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The relatively recent (2017) Hollywood blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok has a memorable scene of the heavenly kingdom of Asgard collapsing. A happenstance witness to and participant in
Ragnarok, the last battle between the good and the evil, King of Asgard and God Thor, finds himself unable to avert this disaster. Suddenly, when everything seems hopelessly lost, he has a revelation: “Asgard’s not a place, it’s a people.” And he sets about evacuating his people from the collapsing city.
At this point, Thor recasts himself from an aloof autocratic deity into a dynamic liberal leader. Certainly, he is no neoliberal postmodernist of the early 21
Ukraine: Protection Cluster Factsheet - February 2021 [EN/RU/UK]
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• Protection of Civilians: The security environment deteriorated in February, with increasing numbers of incidents since the beginning of 2021. February reached the highest rate of damages to civilian houses since the ceasefire in July 2020 – a total of 18 incidents were recorded from July to December 2020, while in 2021 so far 29 incidents were recorded, of which 21 in February only. OSCE SMM reports continuing ceasefire violations (increase of 30% in 2021 compared to December 2020), posing risks to civilians living along the contact line. The proximity of military positions to residential areas often leave the latter susceptible to collateral damage from overflying bullets and projectiles. The threat of landmines and UXOs also remains a serious concern as incidents with civilians continue to be reported. In February, a 73-year old man died as a result of a mine incident in Luhansk Government Controlled Ar
Ukraine intends to monitor environmental situation in temporarily occupied territories using satellites 2 min read
The Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories plans to introduce a mechanism for monitoring the environmental situation in the temporarily occupied territories using satellites. At the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, chaired by Deputy Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov, a meeting was held to create tools for monitoring and analyzing environmental problems that exist in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and adjacent territories, the ministry s press service said.
It is reported that topical tasks that the Ministry of Reintegration faces regarding the monitoring of environmental situation, engineering and transport infrastructure, assessment of risks of hazardous man-made events, including the creation of an Integrated System for Remote Monitoring and Management of the Temporari
As previously reported, as a result of the lack of due attention and active measures of state authorities regarding both the temporarily occupied and unoccupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the lack of real mechanisms for the protection of property and personal non-property rights of both residents of the region and internally displaced persons, real programs for the development of the region s industrial potential, on the basis of the Kyivstratpro civil society institute, a platform for public control over the activities of state authorities to resolve the conflict in the East of Ukraine, to develop solutions for the effective reintegration of Donbass was formed.
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