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6 July 2015, Addis-Ababa – The State of Food Insecurity in Africa (SOFI 2015) was launched by H.E. Dr Mulatu Teshome, President of the Democratic and Federal Republic of Ethiopia at UNECA Conference Centre. The report confirmed a positive trend which has seen the number of hungry people decline regionally and with great changes within the Sub-region of Eastern Africa.
Photo Credit: (Photo: ©FAO/ DonkengDongmo, Eddy)
"Insecure is what I feel when I walk past strangers and can feel pairs of eyes dissecting every part of my image. Insecure is the feeling I naturally lean to when I attend parties or social gatherings with people I'm not too fond of, afraid of being unwelcome or unwanted. Insecure is what I became in high school-of my short height, feminine features, odd personality, and physical image. Insecure was what I was through my eyes because I was afraid of rejection from the world. I know that people will still judge and think things but I realized that it's about my own perception and attitude, and that I am happier this way anyway. No matter what I'm wearing I tell myself that I'm always in style when I'm wearing a smile."
-Jess
6 July 2015, Addis-Ababa – The State of Food Insecurity in Africa (SOFI 2015) was launched by H.E. Dr Mulatu Teshome, President of the Democratic and Federal Republic of Ethiopia at UNECA Conference Centre. The report confirmed a positive trend which has seen the number of hungry people decline regionally and with great changes within the Sub-region of Eastern Africa.
Photo Credit: (Photo: ©FAO/ DonkengDongmo, Eddy)
Everyone has insecurities. And everyone thinks something about them could be improved. What people don’t always know is that there is no wrong way to have a body. Our bodies are precious gifts given to us and they should be treasured. They should not be hated and put down. We were created in a perfect image and we should love what we were given. We should have self-love and conquer the fear of our bodies.
The photos in my series are showing the insecurities that people have and how when people see them they don’t seem like insecurities. It’s showing how we should realize that our insecurities are actually beautiful and unique and should never be changed. Throughout my series, there are photos of different body parts. The body parts give unique shape and in some of the photos the body parts give interesting line and texture. In my first photo, the position of the hands and face shows how she is insecure about herself and wants to change. However, the viewers see a beautiful woman. The second photo is showing how a girl wants to become skinnier. The shape of her hands on her stomach helps to create an intense mood of disappointment, showing her want to change, even though what we see is a girl who is already skinny. The third, fourth, and fifth picture have a lot of interesting shape in them. The shape of the figure shows the unique features of the body parts. It also really enhances the beauty of these body parts, which are usually insecurities. Overall, my series uses shape, texture, and lines to enhance the body and show how they are beautiful and unique.
Please join us for a comprehensive discussion exploring innovative solutions to combat wildlife poaching and insecurity in Africa. Congressman Ed Royce, Senator Jeff Flake, and Professor Judi Wakhungu will provide keynote addresses. Ensuing panels will examine the latest policy initiatives and proposals aimed at combating wildlife crime in Africa and remedying its ill-effects on states and communities; analyze the human and international security challenges posed by the poaching and trafficking crisis; and highlight successful on-the-ground models for conservation and security.
From left: Carlos Rafael Fernandez as Officer Tuttle, Paula Galloway as Officer "Downtown" Julie Brown, and Mickey Zetts as Officer Filander Reynolds in "Insecurity" by Mickey Zetts. Produced by the Oberon Theater Ensemble for the 2009 Midtown International Theater Festival
A Somali refugee woman prepares food in an UNHCR's Reception Centre in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. ; Worsening drought, and violence from armed extremist group al Shabaab, has caused more than 5,000 Somalis to seek refuge in Ethiopia so far this year – four times the number that crossed the border in 2018. The extremists have struck fear into the hearts of many and the climate emergency has fuelled a cycle of vulnerability for pastoralists and farmers. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, more than 2 million people are at risk of severe hunger as Somalia faces its worst harvest since the 2011 famine that internally displaced 1.5 million people. With al Shabaab extorting money, forcing residents to grow crops that fail and forcibly recruiting child soldiers, families increasingly have no choice but to flee.
From left: Carlos Rafael Fernandez as Officer Tuttle, Paula Galloway as Officer "Downtown" Julie Brown, and Mickey Zetts as Officer Filander Reynolds in "Insecurity" by Mickey Zetts. Produced by the Oberon Theater Ensemble for the 2009 Midtown International Theater Festival
I'll never tell you, so you'll never know
Night before last, my dreams brought me low
Somehow I found you went away
Even as you said, you would stay
Coming to sense, I tossed and I turned
Ultimately thinking, my love to be spurned
Returning from trip, I worry and fret
If there'll be a girl, we've not met
This future I fear, as we both mature
You make me feel, oh so insecure
Added to group STOP Suicide: Tips and Opportunities for Prevention because insecurity has a lot to do with feeling hopeless.
Added to group Flickr Angels.
Photo: Special Session – Insecurity and Cattle Rustling in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2014.
Source:Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
The Inter-Communal Dialogue and Conflict Mediation project in Jos started in January 2013. From January to July 2013, HD has held consultative meetings with five community groups namely the Afizere, Anaguta, Berom, Hausa and Fulani; Religious leaders; Federal and State Government and women and youth groups on the proposed project, as well as sought buy in for the proposed process.
The project, supported by the Canadian Government, has been geared towards achieving an agreement between the communities to end the dispute in Jos, and foster inter-communal co-operation leading to fewer incidents of violence. The Inter-communal dialogue and conflict mediation process itself, ‘The Jos Forum’, was launched in August 2013, with a formal opening ceremony attended by numerous members of the five communities, Federal and State Government officials, Religious leaders, women and youth groups, as well as civil society representatives.
HD successfully hosted seven dialogue sessions on various issues, including interim sessions to deal with the emerging tensions in Jos countryside.
Read more about HD's work in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria, here: www.hdcentre.org/activities/jos-plateau-state-nigeria/
Eliza Campbell, 5, picks out some bananas with her mother, Christine Campbell during the Weaver Elem. School Second Harvest Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry on Monday. Teacher Leigh Morley, right, is helping with the give away.
Homeland Insecurity Blanket, 2009, Security envelopes and paper, 7 x 4.5 feet, Courtesy of the Artist and Braunstein/Quay Gallery, SF, Photo by David Pace
Photo: Special Session – Insecurity and Cattle Rustling in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2014.
Source:Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
The Inter-Communal Dialogue and Conflict Mediation project in Jos started in January 2013. From January to July 2013, HD has held consultative meetings with five community groups namely the Afizere, Anaguta, Berom, Hausa and Fulani; Religious leaders; Federal and State Government and women and youth groups on the proposed project, as well as sought buy in for the proposed process.
The project, supported by the Canadian Government, has been geared towards achieving an agreement between the communities to end the dispute in Jos, and foster inter-communal co-operation leading to fewer incidents of violence. The Inter-communal dialogue and conflict mediation process itself, ‘The Jos Forum’, was launched in August 2013, with a formal opening ceremony attended by numerous members of the five communities, Federal and State Government officials, Religious leaders, women and youth groups, as well as civil society representatives.
HD successfully hosted seven dialogue sessions on various issues, including interim sessions to deal with the emerging tensions in Jos countryside.
Read more about HD's work in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria, here: www.hdcentre.org/activities/jos-plateau-state-nigeria/
Insecure Kejriwal drives Sidhu laughing into Congress arms:-
With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dithering over the induction of Navjot Singh Sidhu into its fold in Punjab, the former BJP Rajya Sabha member has knocked on the doors of the Congress and plans to meet its Vice President Rahul Gandhi for further deliberations. Following the Sidhu setback, coupled with removal of its Punjab unit chief Suchcha Singh Chhotepur over accusation of taking bribe, the AAP appears to be on the verge of split.
Sources also pointed out that the current ‘crisis’ in the party stems from the fact that both Sidhu and Chhotepur are “popular Punjabi leaders” who could have overshadowed AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in public appeal. Sidhu was given a raw deal, so was Chhotepur, as they were independent-minded and commanded a constituency of their own, sources said, citing the treatment meted out to former members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is already in talks with Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh over joining the party, has reportedly been offered Lok Sabha seat from Amritsar and his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu the post of Deputy Chief Minister if the Congress wins Punjab polls.
Sources said that Sidhu was annoyed with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s U-turn ahead of his induction into the party. He was approached by the AAP and promised to be projected as chief ministerial candidate. But as his name was discussed in party, many leaders from the state objected, suggesting infighting within the party.
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I've got this little problem that I cannot control
You put my heart in jail but now it's on parole
You thought that you had left me alone in the rain
But I saw you and my dead heart started up againYou said that you loved me but that was long ago
And if I asked you out again would you still say no
Is your heart filled up with ice is your glare still cold
Or have you changed your mind since then filled it up with gold
Because you doesn't mean I cannot
Don't cast my heart way cos it's all that I've got
I've got this little problem that I cannot control
You put my heart in jail now it's on parole
Infatuation's got a hold on me,
And I can't let it go
She's making me lose my grip on reality,
Midnight flight into insecurity
And I can't let it go.
*Note, these are the lyrics from a Prozzak song, and I do not own anything besides this photoshop.*
i really hate how my project 365 is getting on my nerves this week... i really want to stick it out... but im finding that i'm settling for a picture. I don't to be doing that D:
Photo credit: © FAO/Sudeshna Chowdhury
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