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Digital Agriculture
Linking Indian Farmers to Consumers Can Impact Food Security
Neeta Lal Digital technologies in agriculture are helping address the twin problems of food security and supply chain disruptions triggered by COVID-19 in India, while augmenting the income of smallholder farmers. Leveraging technology to match supply and demand of resources and food is key to overcoming ... MORE > > |
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Teleworking Is Not
Working for the Poor, the Young and the Women
Mariya Brussevich, Era Dabla-Norris, and Salma Khalid The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost their jobs, millions more out of the labor force altogether, and many occupations face an uncertain future. Social distancing measures threaten jobs requiring physical presence at the workplace or ... MORE > > |
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Women and Girls with
Disabilities: Planning for Periods During a Pandemic
Shubha Nagesh and Monalisa Padhee The Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown has intensified most inequities in society- specifically those that affect vulnerable communities, including persons with disabilities, particularly young girls. As an aftermath of recent media attention, many government organizations, nonprofits ... MORE > > |
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 “The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Women & Girls” IPS is pleased to remind you about the webinar taking place tomorrow, 14 July 2020 at 15:00 CSET on Zoom. What's needed to ensure that policymakers and decision makers put women and young girls first? The world is counting the cost of COVID-19. It has affected everyone, everywhere and it threatens to undo the gains in recent years for women and young girls. It is estimated that nearly 60% of women around the world work in the informal economy, earning less, saving less, and at higher risk of falling into poverty. Many of the elderly are women, a population vulnerable to the ravages of the pandemic. Many young girls have been forced out of school – and may not return. With its massive months-long lockdowns, the crisis has created vulnerabilities for women to domestic, sexual violence and gender-based violence. Program July 14, 2020, at 15:00 CSET. The online event will be broadcast via Zoom. To access the webinar: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77713771746  NOTE: For questions during the Webinar, please email live: Doaa Abdel-Motaal (doaamotaal@gmail.com).  |
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When Tyler Perry was asked by PEOPLE to
write an essay about hope and his vision for the future of America, he took
an uncharacteristic pause. "I initially said no, and that was strange
for me because I’m a man of faith and I believe greatly in hope," Perry
says.
"My reluctance wasn’t because I
didn’t think it was important, and certainly not that I’m not outraged at the
murder of George Floyd and
so many others."
"It was simply because I was
exhausted," the star explains in what would ultimately become a deeply
personal and powerful first-person essay for this week’s cover story.
"I’m exhausted from all the hate
and the division, the vitriol that I see online from one to another. I’m
exhausted from seeing these kinds of senseless murders play out over and over
again with no changes in our society."
In the end, Perry, 50, a big-hearted
humanitarian with an unending track record of helping those less advantaged,
shared his pain, his thoughts for his 5-year-old son and his hope for a
nation seeking change.
“The
level of racism and brutality that George Floyd faced is something that we as
black people know all too well. When I saw that video, I had so many raw,
guttural emotions. I felt for him and his family, I felt for all of us as
black people, I felt for my five-year-old son,” he wrote. “As I watched with
tears in my eyes, it brought back a flood of years of emotions from carrying
what feels like the weight of racism on my neck.”
Channeling
his emotions, Perry says, “I dried my eyes and put pen to paper for not only
myself, not only for hope, but for morning to come for the millions of us who
just want to be treated fairly, for those of us who want justice for all, and
for my five-year-old son.”
Perry
already knows he will soon have to have tough conversations with his son,
Aman, who he shares with partner Gelila.
“I know that as his
father, a black man in America, it is my duty to prepare him for the harsh
reality that awaits him outside of the watchful eyes of his loving parents,”
he writes. “It will be a hard, heartbreaking conversation but one that I must
have and will have soon.”
In his essay, which
Perry reads aloud for an exclusive video to accompany the PEOPLE cover story,
he offers hints of promise for what lies ahead. “I will explain to [Aman]
that because we are only 12 to 14 percent of the population, this fight will
continue to be a long and arduous one, but I will tell him with pride to
never give up. I will tell him that progress is made in small steps and even
if you get exhausted to fight on, because there are always signs of daybreak
before the morning comes.”
The recorded version
of Perry’s essay lasts for 8 minutes
and 46 seconds, the exact length of time former Minneapolis police
officer Derek Chauvin used a knee to pin Floyd by the neck as he died.
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“We are now faced with the
fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency
of now. In this unfolding conundrum of
life and history there is such a thing as being too late.
Procrastination is still the thief of time.
Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost
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mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.”
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‘Where Are We Going From Here: Chaos or Community’.
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Homelessness is defined as living in housing that is below the
minimum standard or lacks secure tenure.
People can be categorized as homeless if they are:
Homelessness satisfies the first rung in Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs, primarily due to their lack of adequate fundamental resources,
including food, shelter, and water.[2]
The legal definition of homeless varies from
country to country, or among different jurisdictions in the same country or
region.[3] According to the UK homelessness
charity Crisis, a home is not just a physical space: it also provides roots,
identity, security, a sense of belonging and a place of emotional well being.[4] United States government homeless enumeration
studies[5][6] also include people who sleep in a
public or private place not designed for use as a regular sleeping
accommodation for human beings.[7][8]
People who are homeless are most often unable to acquire and
maintain regular, safe, secure and adequate housing due
to an unsteady or lack of income.
There is no methodological consent on counting the homeless
and identifying their special needs; thus in most cities only estimated
homeless populations are known.[9]
In 2005, an estimated 100 million (1 in 65 at the time) people
worldwide were homeless and as many as 1 billion people live as squatters,
refugees or in temporary shelter, all lacking adequate housing.[10][11][12] Historically in the Western countries,
the majority of homeless have been men (50–80%), with single males
particularly over represented.[13][14][15] In 2015, the United States reported
that there were 564,708 homeless people within its borders, one of the higher
reported figures worldwide.[16] These figures are likely
underestimates as surveillance for the homeless population is challenging.
When compared to the general population, people who are
homeless experience higher rates of adverse physical and mental health
outcomes. Chronic disease severity, respiratory conditions, rates of mental
health illnesses and substance use are all often greater in homeless
populations than the general population.[17][18]
People experiencing homelessness have limited access to
resources and are often disengaged from health services, making them that
much more susceptible to extreme
weather events (e.g., extreme cold or heat) and ozone levels.
These disparities often result in increased morbidity and
mortality in the homeless population.
There are a number of organizations who provide help for the
homeless.[20] Most countries provide a variety of
services to assist homeless people. These services often provide food,
shelter (beds) and clothing and may be organized and run by community
organizations (often with the help of volunteers) or by government
departments or agencies. These programs may be supported by the government,
charities, churches and individual donors. Many cities also have street newspapers, which are publications
designed to provide employment opportunity to homeless people. While some
homeless have jobs, some must seek other methods to make a living. Begging or panhandling is one option, but
is becoming increasingly illegal in many cities. People
who are homeless may have additional conditions, such as physical or mental
health issues or substance addiction; these issues make resolving
homelessness a challenging policy issue.
Homeless people, and homeless organizations, are sometimes
accused or convicted of fraudulent behavior. Criminals are also known to
exploit homeless people, ranging from identity theft to
tax and welfare scams.[21][22][23] These incidents often lead to negative
connotations on the homeless as a group.[24][25]
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The amount and
location of available terrestrial water is changing worldwide. An international
research team led by ETH Zurich has now proved for the first time that
human-induced climate change ...
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