Category Archives: Global

No te comas el mundo

Por Cristina Fernández Pereda  Resulta fácil encontrar salmón en cualquier supermercado. Llega hasta nosotros desde Chile, donde lo producen de forma masiva. Allí se produce, en el Sur, y lo consumimos en el Norte. Lo mismo ocurre con la soja de Argentina, las flores colombianas o el azúcar de los países de Latinoamérica. Estos cuatro productos

Blood diamonds

By Cristina Fernández Pereda Diamonds have become a symbol of love. According to Amnesty International, few customers can be guaranteed that their precious stone has been obtained legally. According to a report from the organization, only 37% of the companies contacted could guarantee that they obtained their diamonds without violating human rights. This report was

From work to school

By Cristina Ferández Pereda No nation in the world can presume that there are no child laborers among its people. More than 240 million children work every day instead of going to school. They load rocks and sand, handle explosives, crawl in tunnels of mines or work in water. Many times they use dangerous tools,

Don't eat the entire world

By Cristina Fernández Pereda  It’s easy to find salmon; look in any supermarket. It comes to us from Chile, where it is mass-produced. They produce it in the South and we consume it in the North. The same is true of the Argentinean soy, the Columbian flowers or the sugar from Latin American countries. These

Diamantes de la guerra

Por Cristina Fernández Pereda Los diamantes se han convertido en un símbolo del amor. Según Amnistía Internacional, a muy pocos consumidores se les puede garantizar que esta piedra preciosa. Según el informe publicado por la organización, sólo el 37% de las empresas consultadas puede garantizar que sus diamantes han sido obtenidos respetando los derechos humanos.

Man against man – Millennium Objectives (7)

By Cristina Fernandez Pereda  Guaranteeing environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium Objectives that 189 countries have agreed to reach before 2015. Until now, the agreement of the countries consisted in promoting social and political awareness to better the environment. The current problem is rooted in the depletion of natural resources. Moreover, soil renewal and

El hombre contra el hombre – Objetivos del milenio (7)

Por Cristina Fernández Pereda Garantizar la sostenibilidad ambiental es uno de los Objetivos del Milenio que 189 países se han comprometido a conseguir antes del 2015. Hasta entonces, el acuerdo de estos países consiste en promover medidas de concienciación social y política que mejoren la situación medioambiental. El problema actual radica en el agotamiento de

An alternative to the Kyoto Protocol

By Cristina Fernandez Pereda  Buenos Aires just held the tenth Climate Change Summit. Delegations from 189 countries began the meetings with optimism believing that Russia would ratify the Kyoto Protocol and permit its implementation. However, enthusiasm has given way to doubts about whether Kyoto is the best weapon against climate changes. The international community pushes for

Un alternativa al Protocolo de Kyoto

Por Cristina Fernández Pereda Se acaba de celebrar en Buenos Aires la X Cumbre del Cambio Climático. Delegaciones de 189 países comenzaron las reuniones con el optimismo de que Rusia ratificara el Protocolo de Kyoto y permitiera así su aplicación. Sin embargo, el entusiasmo ha dado paso a las dudas sobre si Kyoto es o

The new Chinese competition

By Cristina Fernández Pereda Copied and sold products in China cost the United States $1,000 million per year. China entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) and became a threat to the economy of many countries. The losses on a worldwide scale amount to more than 13,000 million euros per year. Pirating has surpassed the challenged