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World AIDS Day – one color unites us

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

If you are a Twitter user, add #red to your tweets to turn them red! If you’re on facebook, you can join the cause by clicking the image below:

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Tags: AIDS, Facebook, red, Twitter
Posted in Africa, Education, Health & Fitness, On this day, Society, World | Comments

Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Will Disappear by 2012

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

An analysis of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna population by the WWF shows that the breeding population of the species will be disappear by 2012 if the fisheries continue with business as usual, and urges the immediate closure of the fishery to stop the impending collapse.

“Mediterranean bluefin tuna is on the slippery slope to collapse, and here is the data to prove it. Whichever way you look at it, the Mediterranean bluefin tuna collapse trend is dramatic, it is alarming, and it is happening now.” – Dr Sergi Tudela, Head of Fisheries at WWF Mediterranean

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Tags: 2012, animals, fish, fishery, Mediterranean, sea, Tuna, WWF
Posted in Africa, Asia, Environment, Europe, Society, World | Comments

Bringing attention to malnourished Ethiopian children

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

The effect of drought and rising food prices in some parts of Ethiopia is headline news, yet few people know the truth of the situation.

Children are the most vulnerable to nutritional deficits and the first to succumb when there is not enough food to go around. The Government of Ethiopia estimates that 75,000 children under the age of five live with severe acute malnutrition. And 25 to 50 percent of children with severe acute malnutrition are likely to die if they don’t receive proper treatment. (more…)

Tags: attention, children, drought, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, food, nutrition, petition, pledge, therapeutic feeding programs, UNICEF
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