THINGS OF NOTE
2022 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three recipients: Ales Bialiatski from Belarus; Memorial, a rights group in Russia; and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine.
The new laureates were honored for "an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power" in their respective countries. "They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
Source:
Picheta, Rob. "Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize," CNN, 7/10/22. Retreived from: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/07/world/nobel-peace-prize-winner-2022-intl/index.html
U.S. Congress reaches a milestone in Indigenous representation
For the first time in more than 230 years: A Native American, an Alaska Native and a Native Hawaiian are all members of the House — fully representing the United States' Indigenous people.
Source:
Diaz, Jacyln. "U.S. Congress reaches a milestone in Indigenous representation," NPR, 20/9/22. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/20/1123295313/congress-indigenous-representation-mary-peltola
Virtually all children on Earth will face more frequent heatwaves by 2050
According to a new UNICEF report, one in four children globally are already affected by the climate emergency and by 2050 virtually every child in every region will face more frequent heatwaves. This means "For hundreds of millions of children, heatwaves will also last longer and be more extreme, increasing the threat of death, disease, hunger and forced migration."
According to report, 559 million children currently endure at least four to five dangerous heatwaves annually, but the number will quadruple to 2 billion by 2050 – even if global heating is curtailed to 1.7 degrees, currently the best-case scenario on the table."
Source: Lakhani, Nina. "Virtually all children on Earth will face more frequent heatwaves by 2050," The Guardian, 25 October 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/25/global-heatwaves-2050-unicef-report
UN warns of higher temperature rise leading to global catastrophe
UN warns of higher temperature rise leading to global catastrophe
Commitments to cut emissions deemed inadequate in report that fears 1.5C limit will be missed.
Source :Hodson, Camilla. "UN warns of higher temperature rise leading to global catastrophe," Financial Times, 28 October 2022. Retrieved from:
https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/ftuk/default.aspx
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