against innocent children are being committed. And go unpunished.

No wonder, the world is so busy talking about weapons, wars, oil, gas, carbon, the concentration of food markets, more technology, and how to further expand the digitalisation of all aspects of life.

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