532. IT SEEMS THE TIME IS OVERDUE FOR THE NUTRITION PROFESSION TO STAND BACK AND EXAMINE ITS WORLDWIDE WORK DISPASSIONATELY. (part 1 of 2)
It is not enough to react to hunger; we need to prevent it (Nothing new here) -The generation of those…
531. POLITICAL FORCES CANNOT BE FOUGHT WITH MORALS AND TECHNICAL FIXES. ACTING POLITICALLY IS THE WAY TO REACH GROUND ZERO IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORK.
One cannot carry out work in the name of ethical principles without a critique of politics (J. B. Foster, Monthly…
530. WHAT DO PARTICIPATION-IN AND REPRESENTATION-OF LOOK LIKE WHEN OF A BINDING CHARACTER?
Participation and representation-with-a-binding-character are part of a human right encompassing the right to voice and influence -Participation has been called…
529. LET US, ONCE AND FOR ALL, TALK TOUGH ABOUT DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENT WILL NEVER BE ACHIEVED FROM THE IMPULSE OF THE ‘FREE’ MARKET! (#) (Daniel Pizarro)
#: The only ‘free’ cheese is in the mousetrap. -In many ways, the problems we see around us today are…
528. THINGS CHANGE WHEN A CRITICAL NUMBER OF PERSONS IS REACHED WHO THINK AND ACT IN A CERTAIN WAY.
-The abolitionist movement in the US started with some Quakers saying that slavery was immoral. The movement then grew, and…
527. THE RIGHT TO NUTRITION IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT, AS WITHOUT FOOD THERE IS NO RIGHT TO LIFE. (Flavio Valente)
-Human rights start rather than end with the fulfillment of the right to eat… Undernourished people cannot wait around for…
526. SUFFERING IS NOT INCREASED BY THE NUMBER OF SUFFERERS; ONE BODY CAN CONTAIN ALL THE SUFFERING THE WORLD CAN FEEL. (Graham Greene, The Quiet American)
1. Too bad: We have been deeply intimidated by the magnitude of the human rights (HR) problem. Is it that…
525. WHAT DO BUZZWORDS DO FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY? A CRITICAL LOOK AT ‘POVERTY REDUCTION’, ‘PARTICIPATION’ AND ‘EMPOWERMENT’.
Andrea Cornwall, Karen Brock (2004) https://www.academia.edu/2636098/What_do_Buzzwords_do_for_Development_Policy?email_work_card=view-paper [I here excerpt and adapt from this excellent oldie-but-goody paper given its relevance to…
524. HUMAN RIGHTS: IS IT A QUESTION OF INFLUENCING OR JUST ACCOMMODATING TO CHANGES?
-Are we going to allow the status-quo to continue playing itself out, i.e., continue playing “the game of the status-quo?”…
523. HOW CAN WE BE CONTENT WITH A UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE APPROACH THAT WILL GET HEALTH FOR HALF WHEN HEALTH FOR ALL IS POSSIBLE?
-Take care of the quality of life and the quantity will take care of itself. (Cicely Williams) Start by thinking:…