TIME is reputed to pass more quickly with increasing age.With the People’s Republic of China(PRC)in its eighth decade,it seems only yesterday that the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)...TIME is reputed to pass more quickly with increasing age.With the People’s Republic of China(PRC)in its eighth decade,it seems only yesterday that the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)held in 2017 was looking forward to 2020,2035 and beyond.So much has happened and so much has been achieved since then.Milestones have been accomplished:the 14th Five-Year Plan;the introduction of the first ever Civil Code;the pledge to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060;the eradication of rural poverty,and the focus on common prosperity.展开更多
To alleviate the extra suffering of people in the developing world caused by the pandemic, rich countries are called on to fulfill their legal and moral obligations to ensure that people there can also enjoy the right...To alleviate the extra suffering of people in the developing world caused by the pandemic, rich countries are called on to fulfill their legal and moral obligations to ensure that people there can also enjoy the rights to social security, health care, and education.展开更多
IN its latest report,the World Meteorological Organization confirms what the world had been fearing.There is a 98 percent chance that at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record.Moreover,it is mo...IN its latest report,the World Meteorological Organization confirms what the world had been fearing.There is a 98 percent chance that at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record.Moreover,it is more than likely that the average temperature will exceed preindustrial levels by 1.5oC.This is important since higher temperatures for a sustained period may trigger irreversible and multiplicative processes that further disrupt the“harmony between humanity and nature.”展开更多
PROFESSOR Alena Douhan is a Special Rapporteur for the United Nations and a human rights lawyer.She visited China in May as part of her mandate to investigate the humanitarian consequences of the unilateral coercive m...PROFESSOR Alena Douhan is a Special Rapporteur for the United Nations and a human rights lawyer.She visited China in May as part of her mandate to investigate the humanitarian consequences of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on China.“Unilateral coercive measures”are what other people tend to call sanctions-or trade embargoes or punitive tariffs.During her visit,Professor Douhan met government officials,representatives of the legislative and judicial branches,members of the diplomatic community and academia,and stakeholders from business and non-governmental organisations.展开更多
EGYPT,where the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties(COP27)to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in November,is itself a product of climate change.Six thousand years ago the Sa...EGYPT,where the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties(COP27)to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in November,is itself a product of climate change.Six thousand years ago the Sahara was not a desert but covered in grass and scrub with areas of open forest.Thereafter,increasing aridity caused populations to concentrate in the Nile valley where annual floods replenished the soil.Urban civilization followed.展开更多
Some 6.7 million people in 224 countries and jurisdictions have died from COVID-19.Many more will have perished without being diagnosed and others because they were denied treatment for other illnesses in overcrowded ...Some 6.7 million people in 224 countries and jurisdictions have died from COVID-19.Many more will have perished without being diagnosed and others because they were denied treatment for other illnesses in overcrowded hospitals.So far,approximately 653 million cases have been confirmed worldwide.展开更多
Poverty is a violation of human rights. This is because an inadequate command over economic resources curtails the basic freedoms necessary for human dignity. The 2015 agreement by all 193 member states of the UN to e...Poverty is a violation of human rights. This is because an inadequate command over economic resources curtails the basic freedoms necessary for human dignity. The 2015 agreement by all 193 member states of the UN to eradicate poverty by 2030 therefore marks a major milestone toward the fulfillment of human rights everywhere. However, human rights are delivered by actions, not international agreements.展开更多
文摘TIME is reputed to pass more quickly with increasing age.With the People’s Republic of China(PRC)in its eighth decade,it seems only yesterday that the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)held in 2017 was looking forward to 2020,2035 and beyond.So much has happened and so much has been achieved since then.Milestones have been accomplished:the 14th Five-Year Plan;the introduction of the first ever Civil Code;the pledge to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060;the eradication of rural poverty,and the focus on common prosperity.
文摘To alleviate the extra suffering of people in the developing world caused by the pandemic, rich countries are called on to fulfill their legal and moral obligations to ensure that people there can also enjoy the rights to social security, health care, and education.
文摘IN its latest report,the World Meteorological Organization confirms what the world had been fearing.There is a 98 percent chance that at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record.Moreover,it is more than likely that the average temperature will exceed preindustrial levels by 1.5oC.This is important since higher temperatures for a sustained period may trigger irreversible and multiplicative processes that further disrupt the“harmony between humanity and nature.”
文摘PROFESSOR Alena Douhan is a Special Rapporteur for the United Nations and a human rights lawyer.She visited China in May as part of her mandate to investigate the humanitarian consequences of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on China.“Unilateral coercive measures”are what other people tend to call sanctions-or trade embargoes or punitive tariffs.During her visit,Professor Douhan met government officials,representatives of the legislative and judicial branches,members of the diplomatic community and academia,and stakeholders from business and non-governmental organisations.
文摘EGYPT,where the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties(COP27)to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in November,is itself a product of climate change.Six thousand years ago the Sahara was not a desert but covered in grass and scrub with areas of open forest.Thereafter,increasing aridity caused populations to concentrate in the Nile valley where annual floods replenished the soil.Urban civilization followed.
文摘Some 6.7 million people in 224 countries and jurisdictions have died from COVID-19.Many more will have perished without being diagnosed and others because they were denied treatment for other illnesses in overcrowded hospitals.So far,approximately 653 million cases have been confirmed worldwide.
文摘Poverty is a violation of human rights. This is because an inadequate command over economic resources curtails the basic freedoms necessary for human dignity. The 2015 agreement by all 193 member states of the UN to eradicate poverty by 2030 therefore marks a major milestone toward the fulfillment of human rights everywhere. However, human rights are delivered by actions, not international agreements.
