Yelena Likhach
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Columnist, businesswoman and philanthropist.
Author of blogs and articles on humanitarian, human rights and environmental issues
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Refugees are hostage to our political games and environmental experiments: don’t push them away
Kate Blanchet, Goodwill Ambassador of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and outstanding actress, has met with many dedicated staff in Jordan, South Sudan and Niger this year.
By Yelena Likhach2 years ago in Earth
Time for radical action against fossil fuels: global climate change is already here
After all, we reached our planet at a rapid pace, without waiting for the Apocalypse schedule that scientists had predicted. The "July of Hell'" is already rolling around the world. But it was just for starters.
By Yelena Likhach2 years ago in Earth
Pedagogical poem: it is necessary to immediately stop the spread of illiteracy in the world
I would like to remind you that, according to the plot of the movie, by 2505, humanity has become so stupid that the average IQ in the world is 20 points (in 2005 it was 110). It is clear that this process was accompanied by a total degradation of the economy, industry and everything else. So, to prevent this picture from turning from a comedy into a documentary, we need to do something now.
By Yelena Likhach2 years ago in Education
Justice triumphs: rich countries should not give out loans, but compensate poor countries for their ecocide
And right next to the pile of coal and ash offers the unfortunate to borrow money to build a new house at a little less than in the bank, interest rate. Desperate people agree, and end up in the bondage of the neighbor for years. They work hard to pay rent and pay off the loan. Their children are malnourished, and they themselves are starving. Have you imagined that? No? And yet this is how our world works today.
By Yelena Likhach3 years ago in Earth
PLANET AT RISK: HOW HUMANITY CAN STOP ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
They turn on all electrical appliances in their apartment, make ashes after their picnics in the woods, do not sort waste, and throw away lithium batteries. It seems that it is not a very big deal as everyone does so. Meanwhile, through thoughtless consumerism, humanity has triggered almost irreversible consequences for the climate. Nature resists as best as it can through natural disasters, floods, and unexpected climatic changes. After what happened recently in Pakistan, I could not remain indifferent and I want to share my thoughts and suggestions with the readers.
By Yelena Likhach3 years ago in Earth
