The World Is Sick, Needs Treatment Fast!
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A LAB JOURNAL OF THE PG STUDENTS OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION COMMUNIQUE CONCERN, COMPASSION, CONSCIENCE VOLUME -11; | ISSUE - 02 | ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) | AUGUST 2019 The world is sick, needs treatment fast! Deepitha Menon countries give women the same entirely reversed, so that people are estimates that some $26.2 billion is rights to land ownership; just 60 spared a grisly fate. needed by 2020: the 2018 amount BENGALURU: The world, as percent give women equal access available for the AIDS response we know it, is changing fast. And to financial services. And the gap 4. Poverty was approximately $7.2 billion almost everyone who is anyone is even greater for women in rural he 2019 global short of that figure.” acknowledges it in some way or the areas, women with disabilities, Multidimensional Poverty A day earlier, another news other. Be it new technology making indigenous women and older TIndex (MPI) from the UN report on the same site claimed: daily life easier to climate change women.” Development Programme (UNDP) “More than one in 10 children posing ever-increasing threats, here is a quick recap of what the United Nations (UN) — the one global body that many look up to as a beacon of hope — is saying Nation runneth on the hot-button topics, including its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable dry: Too many Development. people, very little 1. Population N Secretary-General water António Guterres said on (...continued in page 3 UJuly 11, World Population Day, that unlock opportunities for those left behind and help pave the way for sustainable, equitable and inclusive development for all.” This was part of the UN’s plan to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — tangible achievements that the UN puts forward from time to time to ensure that development reaches every corner of the world. Guterres said on the occasion: “For many of the world’s least Two-Third of India’s population lives in poverty Creative Commons developed countries, the challenges to sustainable development are 3. Climate change showed on July 11 that 1.3 billion — almost 20 million worldwide compounded by rapid population n International Labour people are “multidimensionally — failed to receive potentially growth as well as vulnerability to Organisation (ILO) poor” in 31 low-income, 68 middle- lifesaving vaccines in 2018.” climate change.” Areport released on July 3 income and two high-income It said: “According to a joint study He added: “Other countries suggested that heat stress at work countries. by the World Health Organisation are facing the challenge of ageing could cost the global economy The report pinpointed Sub- (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund populations, including the need around $2.4 trillion a year. Saharan Africa and South Asia as (UNICEF), 10 countries accounted to promote healthy active ageing The report, titled Working On A the homes of the largest number of for 11.7 of the 19.4 million under and to provide adequate social Warmer Planet, assumed that the poor people in the world — around and non-vaccinated youngsters in Are India’s protection.” global temperature would rise only 84.5 percent. the world, in particular Nigeria (3 minority He also said: “While managing 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of Meanwhile, an ILO report million), India (2.6 million) and these population trends, we must the current century. published on July 4 said data Pakistan (1.4 million).” communities also recognise the relationship “The impact of heat stress on gathered from 189 countries shows between population, development labour productivity is a serious roughly 300 million workers 6. Hunger vanishing ? and individual well-being.” consequence of climate change, earn around $7,500 per month. n July 15, another UN (...continued in page 5) which adds to other adverse In contrast, almost half of the report said: “After nearly 2. Gender-based violence and impacts such as changing rain world’s workers — around 1.6 Oa decade of progress, the problems patterns, raising sea levels and loss billion people — make just $200 a number of people who suffer from n July 16, Guterres of biodiversity,” said Catherine month, and the bottom 10 percent’s hunger has slowly increased over highlighted the dangers Saget, Chief of Unit in the ILO’s monthly earnings amount to just the past three years, with about Ofaced by women and girls Research department and one of the $22. one in every nine people globally across the world, saying that they lead authors of the aforementioned “They will need to work for 28 suffering from hunger today.” “still face enormous challenges to report. years to earn the same as the top 10 According to the UN’s State their health, well-being and human Then, the United Nations per cent does in a single month,” of Food Security and Nutrition rights.” High-Level Political Forum on said ILO economist Roger Gomis. in the World 2019, around 820 He said: “Violence against Sustainable Development (HLPF) million people across the world, women and girls affects one-in- in New York was on July 12 told 5. Health or almost 10 percent of the global three women worldwide.” He by the head of China’s Xiamen hroughout June and July, the population, were suffering from added that the number is higher Airlines, Zhao Dong, that the cause UN spoke on at least two big hunger, which is a far cry from the during conflicts and emergencies. of climate change is “[carbon] Thealth and disease problems world envisioned in the UN’s Zero Gadget-friendly A day earlier, the UN General emissions accumulated throughout across the world. Hunger SDG. Assembly (UNGA) President history,” and that developing On July 16, a UNAIDS report It said: “Income inequality children María Fernanda Espinosa said countries should not be punished showed that the global resources increases the likelihood of severe the world had no hope for global for this. dedicated to fight the spread of HIV food insecurity, and this effect is increase development if women’s problems He added that countries infections and AIDS outbreaks had 20 per cent higher for low-income were not addressed. designated as heavy emitters of declined by around 1 billion in the countries compared with middle- generation gap Espinosa, only the fourth carbon should “take on greater year leading up to that point. income countries.” (...continued in page 10) woman president in UNGA’s responsibility” to ensure that According to a report in the UN’s Thus, a lot has to be done. This history, said: “Just 42 percent of climate change is halted, if not official news website: “UNAIDS issue focuses on those actions. 02 COMMUNIQUE FEATURE / INTERVIEW AUGUST 2019 Activists face an uphill fight against human trafficking Sandya Sudhakaran recruited, transported, transferred different backgrounds. Their reason or harboured by means of threat, to be indulge in something might be BENGALURU: “My first time coercion, abduction, deception something completely out of their witnessing a transaction of a girl, or payments for the purpose of control.” no older than 14, in a brothel in exploitation in the form of sexual He explained how individuals Mumbai found me my life purpose. I witness first hand on a daily basis work, forced labour, slavery and vary according to their respective I decided at that moment that I will more. living conditions and spoke about always do everything in my power the sheer grit of many survivors She said, “The 3 most common the need of the hour that is to be to help those who are living in the types of human trafficking are incorporated while counseling bondage of human trafficking. It’s of who choose daily to overcome sex trafficking, forced labor, and drug abuse victims. He stated, been four years since and I’m still debt bondage. Forced labor, also “Everyone has a good side to them at it,” said Anugraha Goerge. the severe trauma of what has known as involuntary servitude, is irrespective of their involvement in George, a Housing and Economic the biggest sector of trafficking in certain activities. Since everyone Empowerment Specialist at Mosaic “been done to them. They are the most the world, according to the U.S. has a different background, mere Family Services in Dallas, Texas Department of State. Debt bondage posters and awareness classes will spoke to the Communique in resilient, strong, and unstoppable people is another form of human trafficking not make a change. We have to accordance with World Day against in which an individual is forced study the behaviour and past of Trafficking Persons, in the month I have ever met. They have taught me to work in order to pay a debt. those people and approach them of July. Sex trafficking disproportionately accordingly.” Mosaic Family Services is one that no amount of evil done to them can affects women and children and Anugraha George and among several other social service involves forced participation in Mohammed Harris are among organisations across the world hold back the indomitable spirit in them. commercial sex acts. countless other activists who working towards human welfare. George also elaborated on are involved in challenging yet While such institutions are at work, So, I’ll never stop fight for them.” the numbers released by The passionate programs that cater to they are headed and managed by a International Labor Organization abuse victims of different kinds. team of trained professionals such as — Anugraha George estimates that forced labor and George and Harris are hopeful for Anugraha George and Mohammed human trafficking is a $150 billion change and envision positivity for Harris. They are indeed a part of the industry worldwide.