【可持續發展目標16:公平、正義與和平】

【可持續發展目標16:公平、正義與和平】⚖️🕊
根據危機組織(International Crisis Group)的預測,2021年不但將會迎接更多經濟難題,使目前世界各地的區域糾紛情況加劇,某些地區更有可能會持續面臨嚴峻的危機。
🎥影片中提及了2021年的十個危機,小編決定說說動盪數十年的🇦🇫阿富汗的一些重點:
🇦🇫阿富汗👉 在遜尼派伊斯蘭原教旨主義武裝組織塔利班統治下的阿富汗為9/11恐襲者提供庇護,美國及其北約(NATO)盟友就捲入了長達18年的戰爭,遲遲無法消除塔利班的勢力。
在2014年,因為持續的戰爭,北約結束作戰任務,國家處於動盪,阿富汗政府與塔利班持續出現糾紛,塔利班的勢力不斷擴大。
最終,和平對話展開,美國與北約承諾會在2021年5月前從阿富汗撤兵,但是這都在於三方(美國、阿富汗政府以及塔利班的妥協態度)。譬如,塔利班近期多了一些侵略性行為及攻擊。其中一個原因是阿富汗政府與塔利班之間的囚犯交換被延緩了,而導致塔利班不滿。
📍因此,美國的突然撤軍可能破壞阿富汗政府的穩定,並可能導致擴大的多黨內戰。但是,美國軍隊延長逗留在阿富汗的話,可能會促使塔利班放棄會談並強化其軍事行動。美國總統拜登曾表示想保留幾千名反恐軍人在阿富汗區域。2021年將會是解決阿富汗危機的關鍵年份。
當然,另外的國家危機亦值得我們關注,例如最近陷入內戰的🇪🇹埃塞俄比亞,導致在國家內強迫遷移的人口達到一百萬,5萬人逃離到鄰近蘇丹🇸🇩
[Sustainable Development Goal 16: 和平與公義]️ ⚖️ 🕊
According to the International Crisis Group’s prediction, not only will 2021 welcome more economic problems, leading to the deterioration of existing conflicts worldwide, some regions will also be more persistently susceptible to severe crises.
🎥The video mentions 10 crises in 2021. The editor decides to talk about 🇦🇫Afghanistan, which has been affected by decades of instability.
🇦🇫Afghanistan👉 Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist militant group, provided refuge to the 9/11 terrorist attackers. The United States and her NATO allies were involved in an 18-year war and have been unable to eliminate the Taliban’s influence.
In 2014, because of the ongoing war, NATO ended combat missions. With the Afghan government and the Taliban’s continued disputes, the country was in turmoil, and the Taliban’s power continued to expand.
In the end, peace talks began, and the United States and NATO promised to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by May 2021, but it all depends on the three parties (the compromise attitude of the United States, the Afghan government, and the Taliban). For example, the Taliban have engaged in more aggressive behaviors and attacks recently. One of the reasons is that the prisoner exchange between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been delayed, which has caused dissatisfaction with the Taliban.
📍 Therefore, the sudden withdrawal of US troops may destabilize the Afghan government and may lead to an expanded multi-party civil war. However, the extension of the US military’s stay in Afghanistan may prompt the Taliban to abandon the talks and strengthen their military operations. US President Biden has expressed his desire to keep thousands of anti-terrorist force in Afghanistan. 2021 will be a critical year to resolve the crisis in Afghanistan.
Of course, other national crises are also worthy of our attention. For example, 🇪🇹Ethiopia, which has recently fallen into a civil war, has led to the forced displacement of one million people within the country and 50,000 people have fled to neighboring Sudan🇸🇩.
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【可持續發展目標12:負責任消費和生產】

【可持續發展目標12:負責任消費和生產】♻️
垃圾分類都有講究!下圖話你知有邊啲物品可回收✅ ,邊啲唔可以🙅
請勿忘記清洗和壓縮回收物喔🚰❗️
【Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production】♻️
There’s a lot to learn about waste classification! The following pictures show which items can be recycled ✅, and which can not 🙅
Please don’t forget to clean and compress the recyclables 🚰❗️
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【可持續發展目標16:公平、正義與和平】

【可持續發展目標16:公平、正義與和平】⚖️🕊
🇦🇪距離阿拉伯之春至今已經有十年。2010年12月17日,突尼斯小販布瓦吉吉(Mohamed Bouazizi) 因為在獨裁者制度下面臨的壓迫及滋擾而自焚,引發中東和北飛地區的一系列民主革命。
⚔️可是,過了十年,這些曾經爆發革命的國家仍然處於動亂狀態,有些國家更陷入內戰。
🇾🇪以葉門為例,雖然阿拉伯之春的浪潮一開始讓國家脫離專制總統的統治,卻因持續腐敗及民生問題(如失業、糧食不安全等問題),國家陷入內戰及地緣政治風波。現今,當地80%的人口需要緊急人道援助,其中包括1200萬個兒童 — 超過二百萬個低於5歲的兒童營養不良。
🇹🇳就算是唯一成功過渡成為民主國家的突尼斯也好,年輕人失業率居高(當地85%的失業人士為年輕人),生活指數更比政治過渡前低。突尼斯還遲遲沒有設立立憲法院,削弱了對人權的保障,例如沒有法院去傳譯2014年所建立的民主憲法來檢視用來打壓新聞自由的刑法。
🎥P.S. 這個由Aljazeera 主持的Start Here 影片系列是小編最喜歡的媒體及地緣政治影片系列其中之一。極力推介!
[Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions]⚖️🕊
It has been 10 years since The Arab Spring happened.
🇦🇪On December 17th of 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire due to oppression and disturbance under the authoritarian rule, triggering a series of democratic revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa.
⚔️However, after ten years, these countries where revolutions broke out are still in a state of turmoil, and some countries have fallen into civil wars.
🇾🇪Take Yemen as an example. Although the wave of the Arab Spring initially detached the country from the rule of the authoritarian president, the country fell into a civil war and geopolitical turmoil, due to persistent corruption and people’s livelihood issues, such as unemployment, food insecurity, etc. Today, 80% of the local population needs emergency humanitarian assistance, including 12 million children — more than two million children under the age of 5 are malnourished.
🇹🇳Even Tunisia, which is the only country that has successfully transitioned into a democracy, has a high youth unemployment rate (85% of the local unemployed are young people) and the living standard is even lower than the period before the political transition. Tunisia has yet to establish a constitutional court – its absence weakens the protection of human rights. For example, there is no court to interpret the democratic constitution established in 2014 to review the criminal law used to suppress freedom of the press.
🎥P.S. The “Start Here” video series hosted by Aljazeera is one of the editor’s favorite media and geopolitical video series. I highly recommend!
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推動可持續發展的「世望屋」

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報導連結

澳門屬全球高收入地區之一,如何在可持續發展方面跟上世界的步伐?今期,《澳門平台》專訪新成立的「世望屋國際發展促進會」的兩位創始人—袁斯陶及余玉儀,她們曾參與特區政府的「聯合國國際組織實習計劃」,期望透過親身經歷,向澳門人分享世界不同地方在可持續發展方面的做法。

 

—「世望屋國際發展促進會」關注哪些可持續發展議題?

袁斯陶:聯合國在2015年提出17個可持續發展目標,包括減少性別不平等,氣候行動等議題。澳門經常說要做國際城市,與國際層面銜接很重要。澳門尤其是在負責任消費方面,還有很多空間才銜接到國際社會的標準,這是其中一個重點。教育年青人有一個國際化的思想是很重要。

—如何推動?

余玉儀:短期內,例如在未來的兩、三個月,會製作相關影片。目前,已經有一個系列,講解不同地區的做法,包括澳門、中國,未來會有中東、非洲等地的短片。我們亦計劃與不同社團及大學商討,舉辦工作坊。整個團隊的核心有3個人,亦招募義工。

—早前參與「聯合國國際組織實習計劃」有何體會?

袁斯陶:我在約旦的一個全球最大敘利亞難民營工作,負責對外關係。見識到難民營內,他們用眼睛掃瞄技術,加上區塊鏈,讓難民有尊嚴地生活,有自主能力買東西。

余玉儀:我是這個計劃的第一屆參加者,到莫桑比克擔任項目協調及傳訊官,當時一句葡文也不懂,其後學會了。我曾在當地舉辦工作坊,向法官講述如何保障記者的言論自由及新聞自由。感受到最大不同方面,是市場的龐大,現在能理解為何中國企業或中國政府,大量投資在非洲。但在當地政治方面,華人參與得很少,那怕是中國企業建了很多學校、挖了很多井,當地沒有傳媒報導,我認為要講多點這方面的故事。

—澳門在可持續發展方面成效如何?

余玉儀:澳門政府提及可持續發展多年,但對聯合國的17個可持續發展目標來講,澳門人對此感到陌生,我們所接觸的人,表示從來沒有聽過。澳門政府在女性的健康、教育、就業、經濟參與等方面做得不錯,差不多是全球領先。至於女性的政治參與方面,澳門做得較差,甚至可能比非洲某些國家還差,例如埃塞俄比亞及盧旺達。澳門已經處於發達地區水平,應該在這方面有發達地區的標準。

—澳門應關注甚麼議題?

余玉儀:其實澳門較多着重環保方面,很多人不了解社會發展其實有很多範疇,在我們眼中,每一個範疇是社會健康發展必不可少的環節,是環環相扣扣。例如可討論甚麼時候巴士全部轉成電動車、何時立法分類垃圾、出台措施令女性公務員做高層,引起討論就是我們的目的。

袁斯陶:不單止在環保方面,經濟發展方面,例如物流,可討論如何避免剝削勞工。

—在澳門推動相關議題有何困難?

余玉儀:其實在澳門推動這方面的議題的確不易,年齡相近的人都比較關心與自己相關的事,包括身邊的朋友,那怕真的是很支持,但只是支持我這個人,對我們推動的議題沒甚麼概念,希望未來可打動到更多人關注可持續發展。

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【編輯推薦】2021年,您有咩新年計劃呢?

🎉【編輯推薦】2021年,您有咩新年計劃呢?
想睇多啲書📖,豐富內心世界?
小編整理出這個推薦書單,願它們能陪伴您走過2021。
1.Factfullness,中文譯本叫《事實》。作者: Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund 和 Ola Rosling. 一本可以重塑對世界認知的書。想要一個基於事實的世界觀?看這本書就對了。
2.How will you measure your life《你要如何衡量你的人生?》。作者Clayton Christensen。是否會常覺得人生很迷茫,也常對生活感到困惑?這本不是一般的雞湯,而是給年輕人的指南。作者在哈佛任教幾十年,見證了許多哈佛學生的人生。他總結出的一些道理並不深奧,但值得終身實踐。
3.The Moon and Six Pence 《月亮與六便士》。作者毛姆。如果您喜歡思考人性,也有自己的理想,那這本書值得一讀再讀。毛姆筆下對人性的刻畫讓許多讀者敬佩不已。作為經典的讀物,它值得珍藏。
4.The Moment of Lift 《女性的時刻》。作者Melinda Gates。許多從事發展援助事業或者在特別貧窮地區生活過的人也許對於書中的描述並不陌生,內容不算深,卻從不同視角、故事反映了女性的身分、自我認知和能迸發的力量。是一本讓人感慨的書,也是想了解性別平等必看的書。
5.Poor economics《貧窮的本質》。作者Abhijit V. Banerjee和 Esther Duflo。貧窮到底意味著什麼?窮人是如何決策?什麼樣的舉措可以大大改善窮人的經濟水平?兩位麻省理工學院的教授通過多年的研究,探尋貧窮真正的根源。這些發現都給了當代發展援助工作者以及希望脫貧的人重要的指導。
想要電影或者紀錄片推薦清單嗎?記得在下面留言哦~
🎉[Editor’s pick] Do you have new year resolution for 2021?
Wanna read more books📖 to nourish the inner world?
The editor has compiled this mini booklist, and hope they can bring you strength in 2021.
1. <Factfullness>, by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund and Ola Rosling. It is a book that can reshape your view on the current world. Want a world view based on facts? Just read this book.
2. <How will you measure your life> by Clayton Christensen. Do you often feel lost and sometimes confused about life in general? This book is not the typical pep talk book, but a guide for young people. The author has taught at Harvard for decades and has witnessed the lives of many Harvard students. Some of the truths he summarized are not hard to understand, and are worthy of lifelong practice.
3. <The Moon and Six Pence> by Maugham. If you like to think about human nature and have your own ideals, then this book is worth reading over and over again. Many readers admire Maugham’s depiction of human nature. As a classic book, it is worth collecting.
4. <The Moment of Lift> by Melinda Gates. People who are engaged in development assistance cause or have lived in extremely poor areas may not feel surprised about the descriptions in the book. The content is not too deep, but it reflects women’s identity, self-awareness, and the great power generated from empowerment. It is a a must-read book to understand gender equality.
5. <Poor economics> by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. What does poverty mean? How do the poor make decisions? What measures can greatly improve the economic situation of the poor? Two MIT professors had explored the true root of poverty through years of research. These findings have given important guidance to development aid workers and those who wish to escape poverty.
Do you want a recommended list of movies or documentaries? Feel free to leave a comment below~
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【可持續發展目標 12: 負責任消費和生產】

【可持續發展目標 12: 負責任消費和生產】🛠🏭
台灣最近建立的📚「永續材料圖書館」提供「線上」和「實體」永續材料資料,有助推廣️♻️循環經濟,增加材料循環度,減少對生態圈的破壞🙏🏻💪🏻
♻️循環經濟是在不破壞生態圈的前提下,通過減緩、封閉與縮小物質與能量循環,使得資源的投入與廢棄、排放達成減量化的目標,而同時又是滿足人類需求及公平地分配資源的新經濟模式📈
願世界有更多這樣子的創新想法及行動!
[Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production] 🛠🏭
Taiwan’s recently established 📚“Sustainable Materials Library” provides information on sustainable materials through both “online” and “physical” channels, which helps promote circular economy, increase material recycling, and reduce damage to the ecosystem🙏🏻💪🏻.
♻️Circular economy is to reduce, close and minimize the material and energy cycle without destroying the ecological circle, so that the allocation and abandonment of resources as well as emission can be reduced, while meeting human needs and achieve fair allocation of resources as the new economic model📈.
May the world have more innovative ideas and actions like this!
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【可持續發展目標4:優質教育】

【可持續發展目標4:優質教育】📖🎒
🌍2020年已到尾聲,儘管今年全球的關注點均在疫情發展,但其他領域的態勢走向也同樣值得關注。根據全球發展中心的資料,2020年全球教育的5個趨勢如下:
1⃣️鉛中毒正在損害億萬兒童的認知能力和受教育機會
2⃣️對弱勢群體的早期投資似乎並不比後期投資更具成本效益,在更大年齡段的幹預措施同樣也可以取得成功。
3⃣️東亞國家在四年級的數學和科學成績方面都領先世界,而菲律賓、巴基斯坦和南非在四年級的數學和科學成績上都較為落後。
4⃣️受疫情影響,紐約市市長取消了紐約市所有中學的入學招生考試,代之以抽簽。這項新政策是一項試驗,它可能會終結擇優錄取的學校,並永久性地改善該市的融合。
5⃣️越來越多的非洲聯盟國家通過法律和政策,保護少女懷孕後繼續受教育的權利。
想了解這些趨勢的詳情?請查看SIFL思想庫報告的中文譯文全文:
【Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education】📖🎒
🌍2020 is coming to an end. Although the global focus this year is on the pandemic, the trends in other areas are also worthy of attention. According to the Center for Global Development, the 5 trends in global education in 2020 are as follows:
1⃣️Lead poisoning is harming the cognitive ability and educational opportunities of hundreds of millions of children.
2⃣️Investing earlier in the life of disadvantaged individuals did not appear to be more cost-effective than investing later on. Interventions at an older age can be just as successful.
3⃣️East Asian countries lead the world in both grade 4 math and science. The Philippines, Pakistan, and South Africa are among the worst performers on both grade 4 math and science.
4⃣️Due to the pandemic, the New York City mayor Bill de Blasio decided to eliminate all admissions screening into New York City middle schools and replace it with a lottery. de Blasio has called the new policy an experiment which could end selective schools and improve integration in the city for good.
5⃣️ A growing number of countries in the African Union have adopted laws and policies protecting adolescent girls’ right to continue their education following pregnancy.
To read more details about these trends, please visit the full article (in English):
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【支持中東難民及弱勢社群 — 購買他們自製的高質手工藝品】

【支持中東難民及弱勢社群 — 購買他們自製的高質手工藝品】產品的營利將會直接支持他們的收入
點擊這個連結去做一個有意義的購買:https://souqfann.com/en/sellers/tribalogy/……
*免運費至2021年1月17日* 由MOP125 起,就可以購買難民及弱勢社群親手一針一針縫製的當地民族風飾物及袋子。這個是聯合國兒童基金會(UNICEF)、網店SouqFann 及Tribalogy 合辦的網上購買市集。
小編認識Tribalogy店主,亦都購買了差不多30個這些袋子、飾物給親朋戚友,保證高質量!袋子的裏裏外外都有圖案!
Tribalogy 教導居住在約旦的難民及本地弱勢社群製造手工藝品,並提供一個平台去售賣它們。賺取的收入將會直接成為難民及弱勢社群的收益。
根據近期的世界銀行-聯合國難民署報告(World Bank – UNHCR MENA Study: COVID-19 Compounding Misfortunes),在約旦裏,因為疫情影響,本地人口貧窮率增加了38%,而敘利亞難民的貧窮率增加了18%(後者的比率比較低是因為在疫情發生前,很多難民已活在貧窮線下)。
P.S. 沒有在以上連結介面出現的手工藝品不會免運費。

[Support Middle East Refugees & Vulnerable Communities – Buy Their High-quality Handicrafts] The profit of the products sold will directly go towards supporting their income

Click on this link to do a meaningful purchase:https://souqfann.com/en/sellers/tribalogy/……
*FREE SHIPPING UNTIL 17th of January, 2021* Starting from MOP125, you can purchase local tribal style ornaments and bagts hand-woven by refugees and vulnerable communities. This is a collaborative online market by UNICEF, online store SouqFann and Tribalogy.
The editor knows the shopowner of Tribalogy, and has bought nearly over 30 of such bags and ornaments for her friends and family. High quality products are guaranteed! The inner and outer surfaces of the bags have patterns!
Tribalogy educates refugees and vulnerable communities living in Jordan on the production of handicrafts, and also provides a platform for the sale of such products. The earnings will directly contribute to the profit of refugees and vulnerable communities.
According to the recent World Bank-UNHCR report (World Bank – UNHCR MENA Study: COVID-19 Compounding Misfortunes),due to the effect of the pandemic, the poverty rate has increased 38% for the local population and 18% for Syrian refugees respectively in Jordan. The lower rate of the latter is due to the fact that prior to the pandemic, there had already been many refugees living under the poverty line.
P.S. The handicrafts that do not appear on the link’s web interface above are not for free shipping.

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Tribalogy
世界銀行-聯合國難民署(World Bank-UNHCR report): https://www.unhcr.org/……/cash-assistance-lessens……
    
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【可持續發展目標12:負責任的消費和生產】

【可持續發展目標12:負責任的消費和生產】
循環經濟是一個資源可恢復且可再生的產業系統。它以修復取代報廢概念,轉向使用可再生能源,拒絕使用有毒化學物質,並通過對材料、產品、系統和商業模式的卓越設計,以零廢棄為目標。
循環經濟中的任何東西都不會成為廢物,擺脫了我們目前的線性經濟 —「取-造-棄」。循環經濟在創新、創造就業和經濟發展方面擁有巨大的潛力。
以下是有一段關於循環經濟的影片👇🏻
[Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production]
A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design. It replaces the end-of-life concept with restoration, shifts towards the use of renewable energy, eliminates the use of toxic chemicals and aims for the elimination of waste through the superior design of materials, products, systems and business models.
Nothing that is made in a circular economy becomes waste, moving away from our current linear ‘take-make-dispose’ economy. The circular economy’s potential for innovation, job creation and economic development is huge.
Here is a video about the circular economy👇🏻

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