“The UN has again had
its agenda in New York, as it opened its 70th session of the UN General
Assembly”
“As usual many world
leaders came to express their opinions and grievances, but what if anything has
been achieved?”
“There is no world
leadership and no accountability for misdemeanours committed by these leaders”
“It is literally the
blind leading the blind, where everybody states their case, but nothing gets
resolved”
“President Obama met
with Vladimir Putin, but did they actually listen to each other and decide on
strategies?”
“The answer is, “No!” Both have their own agendas”
“From their standpoint
they will deliver what they feel is necessary to appease their own mind and
their own set of circumstances”
“Syria, which is on
the agenda, will be divided up and all those whose interests are satisfied will
decide what parts benefits them”
“The people of the
world, who suffer poverty & removal of livelihood & assets, are of no
count in the political minefield that exists today”
“Even the meeting last
week of the US–China summit brought nothing to the table”
“Nothing was satisfied
or discussed, which would make a difference to global issues”
“Again both countries
seek to appease their own agendas and look only to their own to provide what
they need in order to obtain it!”
“The world is in
crisis as a result of bad management and incompetent leadership, which has
caused untold sufferings to millions of people”
“There must be
leadership”
“There will come a
time when this issue is forced upon countries to obtain a legal stance”
“They must deal with
policies that they have constantly put on the backburner”
“To do something
requires effort and constructive planning ahead”
“Finally it needs the
job to be done effectively to elevate suffering by those clearly affected by
dictatorial Governments”
“The US, Russia and
China have all failed in their leadership to address world issues”
“Europe is now greatly
divided by the Syrian refugee crisis, which it cannot control”
“What to them seems an
impossible task, is because they are not equipped to deal with it”
“The people of Europe
will not stand for this huge influx of people”
“They feel threatened
by the hundreds of thousands embarking on a better life in the West”
“All the people will
ultimately suffer and resentment breeds anger”
“We cannot allow for
another drastic ethnic cleansing as happened in Nazi times”
“World leaders must
take the full responsibility for allowing the many conflicts to arise without
any strategical outcome put in place”
“The Secretary General
for Amnesty International, Salil Shetty has accused the powerful leaders of
hypocrisy”
“They lecture about
peace while at the same time they manufacture arms to distribute worldwide”
“He accuses them of speaking
out against corruption, while allowing their corporations to use financial and
tax loopholes”
“There is no effective
leadership and so none of these world leaders are fit for purpose!”
“The people of this
world expect better from their leaders”
“But it seems no one
has the guts or moral attitude to do anything other than talk!”
“The ultimate shame
must be placed on all their heads”
“They will all be
judged in their own way. Nobody gets away with anything!”
29th September 2015
“To save our oceans is
a valuable part of saving the planet on which we all live and from which we all
benefit”
“New Zealand has
revealed plans to turn an area of the South Pacific into a marine reserve”
“The Kermadec Ocean
Sanctuary lies north of the mainland and includes a chain of islands and
underwater volcanoes”
“The announcement for
this project was made at the United Nations General Assembly in New York by
Prime Minister John Key”
“Around this area
fishing and mining will be banned, as it will become a most valued area of
coast lines and oceans”
“The New Zealand
Government are aiming to pass legislation to create this marine reserve next
year”
“The protected area
stretches 239,400 sq. miles”
“The Kermadec trench
is one of the deepest ocean trenches in the world”
“It is rich in sea
life, which includes whales, dolphins, endangered turtles and sea birds”
“This project will be
an extraordinary achievement for all New Zealanders and for the people of the
Pacific Islands”
“It is high time that
countries took greater care of their oceans, especially concerning discarded
debris”
“This kills ocean
creatures and many sea birds as well as destroying the sea bed”
“We all owe it to
ourselves to find ways to end pollution of our oceans & so protect all that
is good in this world, which includes our seas”
28th September 2015
“Peter Blenkiron was
abused repeatedly at the hands of his Catholic Christian Brother teacher”
“He stated to an
inquiry how he was pressed against the wall at the back of the classroom while his
teacher physically & sexually abused him”
“All this was done
while his classmates were told to look the other way”
“He also stated if the
boys got a belting, then you knew you had a good day and would not be sexually
abused as well”
“Peter Blenkiron, who
is now 53, has so told Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional
Responses to Child Sexual Abuse”
“Peter Blenkiron and
other surviving victims have told this Commission many harrowing stories of
their abuses”
“Many abused victims
have committed suicide”
“Others have taken
substance abuse to try to rid themselves of their own guilt, of which they have
none”
“The guilt is only for
the perpetrators”
“Mr Blenkiron is
trying to shine a light on the many lives that these abuses have already
claimed”
“His wish is to have
the Commission draw a line in the sand against this never ending pain that they
all suffered”
“He is also asking for
the best possible help that can be given to those still suffering today”
“The pain for victims
never goes away, as they all live a living hell with no respite”
“The Royal Commission
was set up in 2013 in response to huge public outrage”
“They were over
allegations that the Catholic Church had for years covered up these crimes by
paedophile priests”
“The Royal Commission
find themselves acting on a scale that is far reaching and not expected”
“They are doing it
with sensitivity to all those abused”
“The UK’s fledgling
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has indicated it may follow”
“This is not a
question for mulling over”
“Every nation owes it
to these victims to finally have justice when they were so vulnerable they
could not get it for themselves”
“Pope Francis has met
a group of abused victims by the Catholic clergy in Philadelphia in USA”
“He said he was
overwhelmed with shame that men entrusted with the care of children violated
these little ones and caused grievous harm”
“To say sorry to these
victims of abuse is like saying, “xyz”
– it means nothing”
“If there was deep
sincerity for the thousands of abused victims in the Catholic Church…”
“…they would have done
more to eradicate this paedophile stench”
“As always they are
safeguarding the Church first and foremost. The victims are always secondary in
this matter”
“Again the shame is on
the Pope as head of this establishment!”
“Pope Francis cannot
expect to give out his holier than thou rhetoric and preach to the people what
they should and should not do…”
“…when he and the
Church have let their flock down time and again”
“Their hypocrisy goes
beyond the pale”
“That is why daily
more and more are leaving these Churches and finding God Within and not God
Without!”
27th September 2015
“The purpose of
Mankind is to see what he can achieve in his own life time”
“That doesn’t mean sitting
on his seat and expecting others like the state to always provide and always to
satisfy his/hers needs”
“Mankind needs to
start thinking for himself and sort out the many problems, which he has
created”
“He must stop the flow
of indifference and uncompromising thoughts and actions”
“He alone is master of
his own destiny and must seek the Higher Calling for its direction”
“Then a better and
more productive life can be established”
“There needs to be a
purpose and sustainability for himself and his family”
“We are all on this
earth equally to help one another with compassion and understanding”
“We must share the
many gifts that we all have, so that again all can progress and thrive
collectively”
“The Church and State
have interfered too much in our lives dictating what we can and what we cannot
do”
“We all know
instinctively what is right, as we were all created by the Love Force and the
Higher Intelligence”
“With this
Intelligence, we were all created and given the power of intellect”
“This is ingrained in
all of us, so that we already know what is right and wrong”
“It is the
indoctrination of both Church and State, which has messed up so many lives”
“Governments have
taken countries to war against the wishes of their citizens who voice that war
is wrong – yet they still have done it!”
“This has produced
long term misery, hardship and mayhem throughout their own people”
“The Church has
equally striven to control the populous”
“Not in the education
of Christ’s teachings of love and support for each other, but to control us for
their own will and pleasure”
“They state that God
has directed them in what we all need to do through them”
“The Church’s crimes
of interfering with their congregation, have appalled the people worldwide”
“Yet they still think
they are holy and have the word of God on their side”
“It’s the individual
that needs to seek out God’s help alone & together with his/her own
conscience go forward & have their productive life”
“A journey of
self-discovery and also in the helping of others less fortunate them
themselves, they will always find peace and happiness”
26th September 2015
“When will the
international communities hold Israel to account?”
“Why is the world so
frightened and intimidated by Israel and its stranglehold on them that
obviously must be there?”
“No country that
agrees to the human rights laws can uphold the treatment given to Palestinians
and Palestinian prisoners by Israel”
“It makes a total
mockery of what these countries stand for and their hypocritical arguments”
“Hundreds of
Palestinian prisoners are threatening to join in a fast, if Israel does not
stop incarcerating people without charge”
“Palestinian prisoners
in Israeli jails have now threatened to launch a mass hunger strike next month…”
“…if prison
authorities do not release them and end the administrative detention”
“Currently there are
17 prisoners on hunger strike and at least six of them have refused food for 36
days”
“They are being held
in solitary confinement”
“These men are held as
administrative detainees”
“This practice is
where Israel detains them without charges, which are renewable at six monthly
intervals”
“More than 100
additional prisoners have pledged to join these hunger strikes, if Israel does
not meet their conditions”
“There are worries for
the prisoners, who have already lost significant weight”
“For those who are too
weak to walk, no doctor has been allowed in to see them”
“There are currently
more than 5,500 Palestinians in Israeli prisons, including 350 administrative
detainees”
“Palestinian children
equally come under the heavy cosh of the Israeli military”
“A young 14 year old
girl called Malak was detained for allegedly throwing stones and carrying a
knife”
“This girl was
sentenced to two months in prison and became the youngest female detainee”
“Malak was brought
before the court handcuffed and her legs shackled together”
“She was so scared she
confessed to everything”
“Before being
sentenced Malak spent three weeks in prison”
“She had been blindfolded
and taken in for interrogation without her family being there”
“The Palestine chapter
for Defence for Children International said some 600 children were brought
before the military judge in 2014”
“The average number of
minors held in Israeli military detention is 197 per month”
“The Israeli
authorities’ policy of child detention contravenes all international
conventions on the rights of minors”
“Children still are
arrested without their parent’s knowledge”
“For 48 hours or
longer they are without seeing a lawyer until they stand before a military
judge in the court”
“Despite International
Law & international juvenile justice standards in the prohibition of
compelling a child to testify against themselves…”
“…or even confessing
guilt while under torture – nothing is done!”
“All this is common
place in Israeli military detention systems”
“In 2014 children were
coerced into signing confessions in Hebrew, despite the fact that they could
not even speak the language”
“UNICEF and the United
Nations programme focusing on these children are clearly failing them and the
disgrace must be felt equally”
“Countries around the
world that condone this kind of treatment should all be ashamed of themselves
for allowing it!”
“It clearly makes
International Law a complete farce with no teeth and no guilt to take any
drastic humanitarian measures”
“If sanctions can be
so liberally enforced around the world for other misdemeanours…”
“…then Israel can also
be sanctioned for their criminal acts!”
25th September 2015
“The outrageous lack
of organisation for this year’s Hajj lies squarely on the organisers”
“They simply have not
learnt from the past about crowd control”
“Neither have they
learnt about the safety of their buildings nor their extension works”
“It is an absolute
disgrace and they should be all made accountable for their actions”
“Events around the
world incorporating hundreds of thousands of people are well thought through to
avoid these kinds of incidents”
“If the Saudi
authorities cannot deal with the size of these pilgrim groups then…”
“…they need to
organise smaller more manageable groups into these holy spaces”
“Stampedes will always
occur when people feel trapped or blocked in”
“That is why there
needs to be an orderly stream of people being directed at every corner, so that
these tragedies do not occur”
“The blame has to be
laid fairly on the steps of the Saudi authorities, who have not learnt from
their own past mistakes”
“In 2006, 360 pilgrims
were killed in a stampede”
“The day before the
2006 Hajj, an eight storey building being used as a hostel near the Grand
Mosque in Mecca collapsed killing 73 people”
“In 2004, in Mina, a
crush of people occurred killing 244 and injuring hundreds”
“In 1990, another
tragedy killing 1,426 pilgrims in a stampede in an overcrowded pedestrian
tunnel to these holy sites in Mecca”
“It is an absolute
outrage and the Saudi authorities are fully responsible – nobody else is!”
“If the Saudi
authorities cannot handle these kinds of crowds for pilgrimages then they are
in no position to hold them”
“They should only use
smaller numbers that they are able to handle”
“It really is
irrelevant to put the blame on the pilgrims”
“It has to lie
squarely at the root of the problem, the lack of organisation by the
authorities who organised this event”
“Those lost lives
should be on the conscious of all the Saudi authorities!”
24th September 2015
“The simplest things
appear so complicated to the agile mind, which looks into every nook &
crevice to find disruptions around every corner”
“The mistrust
throughout the world is now at breaking point, where souls are asked to give up
their lives for lost causes”
“Many think it is ‘The
Hand of God’ dictating how they should maim and kill one another”
“These demonic ideas
are fuelled by misguided people, whose agenda is but to destroy every living
creature in this world”
“They do not agree
with their own philosophy”
“Until Mankind starts
to turn the other way from darkness and into the light of understanding,
nothing will ever be achieved!”
“This mortal life is
sacred. It has been given to us as a
gift from God”
“Not to abuse it or to
use it as a vehicle of violence, but as a sacred instrument to bring in love
and understanding”
“It is to turn the tide
of hopelessness and to bring in right thinking and right action”
“All of us will be
judged when our time comes & we must all see that our roles upon this earth
are to transfer wellbeing to all whom we see”
“We need to express
love and to return balance to those souls who are suffering due to being
abandoned”
“Especially for those
who are misused by circumstances beyond their control”
“We all live in this
world together and so a collective support system must come in”
“Here an immediate
reform must bring back balance to this world and be recognised by all”
“Our animals need us
as much as we need them. Our oceans once
filled with fish are now depleted and need conserving”
“Mankind needs to stop
and think about what he is doing. This destruction to man, animals and this
planet has to stop”
“Eventually this
planet will die, because we have collectively destroyed it and then man will
already be lost”
“We are all in danger,
more of starvation than of wars”
“Collectively we are
poisoning this planet with weapons, which destroy man and the natural
surroundings”
“Nothing globally
anymore is safe”
“Pollution on every
level filters down to the very bedrock of our existence and this poison is
already affecting land masses and the seas”
“Soon nothing will be
left to sustain Mankind’s needs”
“This tide of
destruction needs to turn today and collectively Governments must come in and
work together to save Mankind”
“The get-rich-quick
corporations will be no more, as fewer and fewer resources are there to sustain
their greed”
“They will have to
learn the hard way, which they will!”
23rd September 2015
“At last some form of
common sense has prevailed after the fiasco of the jailing of Al-Jazeera
journalists for crimes they did not commit”
“Mohamed Fahmy, Baher
Mohamed and Peter Greste need to be totally vindicated of the trumped up
charges”
“They were brought on
by a failed judiciary, releasing them is not enough!”
“If President Sisi is
trying to show the world that he is restoring confidence in his corrupt legal
system…”
“…he has to
demonstrate more about the right law and not what suits him”
“Egypt’s Government
fears it will be overthrown and so has clamped down on any free argument or
criticism of its state”
“The truth about how
it operates and the violence that goes with it will always come out”
“The truth will always
find a way of coming to the surface and will grow as it gathers momentum until
it is recognised by the world over”
“Egypt’s regime has no
leg to stand on. Their total mess is exposed right up to the very seat of their
own power”
“Egyptians are sick
and tired of it”
“They want to be able
to hold their heads up high and be proud of their country…”
“…instead of hanging
their heads in shame and disgrace of how their country has become”
“It is time that the
military started to back down & bring in proper elections to suit all the
needs of the people & not the military alone”
“Egypt will continue
to be seen as a failed state, which only survives because the US pays the
military and pays for food to the people”
“Otherwise there would
be wholesale starvation”
“Until a stable and
secure Government for the people is established with the right rule of law, the
people will continue to sink”
“Nothing worthwhile of
this once great nation will be left”
“Egypt and its land
are not enough. It is the flourishing of its people that makes Egypt what it
should be, as it was in the Pharaonic times”
“Proper Law and order
for its people must start now and continue for peace to return”
“Instead of Egyptians
living in fear and anger, which has a continued destabilising effect!”
“We wish Mohamed
Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste well and we hope they will be able to
continue their lives in peace finally!”
22nd September 2015
“The Egyptian fear of
jihadist militants coming over from Gaza has made Egypt panic!”
“The amount of
militant jihadist arriving or causing problems to Egypt is small”
“This is in comparison
to the extensive destruction Egypt is doing to create their buffer zone”
“This in itself is
like a red rag to any jihadists worth their salt to insult Egypt by invading
and causing damage”
“Egypt needs to look
at its policies as being the main fundamental provocation to all those who
disagree with the Government’s policies”
“President Abdel
Fattah el-Sisi will soon find he is not only criticised by world public
opinion, but also by bordering countries”
“They do not accept
his methods of brutal attacks”
“Egypt’s demolition of
the smuggling tunnels will not sort out their problems”
“Other tunnels will be
found and dug. The more that are flooded the more insecure the land mass
becomes”
“Egypt has not allowed
for any construction for subsidence under this kind of pressure”
“Loss of life for
Egypt’s military will be as a result of their own hand until they realise it
will no longer be a viable proposition”
“It is Egypt’s
short-sightedness and the inexperience of leadership that constantly brings
them down in the eyes of the world”
“Panic for them is a
daily occurrence, as they see that their control of situations is always
eroding and being taken away from them”
“Until the US stops
funding the military and starts to bring in a more reliable honest law abiding
leader…”
“…then Egypt will
continue to be an embarrassment to themselves and the US who funds them!”
21st September 2015
“For the people of
this world to cooperate with each other, a form of trust and recognition of
that trust must be put into action”
“By continuing with
this process, then a dialogue to bring about the right solutions can be forth
coming”
“Governments are all
about self-interests”
“No one ever considers
the overall global problems, where self-interests need to go beyond the
boundaries that we all have”
“Governments need to
come together to bring about collective solutions to global problems, many of
which have been ignored for years”
“Until justice is
given to those who have no voice to be heard, you’ll always breed frustration,
anger & hatred until vengeance is released”
“This is usually
released on the innocent of this world”
“It is time that
Governments started to put their policies right, not only for their own people
but for the entire world”
“The same old
disenfranchised people will continue to suffer and be persecuted”
“Globally many groups are
being formed, where extreme hatred is at the centre of their policies”
“They fear that nobody
is listening to them and their grievances – they are correct”
“Until Governments
start taking responsibilities for their gross neglect of their own people together
with those throughout the land…”
“…then anger is
fuelled and the consequences are very damaging indeed”
“We can no longer turn
a blind eye to so many wrongs being committed”
“Where Governments try
to overthrow Governments, just because they don’t like that person in power”
“We all live on this
tiny globe and what affects one part of it has serious consequences to the
other parts”
“It is high time that
solutions on a global basis were found and not just to deal with the interests
of the few”
“Heavy handedness has
caused irreparable damage and where globally we are all suffering!”
20th September 2015
“The gap between the
West verses the East will never be brought together as their differences are
too immense and too complicated”
“Both ideologies are
directly opposed to each other and nothing diplomatically will ever bridge that
divide”
“It is now that both
sides have to make some drastic concessions to bring about positive new forces”
“Where the political
divide is not devastated, but where common ground can be reached to bring about
changes in the political discussions”
“This way wars are no
longer the main discussion, but where all factors can bring strong solutions to
the negotiating table”
“Life is not a
continuous set of disasters”
“There needs to be
compromise and efficacy, where everybody gains and few lose face as they bring
their solutions to the table”
“Democracy is not for
everyone – that is plain to see”
“But human rights for
the people are an important factor, where stability on a long term basis
certainly is!”
“Wars are both costly
and unproductive”
“War causes misery to
those thrown into the war zones and great hardship to those who instigate the
wars also”
“The people in both
the western and the eastern regions of the globe are bringing their displeasure
to the table of their Governments”
“They are asking
important questions, “Do we really need
war and what are the diplomatic solutions to sort these matters out?””
“Legal frameworks are
put on the table together with an understanding of each other’s needs for
security and the right to defend themselves”
“Those common
interests become possible and a light of understanding is formed”
“Where continuous
aggression is always the subject matter…”
“…then little can be done
until that aggression, which is usually fear based, is alleviated”
“Man must have an
understanding of each other’s needs and fears and a solid framework where the
factors are discussed and solved”
“These will bring down
the many barriers of underlying grief and frustration”
“This must be held up
by International Law and respected for what it is laid down for
“Then countries can
come together and peaceful solutions are always found”
“Trade is the prime
ice breaker where all gain collectively and it is in everybody’s interest to
maintain that status quo”
19th September 2015
“Reykjavik is the
latest European city to come out and join a global boycott and divestment
campaign against Israel”
“Israeli settlements
in the occupied West Bank are illegal under International Law and are a threat
to the Middle East peace process”
“More and more
Governments and civil liberty groups around the world are increasing their
efforts…”
“…to target goods
being produced by Israel’s illegal settlements”
“The Palestinian-led
global Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is a threat”
“This is to Israel’s
regime of occupation, colonisation and apartheid”
“Millions of people of
conscience are joining BDS around the world”
“BDS was formed in
2005 and it acts against Israel’s impunity of brutal and illegal blockage of
Gaza”
“BDS is against the
continuous construction of illegal settlements coupled with the separation wall
in the occupied West Bank”
“The BDS movement is
rightfully gathering momentum around the world”
“It is openly voicing
their disgust against the atrocities made by Israel on Palestinians”
“The African National
Congress has endorsed this movement since 2012”
“Support for BDS has
been seen in the cancellations of events by world renowned artists and music
bands”
“Leading scientist
Stephen Hawking respects the boycott and has cancelled his participation in the
Hebrew University Conference”
“Israel’s standing in
world public opinion has been eroding for some time”
“It is being seen as
the worst country to live in, on a par with North Korea”
“BDS’s far reaching
solidarity is joined by trade unions, refugee networks, NGO’s and international
civil society organisations”
“It brings together
people of conscience!”
“BDS calls for an end
to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories occupied since 1967”
“Many public figures
regularly speak out”
“They include Desmond
Tutu, Roger Waters, Naomi Klein, Arundhati Roy, Marcel Khalife, John Berger and
Aijaz Ahmed to name but a few”
“Billions of dollars
are pouring into Israel every year, particularly from US and Germany”
“It is the taxpayers
of these countries, who are subsidising Israel’s violations of International
Law”
“The people of these
countries are equally complicit in these crimes that Israel commits by their
very support”
“There has been a
massive boycott by academics of Israel”
“The Association for
Asian-American Studies, the Federation of French Speaking Students in Belgium
and the Teachers Union of Ireland”
“The University of
Johannesburg severed ties with Ben Gurion University over their human rights
violations”
“Support for BDS comes
from major international trade union federations with millions of members”
“They are in South
Africa, Britain, Ireland, India, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Italy, France, Belgium
and Turkey”
“Global companies
around the world are publicly announcing that they will not do business with
Israel”
“The BDS movement is
escalating”
“We have already
announced some time ago that Israel will see themselves out in the cold,
shunned by societies around the world”
“The squeeze on Israel
is on every single day and it will get tighter until they realise that they
cannot flaunt the Law”
“They cannot continue
to get away with literally murder!”
“The tide of world
opinion is gathering in strength and fortitude and is unstoppable”
“Israel will pay
dearly for their aggressive repression of ethnic cleansing and siege against
the Palestinian people”
“The turning point is
now and America can no longer think it can shield Israel from their criminal
acts!”
18th September 2015
“The situation in
Syria is now rising to its highest ever death toll and the complications
surrounding this war will continue to increase”
“It is not a question
that this war will burn itself out”
“The flames of
injustice continue to burn, no matter what outside intervention can or does
muster”
“The US air strikes
will not quash the IS situation, as they continue to gather recruits from all
over the world”
“Bashar al-Assad sits
on his ivory throne expecting Russia and Iran to continue bailing him out”
“There is now
approaching an impasse where the major factions, Russia, Iran and the US start
to put together a plan of action”
“Nobody truly wins,
but where Syria can be sliced up in parts to accommodate the uses of all the
foreign powers”
“There they can
realise what bits are important to them and how their influence can best serve
their own purposes”
“Syria as a whole
nation is now finished. Its people are scattered around the world”
“This broken nation
will be determined not by Bashar al-Assad, but by the more important players”
“They see their role
as masters over other agendas in which they wish to participate”
“Syria for them
becomes the bargaining chip for greater prizes, which these states are after”
“The Syrian people are
superfluous to these tactics, as they are dispensable in the role of
geopolitical influence and control”
“See a fragmented
Syria and see the higher powers now negotiate between themselves for the spoils
of war”
“The Syrian people
will never get a look in”
“See another puppet
dictator put on the throne. He will have to answer to more than one master”
17th September 2015
“The Government in
Mozambique has announced that their country is now ‘mine free’”
“Mozambique’s 15 year
civil war claimed one million lives and approximately five million people fled
their homes”
“Mozambique became one
of the world’s most mined countries of the world”
“As a result, many
hundreds of people died and lost limbs in the 1990s”
“It has taken more
than two decades to clear them of this legacy, where The HALO Trust has been
clearing these mines for 22 years”
“Mozambique has
employed 1,600 men and women from their own country to do this important work”
“They used manual and
mechanical demining methods that have cleared 171,000 landmines from over 1,100
minefields”
“Due to this extensive
clearance work it has now made land available for agriculture, where before it
was too dangerous to farm”
“It has also lifted
rural communities out of poverty and has enabled the development for major
infrastructure to be made possible”
“The last area cleared
by The HALO Trust was around the bases of two bridges and three viaducts”
“They carried cargo
from Beira to the borders of Zimbabwe and Zambia”
“The HALO mine
clearance work has enabled the company to do essential maintenance work”
“This allows an
increase in the load-carrying capacity of the railway line”
“This railway line
provides a crucial link for domestic and international trade carrying goods and
services to neighbouring countries”
“The HALO Trust has
helped extensively with these operations”
“The work of clearing
mines carries on in a number of other countries, which include Sri Lanka, Laos,
Angola and Colombia”
“It is time for these
methods of warfare to be completely banned by International Law”
“Any country in breach
of this violation will suffer the consequences of their actions”
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“The population of
marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have declined by 49% since the 1970
report prepared by the World Wildlife Fund”
“Since 1950 Big Fish
stocks have fallen by 90%. We only have 10% of all large fish left in our
oceans”
“These losses include
Tuna, Swordfish, Marlin, Cod, Halibut, Skate and Flounder, some of which are
still left”
“Since 1950, with the
onset of industrialised fisheries, we have rapidly reduced the resource base to
less than 10% over all our oceans”
“Marine life is being
threatened by human activity, which results in habitat loss together with
unsuitable fishing and water pollution”
“For every four pounds
of fish caught, more than one pound of other animals are caught in these nets”
“These include sea
turtles and sharks, which are killed in the nets or thrown overboard to die”
“With shrimp trawlers
the ratio is worse. For every pound of shrimp four pounds of unwanted animals
are caught and discarded”
“Twenty-eight species
of the family salmonid and steelhead trout have now been listed as threatened
or endangered”
“Again habitat loss,
water pollution and the changing of ocean conditions, all have contributed to
their decline”
“Politicians have
ignored recommendations to halt the iconic North Sea Cod fishery year after
year”
“They could be faced
with a terminal decline”
“It is without a ban
that scientists fear the North Sea stocks could follow the Grand Banks Cod of
eastern Canada into terminal decline”
“What has already
happened in Canada should be a warning, because it has now collapsed and it is
not coming back!”
“The air we breathe,
the lifesaving medicines and the critical supply of food for our world
population, all come from marine life”
“The ocean takes care
of us and we now need to take care of the oceans”
“Tiny phytoplankton in
the ocean produces more oxygen than all the forests and plants on this Earth”
“Plants-like animals
called Bugula neritina are a source of a family of chemical compounds currently
being studied to treat cancers”
“One billion people
worldwide rely on fish and shellfish for their main source of protein”
“We need to take more
of a responsibility to maintain the fish in our oceans”
“The studies from the
World Wildlife Fund show a decline in habitats, such as seagrass and mangrove
cover”
“They are an important
source of food and act as a nursery for many of our sea creatures”
“Climate change has
also played a role in the overall decline of marine populations”
“It is making our
oceans more acidic and therefore damaging a number of species”
“If Mankind continues
at the rate he is going to overfish the world’s oceans, they will be barren of
fish in less than 50 years”
“As with all things,
it is Man’s incompetence to manage what is there in order to sustain everybody
needs”
“By his gross
irresponsibility, everybody suffers”
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