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Portuarios italianos frenan arsenal de guerra que iba hacia Israel

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

Portuarios italianos frenan arsenal de guerra que iba hacia Israel

La Unión Sindical de Base junto a otras organizaciones sociales en Italia descubrieron un cargamento de armas que se dirigía hacia Israel. Los trabajadores se negaron a cargar el barco en apoyo a los palestinos.

En la tarde de este vienes el barco de la Asiatic Island llegará al puerto de Livorno, Italia. Gracias al informe del Colectivo Autónomo de Trabajadores Portuarios de Génova y la asociación WeaponWhath el sindicato supo que en su interior hay contenedores cargados con armas y explosivos que se dirigen al puerto israelí de Ashdod. Armas y explosivos que se utilizarán para matar a la población palestina ya golpeada por un severo ataque en las últimas noches que ha causado cientos de víctimas entre la población civil, entre ellos muchos niños.

Los sindicatos de trabajadores portuarios organizados con USB están tratando de recopilar información sobre más cargamentos para impedir que lleguen a Israel en solidaridad con Palestina. Ayer mismo recibieron un informe sobre la presencia de decenas de vehículos militares blindados listos para ser abordados en el Molo Italia.

Este sábado, la Unión Sindical de Base estará en las calles de Livorno en solidaridad con la población palestina y para pedir el cese inmediato del bombardeo de Gaza y la «expropiación» de hogares palestinos que han estado viviendo bajo el mando militar y la ocupación territorial durante años. Estos ejemplos de solidaridad de los trabajadores si se multiplican pueden frenar rápidamente los ataques criminales del Estado de Israel.

Fuente de la Información: http://www.laizquierdadiario.cl/Portuarios-italianos-frenan-arsenal-de-guerra-hacia-Israel

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Marchas de apoyo a Palestina en todo el mundo en el aniversario de la Nakba

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

Marchas de apoyo a Palestina en todo el mundo en el aniversario de la Nakba

En centenares de ciudades de Europa, Estados Unidos y otras regiones, miles de manifestantes salieron a las calles en señal de apoyo a la lucha libertaria palestina y en contra de la barbarie sionista expresada por los bombardeos, la represión, los desalojos y las sistemáticas violaciones a los derechos humanos.

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Fuente: Palestina Libre

Fuente de la Información: https://kaosenlared.net/marchas-de-apoyo-a-palestina-en-todo-el-mundo-en-el-aniversario-de-la-nakba/

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Colombia: convocan nueva «gran movilización» para el próximo miércoles

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

Colombia: convocan nueva «gran movilización» para el próximo miércoles

La convocatoria del Comité Nacional de Paro (CNP) es paralela al inicio de negociaciones entre ese organismo y el gobierno de Iván Duque.

El Comité Nacional de Paro (CNP), uno de los promotores de las protestas que comenzaron el pasado 28 de abril en Colombia, convocó el domingo (16.05.2021) a una nueva «gran movilización» para el próximo 19 de mayo en rechazo a la brutalidad policial y las políticas del gobierno de Iván Duque.

«Convocamos para el próximo miércoles 19 de mayo a una gran movilización, pacífica. Todas y todos a la calle, con nuestra bandera y la cacerola, con estricto cumplimiento de las normas de bioseguridad», expresó el CNP en un comunicado.

La convocatoria se produce en la víspera del inicio de las negociaciones con el gobierno colombiano, programadas en Bogotá con el objetivo de tratar los temas que dieron origen a las manifestaciones que han dejado más de 40 muertos.

El Alto Comisionado para la Paz, Miguel Ceballos, aseguró a periodistas que el gobierno «saluda la voluntad del Comité Nacional del Paro de comenzar la mesa de negociaciones».

Las protestas, que iniciaron el pasado 28 de abril, se han cobrado 42 víctimas mortales, según lo informado a la Defensoría del Pueblo.

Si bien el gobierno ya retiró la reforma fiscal, las protestas encajan una serie de exigencias que el Comité Nacional de Paro resume así: retiro del proyecto de la reforma a la salud, que contempla privatizaciones, y fortalecimiento de una masiva vacunación, renta básica de por lo menos un salario mínimo legal mensual y defensa de la producción nacional.

En ese sentido, destacó que los representantes de este organismo acuden a la mesa de negociación con el gobierno con la mirada puesta en lograr compromisos «para el cese de la violencia y el ejercicio libre de la protesta».

Según los registros de la ONG Temblores, durante las protestas han ocurrido 39 homicidios presuntamente cometidos por miembros de la fuerza pública y al menos 362 casos de violencia física, que incluyen 30 agresiones oculares, así como 16 casos de violencia sexual.

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Fuente de la Información: https://www.dw.com/es/colombia-convocan-nueva-gran-movilizaci%C3%B3n-para-el-pr%C3%B3ximo-mi%C3%A9rcoles/a-57550556

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Bahamas: CONFIDENCE: Wilchcombe says West GB and Bimini will make the “right choice” at the polls

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

CONFIDENCE: Wilchcombe says West GB and Bimini will make the “right choice” at the polls

Former minister eager to “continue the work I started in the constituency”

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday he is confident he will win the West Grand Bahama and Bimini seat in the upcoming general election.

Wilchcombe was among seven candidates to be ratified by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) on Wednesday night during an outdoor meeting on the grounds of the Sir Lynden Pindling Center.

In an interview with Eyewitness News, the former Cabinet minister said: “I am certainly humbled and I am overjoyed for the opportunity to continue the work that I started in the constituency. It’s a refreshing feeling.”

Wilchcombe noted the overwhelming support from the voters in the PLP branches was among the reasons he chose to reenter the political race.

“I am confident that the people of The Bahamas will make the right choice in terms of assessing where they are today and where they were five years ago,” he said.

“I think they will look at where they want to go and, depending upon the message, we have to have the message and the message must be about the economic future of the country.”

Wilchcombe noted there is currently “abject poverty” in the constituency, with “too many” people unemployed.

“After hurricanes and disasters, they are still wondering when they will get relief,” he continued.

“There are too many opportunities that are being denied from the Bahamian people in the constituency.”

He furthered that there are several projects the PLP government started that have had no movement to date, including a school on Bimini and administrative complexes on Bimini and in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama.

“There are things that we left in place to be done and extensions from those things that were supposed to serve as economic anchors for the various areas and yet it hasn’t happened,” he added.

“So, I believe what the people want, they want to see the things happening for the area. They want to remain in the areas, they want to work in the areas, they want opportunities in the areas.”

The former Cabinet minister, who served as an MP for the area between 2012 and 2017, lost his seat to the Free National Movement’s (FNM) Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe in the last general election.

While Parker-Edgecombe received 2,638 votes, Wilchcombe got 2,375 votes — a difference of 263 votes.

The PLP was crushed at the polls in the 2017 election, capturing just four seats in the House compared to the FNM’s 35.

Wilchcombe ran for deputy leader of the PLP in 2009 and lost to Philip Brave Davis, who later became leader of the party after former Prime Minister Perry Christie resigned following the last general election.

The former tourism minister also challenged PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell at the party’s last national convention in 2019 and lost.

At the time, he offered his support to Davis and PLP Deputy Leader Chester Cooper, both of whom ran unopposed.

The other newly ratified candidates included Patricia Deveaux for Bamboo Town; Curt G Hollingsworth for Marco City; Leon Lundy for Mangrove Cay and South Andros; Ginger Moxey for Pineridge; James Rolle-Turner for East Grand Bahama; and Kirk Russell for Central Grand Bahama.

Fuente de la Información: https://ewnews.com/confidence-obie-wilchcombe-former-minister-of-tourism-says-west-grand-bahama-gb-and-bimini-will-make-the-right-choice-at-the-polls-in-next-general-election

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Children bearing brunt of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians: UNICEF

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

Children bearing brunt of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians: UNICEF

Escalated hostilities in the Gaza Strip have resulted in further casualties and large-scale displacement, 12 May 2021

15 May 2021

Peace and Security

More than 40 children have been killed in the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Saturday.

The latest deaths occurred overnight when eight Palestinian children were reported killed north of Gaza, according to a statement by Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

International media reported that the children were among 10 members of a Palestinian family who died in an Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al-Shati refugee camp.

Step back, end the violence

“The scale of violence is massive. Children are bearing the brunt of this escalation,” Mr Chaiban said.

“All sides need to step back and end the violence. All sides have an obligation to protect civilians – especially children – and facilitate humanitarian access. The underlying triggers for this violence will not be resolved through further violence.”

Mr Chaiban reported that since 10 May, at least 40 children in Gaza have been killed, ranging in age from six months to 17 years, with over half younger than 10. Two children in Israel, including a six-year-old, were killed since the escalation began.

Scores displaced, schools destroyed

He added that more than 1,000 people in Gaza were reported injured, some severely, including “a high number” of children.

“In the past week, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, one 16-year old child was killed and at least 54 Palestinian children were reported injured, another 26 children have been arrested. Most have since been released,” he said.

Meanwhile, 35 schools in Gaza have been damaged and at least 29 schools are serving as temporary shelters for families who have fled their home due to heavy violence.

UNICEF said as many as 10,000 people are displaced, most of them children. Three schools in Israel have been damaged, according to reports received by the UN agency.

Mourning young lives

The UN Security Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the ongoing crisis. Secretary-General António Guterres will address ambassadors, who will also be briefed by Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.

In a post on Twitter on Saturday, Mr Wennesland said he was appalled by «the horrific incident» in Al-Shati camp, and mourned all the young lives lost so far in the violence. He called for an end to the hostilities, saying «children must not be the target of violence or put in harm’s way.»

Fuente de la Información: https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1092032

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African Countries Must Embrace the Concept of Good Food As Good Medicine

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

African Countries Must Embrace the Concept of Good Food As Good Medicine

ANALYSISBy Charles Wambebe

Fresh impetus is being directed into identifying and advocating for scientific priorities in the area of food security and nutrition across Africa, with a particular focus on health implications.

At the centre of these efforts is a a five-year project initiated by the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Africa, a partnership between the African Academy of Sciences and the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD. This project aims to identify the continent’s most urgent research and development questions, and to advocate for investments in these areas. This will go a long way in helping the continent achieve its vision of transforming lives through science.

As a professor of pharmacology and having worked in the field of African indigenous medical knowledge for decades, I have been involved in research in this field, and have been a strong advocate for more research. I also believe the translation of this research into policy is critical.

One of the things that has become clear to me is that, while Africa is rich in biological diversity, this reality simply isn’t being used to its full potential. This was emphasised at a consultative round table last year on food security and nutrition priorities for Africa organised as part of the five-year project.

A survey was designed for this round table to prioritise research and development questions relating to food security and nutrition. This survey attracted comments and engagement from more than 1,000 experts globally.

The experts made it clear that what is needed is a prioritisation of the health and medicinal values of the food that’s consumed in African countries. In turn, this will spur more research and development of new supplements and phytomedicines – that is, plant-based therapies and medicines – across the continent. This approach has been successful elsewhere, most notably in China. The Asian country has invested heavily in training young practitioners of Chinese traditional medicine, who work with, among other things, plant-based therapies and phytomedicines. The Chinese government has also spent a great deal on manufacturing phytomedicines.

Fuente de la Información: https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110163.html

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Afghanistan: Unspeakable killings of civilians must prompt end to impunity

mayo 17, 2021mayo 16, 2021Noticias

Afghanistan: Unspeakable killings of civilians must prompt end to impunity

Responding to the bombing of Sayed -ul- Shuhada High School in West Kabul on Saturday afternoon, which killed at least 85 people and injured at least 150, and the bombing of a bus in Zabul Province on Sunday night which has reportedly left at least 11 people dead and dozens injured, Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, said:

“The appalling scenes in West Kabul and Zabul Province must serve as a wake-up call to the world. These unspeakable crimes brutally highlight the failure of authorities to protect civilians, particularly girls and minority groups. People are being slaughtered on a weekly basis and the bloodshed shows no sign of letting up.

«Now is not the time for the international community to turn its back on Afghanistan»

“Now is not the time for the international community to turn its back on Afghanistan. Targeting civilians, especially children and schools, is a war crime and violation of international humanitarian law. All parties to the peace negotiations must focus their utmost efforts on protecting civilians, upholding human rights for all, and ending impunity for these crimes.”

Fuente de la Información: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/afghanistan-unspeakable-killings-of-civilians-must-prompt-end-to-impunity/

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