In today’s news, PepsiCo Foundation partners with United Nations World Food Programme to provide aid to Iraqi farmers, study estimates millions of animal-people succumbed to Brazil’s 2020 wildfires, United Kingdom funds £2 billion program to help young people find employment, New Zealand company supplies sustainable cooking stoves to Syrian internally displaced persons, young Malaysian politician helps clean up after floods, cheeseburgers with vegan patty top item on United States food delivery platform, and new law passed in Spain recognizes animal-people as sentient beings.
Iraqi farmers supported through international collaboration.
The PepsiCo Foundation has donated US$250,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The funds will aid Iraqi growers affected by climate change and strife to develop a more sustainable agricultural supply chain, especially for potato crops. The program furthers the Iraqi government’s Zero Hunger objective as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. WFP will provide the farmers with training and technical expertise as well as share information on effective cultivation methods. PepsiCo will buy the potatoes from the growers to use in manufacturing its food products, thus enhancing their economic security. Thank you, PepsiCo Foundation, for your thoughtful assistance to the noble Iraqi farmers. Our deep appreciation, WFP, for your global efforts to help the vulnerable. We pray humans will adopt the win-win vegan diet as a superior solution for minimizing climate change and establishing a peaceful, creative world, in Allah’s Kindness.
Research concludes millions of animal-persons perished in Brazil’s wildfires.
In a new study, scientists estimate that the extensive fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in 2020 have sadly taken the lives of approximately 17 million animal-people, including residents from the kingdoms of the anteater, armadillo, bird, caiman, lizard, marsupial, rodent, snake, and tortoise. Led by Dr. Walfrido Moraes Tomas of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Pantanal, the analysis points out that human-induced climate change has significantly affected the “frequency, duration, and intensity of meteorological drought.” Alarmingly, the region has experienced a 2 degree Celsius increase in the average temperature since 1980 and a 40% rainfall shortage in 2020, which created the perfect conditions for wildfire outbreaks. The paper highlights the need to implement climate mitigation measures to avert the “catastrophic” impacts of wildfires, given humankind’s “dependency on ecosystems, their biodiversity, and services for survival.” Many thanks, Dr. Walfrido Moraes Tomas and all scientists involved. For the preservation of all beings, may humanity swiftly embrace the climate-saving vegan way of life, in Divine brilliance. Vegan: the true religious believer.
Up next, United Kingdom funds program to help young people find employment. Let’s pause to thank the cotton brokers, who purchase bales of cotton from growers for further processing or resale to the cotton spinning industry. We’ll be right back, with more alleviating news on Supreme Master Television.
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United Kingdom program helps young people get jobs.
The UK government is successfully running an initiative with £2 billion in funding, to help create employment opportunities for youth aged between 16 and 24 who currently are and have been on government financial support for some time. “Kickstart” aims to stem long-term unemployment by paying participating employers an amount covering the minimum wage for 6 months at 25 hours per week for each eligible youth they employ. A £1,500 grant is also available for each young person employed to help cover setup costs and training. Currently, over 100,000 people have participated in the initiative, with the program still open to new workers who start employment on or before March 31, 2022. The United Kingdom is a laureate of the Shining World Leadership for Caring Award, Shining World Wise Leadership Award, and Shining World Leadership Awards for Protection, Animal Protection and Kindness. Such a wonderful idea, United Kingdom, to help your beautiful young people find skills-building employment in your nation. In Celestial harmony, may the youth of our world always be protected and nourished as they grow into noble and upright members of society.
New Zealand company creates cooking stoves for conflict displaced Syrian people.
When Nigel Bamford, CEO of Escea, a fireplace manufacturer, heard of the harsh living conditions of internally displaced Syrians, he contacted the charity Relief Aid New Zealand. He then began a five-year, non-profit project to design a suitable cooking stove for them. The result is called “Fire for Life,” and units have been flat packed and shipped to Syrian displacement camps. The first 400 donated stoves received very positive feedback. The device’s benefits over currently used stoves include that it is light and portable, requires less fuel, controls dangerous sparks and flames better, and burns more cleanly. “Fire for Life” has improved daily living standards immensely by providing a safe and sustainable cooking method. A standing salute, Nigel Bamford, Escea, and Relief Aid New Zealand, for your fantastic collaboration. In Allah’s Blessings, may the resilient Syrian people have a bright future of peace and prosperity.
Humble politician helps villagers clean up after floods in Malaysia.
The Honorable Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, a Member of Parliament for Muar in Southern Malaysia, who calls himself a proud public servant, left a parliament session early to help clean up houses that had been damaged by recent floods. Mr. Rahman made public apologies for leaving the meeting before it had concluded. However, he was praised by many for his assistance to the flood victims in his constituency. The 29-year-old parliamentarian also offered his residential home as a temporary shelter to some villagers who lost their houses to the floodwaters. Further, of his own initiative, the parliament member raised over US$522,000 to assist the victims of the disaster. Our hearty applause, the Honorable Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, for your caring actions to help your co-citizens in their time of need. You are a true people’s politician! May the displaced individuals soon rebuild and return to their homes, in Heaven’s mercy. “Whenever JEHOVAH prescribes or appoints a diet for His people, that diet is always vegetable, without any admixture of the flesh of animals.” ~ The Reverend William Metcalfe (vegetarian)
Coming up, cheeseburgers with vegan patty top item on United States food delivery platform. Let us take a moment to pray to God that we develop true benevolence, not just towards each other but also to the people from the animal kingdom. Please stay tuned to Supreme Master Television for more encouraging news. Welcome back to Noteworthy News – Meaningful News for a Humane World.
Impossible Cheeseburgers top item on United States food delivery platform.
Grubhub, a food delivery app, recently revealed that the most ordered item for 2021 was the Impossible Cheeseburger. The sandwich, which contains a vegan patty, increased in popularity by 442% for the year. Overall, the number of fully plant-based orders grew by 16%, with the top states for vegan orders being California, New York, Florida, Texas and Georgia. Impossible Foods recently secured an additional US$500 million in a funding round led by Mirae Asset Global Investments. Mirae’s president, Thomas Park, commented on the importance of partnering with Impossible Foods, “as they work to solve one of the most critical challenges facing our planet — climate change.” Wonderful news, Grubhub, on the fast-growing vegan transition occurring in the United States. Also, congratulations on your latest funding round, Impossible Foods. May the wise American citizens soon fully switch to plant-based eating, in the loving guidance of the Providence.
Spain enacts new law recognizing animal-people as sentient beings.
The Spanish Congress of Deputies recently passed legislation changing the legal standing of animal-people, specifically animal-people companions and wild animal-people, in the country’s Civil Code from that of inanimate objects to “sentient beings.” The legislation was broadly supported across political parties and means that in cases of divorce or separation, the well-being and protection of a household’s animal-persons must be taken into account. It follows the adoption of similar laws in at least 32 other countries. However, animal-people raised for food or other exploitative purposes unfortunately have not yet been given sentient status under the new law. Spain is a laureate of two Shining World Leadership Awards for Compassion. We commend your positive step to protect animal-persons, Spain. May the day soon come when all animal-people are treated with the love and respect they so richly deserve, in God’s tender Embrace.
Let’s bring some jolly vibes into our day with the joke that’s on the way, entitled, “Just Deserts.”
One night, a few co-workers from the IT department stayed late and all started to feel hungry. They decided to order food by phone but their boss thought that, since they were computer experts, they should place the order through the internet. After spending hours registering as new customers, a message appeared on the screen: Thank you for your business. You will be able to order food in three days.
And now we have a heartline from An Bảo in Âu Lạc, also known as Vietnam:
Dear Beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai – Tim Qo Tu and Supreme Master Television team, My heart is always filled with love and gratefulness towards Master and the Supreme Master Television team, as I celebrate my third spiritual birthday. Although I did not have many inner experiences, I truly realized that I am on the way Home to the Kingdom of God. At the present time, I don’t have any more worries in my life and always believe in the True Dharma and my Great Master. I am always grateful to God for the Blessing of being initiated by Supreme Master Ching Hai - Tim Qo Tu. Since then, the wonderful and miraculous energy has been growing inside me day by day; I always feel the loving and peaceful energy around my surroundings. My spiritual upliftment is increasing every hour, and I always think of Master and God in whatever I am doing. I especially feel that in my past lives, I did the work of Jesus Christ, and now I continue with Master.
The world and Âu Lạc (Vietnam) are in an emergency situation, so Master and the Supreme Master Television team don’t have time to rest. We also meditate and pray each day in unison with Master and receive from our Most Beloved Master the pure and miraculous energy, which is spread to all regions. We also are trying to encourage and promote veganism. We pray for the leaders of all countries to have wisdom, etc. Yet, the world has not awakened as much as we wish. Storms, floods, wildfires, pandemics, and the danger of war still have not stopped. We vow to accompany You to the end, so that every region in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) is blessed to know and learn the Quan Yin Method to be uplifted, and has a peaceful, prosperous society like a Heaven on Earth.
On my spiritual birthday filled with Blessings, I would like to wish our Most Beloved Master – Tim Qo Tu great health, continuous spiritual elevation, and fulfillment of all Your plans. Thank you, Supreme Master Television team, and may you be rewarded by Heaven. Thank God, An Bảo from Âu Lạc (Vietnam)
Insightful An Bảo, The Supreme Master TV team wishes you a wonderful third birthday, for it is on the day of initiation that our life truly begins! Initiation from an enlightened Master is truly the most precious gift one can ever receive in one’s many lifetimes. May you continue to spread your spiritual wings in the Ultimate Master’s loving guidance! Wishing you and outstanding Âu Lạc (Vietnam) Heaven’s joy, Supreme Master TV team
P.S. Master has the following special reply for your soul: “Sweet An Bảo, your words are very kind, thank you. I also wish you great health and spiritual elevation. Always being connected to God is the best way to live one’s life. Joy and peace await you, my dear one! May the Buddhas of the ten directions always guide your steps on the way up, and may you, the open-minded Aulacese (Vietnamese) people and the whole world also be blessed and elevated!”
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