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In March 2023 , Biden approved the controversial Willow project. This project is about a massive oil drilling venture that is located on Alaska’s north slope. The plan is to hold six hundred million barrels of oil(CNN Politics,2023). That would take years to reach the market since the projects have yet to be constructed. Since Biden has given the green light to this project, a majorly controversial situation has arisen. The Erath Justice, Environment Law Group, and Native Americans confidently disagree with this project due to the environmental impact.

In my opinion, this project is complicated, as we know it would bring a lot of benefit to the states, but on the other hand, even though it has many advantages, it also comes with disadvantages. So, I do not agree. I strongly believe that the planet Earth is the most important thing in our lives. This causes too many problems, like climate change, pollution, and the destruction of animal houses. Three million people are against this idea, which has created a community to stop the willow projects.

Nilsen, E. (2023, March 7). 2023: The willow projects. BBC Politics. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/07/politics/willow-project-alaska-oil-explained-climate/index.html

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ConocoPhillips' massive Willow oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope has galvanized a sudden uprising of online activism against it.

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Dalai Lama furor reignites Tibet 'slave controversy. 

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This incident appears to have taken place at the Dalai Lama temple in Dharamshala on 28 February 2023.The Buddhist leader has faced widespread criticism after a video surfaced showing him telling a boy to suck his tongue. The video of him telling a boy to suck his tongue went viral on many platforms. The Dalai Lama has since expressed regret, but still, his actions show the behavior of accusing him of inappropriate behavior and child abuse. Slavery normatives on social media have been discussed, including the lack of rights held by ordinary Tibetans before the country was annexed by China in the 1950s.

Based on what I think His action was completely wrong to ask a young innocent boy to suck his tongue for me it seems like he takes advantage of religion toke that as an excuse , and he is an old man who knows exactly what he was doing. There is no point in defending him. He should been have punished for sexual harassment, but in his reputation, it doesn’t matter.

. China: Dalai Lama furore reignites Tibet 'slave' controversy. (n.d.). China: Dalai Lama furore reignites Tibet 'slave' controversy. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-65307709

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Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis

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Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis

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Japan is facing one of the world’s major demographic crises, with the number of annual births dipping below 800,000 for the first time in 2022(Why Money Will Not Be Enough to Address Japan’s Baby Crisis, 2023). The current birth rate of 1.34 is well below the 2.07 necessary to keep the population. Japanese women are having children later in life, worried that motherhood will end their careers.

Japan is one of the power states in the world, but this problem is a major one for Japan due to the fact that their population is becoming lower and lower, which might impact the whole country, such as their low tax base, slow economic growth, lack of human resources, and the increasing number of elderly people. based on my opinion Japan should attract more foreigner to live in Japan by providing social benefit and financial support. This might help Japan to increase more population since foreigner they would likely to to have kids or the best way they could conduct policy that value the woman by reduce work hours, encourage and negotiation.

Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis. (2023). Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/28/why-money-will-not-be-enough-to-address-japans-demographic-crisis

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Today's Japanese women have more opportunities for education and career advancement then generations before them [File: Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo]

Tokyo, Japan - Chika Hashimoto, a 23-year-old who recently graduated from Tokyo's Temple University, is not averse to having a family in the future, but nor is she jumping at the opportunity.

"It is definitely not my first choice," she told Al Jazeera. "Fulfilling my career and enjoying my freedom is far more important than getting married and having children."

Hashimoto cites economic concerns as the primary reason why she, and many other young Japanese women, are reevaluating a future centred around family life. "Raising a child really costs a lot of money," she said. "It's not easy for Japanese women to balance having a career and raising a family because we will have to choose between them."

Japan is facing one of the world's major demographic crises, with the number of annual births dipping below 800,000 for the first time in 2022.

The current birth rate of 1.34 is well below the 2.07 necessary to keep the population stable, meaning Japan's population could drop from 125 million to 88 million by 2065.

Japan's declining birth rate came into focus when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida used uncharacteristically stern language in a recent address to parliament. "Japan is on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society," he said in the 45-minute speech, adding that it was a " now or never moment " for addressing the nation's population decline.

Japan is the third most expensive country to raise a child, behind only China and South Korea, despite infamously stagnant wages. The average annual salary, which has barely increased since the late 1990s, is about $39,000, compared with an OECD average of almost $50,000.

Furthermore, Japanese women earned 21.1 percent less than their male counterparts in 2021, nearly double the average wage gap in developed economies.

Kishida's two-pronged solution to Japan's tumbling birth rate is to actively encourage couples to start families while incentivising them with policies that will facilitate a "child-first social economy". Among Kishida's plans, which will be outlined in more detail in the next few months, he has pledged to double childhood spending through increased childcare allowances and after-school care initiatives.

'Led by old men'

Maki Kitahara, 37, tried having kids with her now ex-husband several years ago.

"But to be honest, I feared that I would lose my career," she told Al Jazeera. "I often heard male managers speaking about marriage and pregnancy of women ruining the HR plan, which included skill development, job rotation and promotion. This is where my fear came from."

Driven by career ambition and a desire to explore the world, Kitahara never really aligned with society's view of the traditional Japanese wife and mother. This led, in part, to her divorce and a permanent move to Dubai, where she remotely runs a leadership training course for Japanese women through her Fukuoka-based company, Global Synergy Education Consulting Group.

Kitahara believes how society is structured and the expected division of labour in a Japanese household - man as breadwinner, woman as housewife - do not support working women of child-bearing age.

"I think it is odd that the current Japanese political strategy to raise birth rates was led by old men who delegated taking care of kids to their wives," she said. "We need more women in politics and business to have a seat at that table so we can sit together to speak about and plan our future."

The correlation between marriage and child-bearing rates is particularly pronounced in Japan, where the percentage of children born outside marriage is only 2 percent annually, compared with an average of about 40 percent elsewhere in the developed world.

"When a single woman in Japan becomes pregnant, it seems she only has two choices: having an abortion or entering [unwillingly] into a marriage," wrote the academic Kozue Kojima in 2013. "Choosing to have an illegitimate child is rarely seen as an option."

In tandem with growing education opportunities and career ambitions - and in an echo of the situation in other advanced economies - Japanese women who are getting married and having children are doing so later in life, which typically means they are unlikely to be able to have larger families.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the average age of mothers giving birth to their first child rose to 30.9 in 2021, the highest since records began in 1950.

Yuko Kawanishi, a sociology professor at Tokyo's Lakeland University, believes the employment system - broadly defined by seiki (full-time workers) and hiseiki (contract workers) - is a key contributor to Japan's demographic decline. The number of mothers with children in the workforce is rising, hitting 76 percent in 2021, 20 percentage points higher than in 2004. Yet, only 30 percent of all mothers are permanently employed.

"This is a very serious macroeconomic issue because many young women are worried about falling into [non-permanent employment]," she told Al Jazeera. "There is a serious disparity in this country, between seiki and hiseiki work, in terms of stability and benefits and salary ... there is real uncertainty about the future."

While Kawanishi is sympathetic to concerns over Japan's demographic future, she also believes more robust plans are needed to alleviate the issue.

"Population size is so fundamental when talking about any of society's issues," she said. "There are things we can do, but we have yet to find any effective ways. I don't think the policy Japan has been advocating for the past few weeks is drastic enough to make an impact."

Hashimoto agrees that the government's solution - primarily financial - is ill-conceived.

"[It] might fix the problem," she said, "but there still needs to be a deeper structural system to help improve the childcare allowance."

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Tokyo, Japan - Chika Hashimoto, a 23-year-old who recently graduated from Tokyo's Temple University, is not averse to having a family in the future, but nor is she jumping at the opportunity. "It is definitely not my first choice," she told Al Jazeera.

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Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner, have jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize. The teenager was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in October 2012 for campaigning for girls' education. Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education. She was born in the Swat Valley, Pakistan. When the Islamic Taliban movement took control of the valley in 2008, girls’ schools were burned down.

In my perspective toward this case is that Malala came from a lower-middle-class family, but she doesn’t give up on her dream, most importantly, she focus on education. She was living in an environment full of sexists, but she didn’t give up. She fought for her rights. She spoke for human rights, such as the rights to education for young girls that were banned in her country. She got shot in the head for speaking up for human rights. Her encouragement gives us hope to stand up for ourselves no matter how hard life has treated us or how society has treated us. Everyone deserves to live an equal life. She has written several books to inspire people as well.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2014. (2014). The Nobel Peace Prize 2014. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2014/yousafzai/facts/

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Malala Yousafzai
The Nobel Peace Prize 2014

Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom

Prize motivation: "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education"

Prize share: 1/2

For the right of every child to receive an education

Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education. She was born in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. When the Islamic Taliban movement took control of the valley in 2008, girls' schools were burned down. Malala kept a diary of the events, which was published in 2009 by BBC Urdu. In her diary she spoke out against the Taliban's terrorist regime. An American documentary film made Malala internationally famous.

It was not long before the Taliban threatened her life. In 2012, Malala was shot in the head on a school bus by a Taliban gunman. She survived, but had to flee to England and live in exile there because a fatwa was issued against her.

In 2013, TIME magazine named Malala one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World." On her 16th birthday she spoke in the United Nations. In her speech Malala called for the equal right to education for girls all over the world, and became a symbol of this cause.

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education"

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Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by multiple explosions in Russian bombardment

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Russia has launched a wave of air strikes on Ukraine, causing multiple explosions in Kyiv and placing the entire country on alert. The region of Lviv, bordering Poland, was also targeted, with one of the cruise missiles entering Polish airspace. The Ukrainian military claims its air defense systems are engaged in repelling the attack. Around a dozen Russian missiles have been destroyed over the capital and its vicinity, with no reports of casualties or major damage. Poland has also reported its airspace being violated by one of the cruise missiles launched by Russia. Residents in Kyiv are taking shelter in metro stations.

Everybody should be careful before doing anything that might be dangerous to people. Instead of being unprofessional and careless, the war should have been stopped since it happened for years and caused damage to the world and human violations.The intention of joining Nato by Ukrain should be demolish because not only that the world suffer from one particular war and thier citizen as well. To consider the comparative advantages. It isn’t worth what it has caused.

Gregory, B. J. (2024, March 24). Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by multiple explosions in Russian bombardment. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68648815

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Whole of Ukraine on alert and Polish air force scrambled after blasts reported near border town of Lviv.

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Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza

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Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting an immediate and sustained cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The measure was criticized as ambiguous and not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. The vote in the Security Council became another showdown involving world powers locked in tense disputes elsewhere. The United States took criticism for not being tough enough against its ally Israel, whose ongoing military offensive has created a dire humanitarian crisis for the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. The resolution reflected a shift by the U.S., which has found itself at odds with much of the world as even allies of Israel push for an unconditional end to fighting. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia criticized the diluted language, calling it philosophical wording that does not belong in a U.N. resolution. He accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S(Lederer, 2024).

This is another power struggle in United Nations security.

Relecte:The UNSC keeps showing the facts that they can handle any situation in any term since the past unit. The Veto Power still plays an important role in the fever of the P5 countries, not only in the Gaza case but in the Ukrain case as well. If this power is still exerting itself in today's society, the powerful parties still rule the world by their power and self-interest. The United States should have redefined the power dynamic of P5 veto power and promoted inclusivity in the UN.

Lederer, E. M. (2024, March 22). Israel-Hamas war: Russia, China veto US  cease-fire  resolution | AP News. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-us-vote-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-f6453803b3eacc9fbaa2ce5a025e2a94

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is "imperative" to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she was optimistic that the new, tougher draft resolution would be approved Friday by the 15-member council.

The draft being put to a vote "determines" - which is a council order - "the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire," with no direct link to the release of hostages taken during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which was in the previous draft. But it would unequivocally support diplomatic efforts "to secure such a cease-fire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages."

Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador Dmitry Polyansky said Moscow will not be satisfied "with anything that doesn't call for an immediate cease-fire," saying it's what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing for and what "everybody" wants. He questioned the wording of the draft, asking, "What's an imperative? I have an imperative to give you $100, but ... it's only an imperative, not $100."

"So, somebody's fooling around, I think, (with the) international community," the Russian envoy said.

The Security Council had already adopted two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none calling for a cease-fire.

Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution in late October calling for pauses in the fighting to deliver aid, protection of civilians, and a halt to arming Hamas. They said it didn't reflect global calls for a cease-fire.

The U.S., Israel's closest ally, has vetoed three resolutions demanding a cease-fire, the most recent an Arab-backed measure supported by 13 council members with one abstention on Feb. 20.

A day earlier, the U.S. circulated a rival resolution, which has gone through major changes during negotiations before Friday's vote. It initially would have supported a temporary cease-fire linked to the release of all hostages, and the previous draft would have supported international efforts for a cease-fire as part of a hostage deal.

The vote will take place as Blinken, America's top diplomat, is on his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war, discussing a deal for a cease-fire and hostage release, as well as post-war scenarios.

Nate Evans, the spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations who announced the Friday morning vote, said: "This resolution is an opportunity for the Council to speak with one voice to support the diplomacy happening on the ground and pressure to accept the deal on the table."

Meanwhile, the 10 elected members of the Security Council have been drafting their own resolution, which would demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that began March 10 to be "respected by all parties leading to a permanent sustainable cease-fire."

It also demands "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages " and emphasizes the urgent need to protect civilians and deliver humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 people in the surprise Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel that triggered the war, and abducted another 250 people. Hamas is still believed to be holding some 100 people hostage, as well as the remains of 30 others.

In Gaza, the Health Ministry raised the death toll in the territory Thursday to nearly 32,000 Palestinians. It doesn't differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count but says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead.

The international community's authority on determining the severity of hunger crises warned this week that "famine is imminent" in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger. The report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification initiative, or IPC, warned that escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation.

The U.S. draft would express "deep concern about the threat of conflict-induced famine and epidemics presently facing the civilian population in Gaza as well as the number of undernourished people, and also that hunger in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels."

It would emphasize "the urgent need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance to civilians in the entire Gaza Strip" and lift all barriers to getting aid to civilians "at scale."

The draft was being put in "blue" Thursday night, which is the final form required for a vote.

After closed council consultations on Gaza late Thursday, France's U.N. Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière told reporters: "There is a desire to take action, no one want to procrastinate, so we hope that a decision can be made by tomorrow (Friday) evening."

"There are two options: Either the U.S. text is adopted and then we'll move to the next phase of this crisis management," he said, "or the text is not adopted and then the draft of the elected members will come to the table and put to the vote, and I hope it will be adopted."

Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and to open more land crossings, and come to a cease-fire agreement. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to move the military offensive to the southern city of Rafah, where some 1.3 million displaced Palestinians have sought safety. Netanyahu says it's a Hamas stronghold.

The final U.S. draft eliminated language in the initial draft that said Israel's offensive in Rafah "should not proceed under current circumstances." Instead, in an introductory paragraph, the council would emphasize its concern that a ground offensive into Rafah "would result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement, potentially into neighboring countries, and would have serious implications for regional peace and security."

For the first time in a U.N. resolution, the U.S. draft would condemn "all acts of terrorism, including the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, as well as its taking and killing of hostages, murder of civilians, and sexual violence, including rape."

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The UN will vote on a US resolution declaring that an immediate cease-fire in Gaza is imperative

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The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring that "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war is "imperative" to protect civilians and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.

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More women than men are living in poverty globally, with over 10% trapped in extreme poverty. This poverty is fueled by discrimination in the world of work, limited access to resources and financial assets, and deep-rooted stereotypes that limit women's participation in education, decent employment, and decision-making. Gender equality is a powerful catalyst for reducing poverty and driving sustainable development. By ensuring equal access to opportunities and decision-making for all, societies can create healthier and just economies.Generation Equality Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights has changed women's lives through global initiatives and programs. In 2022, Generation Equality mobilized USD 32 billion for economic justice and rights initiatives, supporting more than 440 programs working to address economic injustice. Boosting productivity through access to quality jobs for women is essential, but simply guaranteeing work for women is not enough. Investing in skilled, decent jobs for women has broader benefits to society that promote gender equality and drive sustainable economic development.

Re: From a scale from one to ten, woman will always be 10 in term of hardship, limitation of speech, unequal representative, the right to press themselves. They will always work harder and still get critics from surrounding environment. The large amount of woman are being underestimated by world even if they have so much potential by tackle the unequal representative of woman would definite fostering the world poverty.

How can gender equality reduce poverty? | UN Women – Headquarters. (2024, February 28). UN Women – Headquarters. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2024/02/how-can-gender-equality-reduce-poverty

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More women than men are living in poverty overall. Currently, more than 10 per cent of women globally are trapped in a cycle of extreme poverty, living on less than USD 2.15 a day. At the current rate of progress, as many as 342 million women (8 per cent) will still be living in extreme poverty by 2030.

Women's poverty is fuelled by discrimination in the world of work, limited access to resources and financial assets, and deep-rooted stereotypes that limit women's participation in education, decent employment, and decision-making, while burdening them with a larger share of unpaid care and domestic work.

Gender equality is a powerful catalyst for reducing poverty and driving sustainable development. By ensuring equal access to opportunities and decision-making for all, societies can create healthier and just economies.

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Explainer article on how achieving gender equality can reduce poverty among women and girls.

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Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals

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Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar will not take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc in 2026, despite Western governments condemning the ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government. The Philippines agreed to take over the chairmanship at an ASEAN summit hosted by Indonesia, confirming the group's commitment to a five-point plan for restoring peace and stability in Myanma(The Associated Press, 2023)r. Myanmar's Foreign Ministry rejected the ASEAN statement as biased.

From what I think, Myanmar still remain as a human right violation state. Even if in previous ASEAN meeting Myanmar agree to stop exerting in human right violation, but the action are not being shown and also in the Cambodia ASEAN meeting Myanmar didn't show up stated that the party weren't care much about the value of ASEAN by giving the next chairman meeting another state is the absolute right thing to do.

The Associated Press. (2023, September 6). Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/06/myanmar-wont-be-allowed-to-lead-asean-in-2026-in-blow-to-generals.html