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1. Civil Society

(Category)

Created on 25 December 2015

2. Phil Harris

(Contacts / Editors and Bureau Chiefs)

... and civil society issues, he advised the then Director-General and co-founder of IPS, Roberto Savio, on communication strategy.   After leaving IPS in 1998, he acted as editorial and communication ...

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3. Civilians Under Threat in Warring Ethiopia

(Horn of Africa)

... dissident local leaders surrender expired, there are fears that those most likely to suffer will be innocent civilians. In an attempt to counter such fears, Abiy Ahmed released a statement November 26 ...

Created on 26 November 2020

4. Ethnic Strife in Ethiopia Threatens All-Out Civil War

(Horn of Africa)

... destabilizing civil war. The latest conflict pits the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed against the Tigray people who see themselves side-lined from power after almost two decades as head of a coalition ...

Created on 09 November 2020

5. BRICS Civil Forum Evolving from Strength to Strength

(Russia)

... and expanded in many directions, one of which is the BRICS Civil Forum. Significant to recall that during the 7th summit held in July in the Russian provincial city of Ufa in Bashkortostan, on Russia’s ...

Created on 21 October 2020

6. Top Civil Rights Lawyer Questions Whether USA Gov can contain Trump and GOP Power Grabs

(OPINION)

... a project of the Independent Media Institute. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (IDN) – A new book by one of the nation’s foremost civil liberties lawyers powerfully describes how America’s constitutional checks ...

Created on 01 September 2020

7. Mali Facing Worst Civil Unrest in Years

(Africa)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | BAMAKO (IDN) – Protests broke out across the West African state of Mali for the third time in a month as President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita appeared ...

Created on 13 July 2020

8. The Biafra-Nigeria Civil War "Never Really Ended

(OPINION)

... says: "No patriotic Igbo son or daughter can pretend that Biafra is not part of the history and indeed the major watershed in the history of the Igbo nation." The Biafra civil war resulted from the ...

Created on 28 June 2020

9. Global Civil Society Demands Bolder Action from NPT States Parties

(Nuclear Weapons)

... marks 75 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By the end of 1945, more than 210,000 people—mainly civilians—were dead. But the surviving atomic bomb victims (Hibakusha), ...

Created on 11 May 2020

10. COVID-19: Brazil Implements Basic Income Policy Following Massive Civil Society Campaign

(Health & Well Being)

... in one of the world's most unequal nations, a coalition of over 160 Brazilian civil society organizations and movements seized the moment last month (March) to turn theory into practice with A Renda Básica ...

Created on 17 April 2020

11. Trump's 'Pivot to Asia' To 'Make America Great Again' Setting the Stage for a New Clash of Civilizati

(OPINION)

... civilizational clout and strategic location on global trade routes. The Indian Sub-Continent is at the centre of the Indian Ocean that touches Africa on the West and China on the east. Asia, from Iran ...

Created on 03 April 2020

12. Interconnected Dangers to Civilization

(OPINION)

... at http://eacpe.org/app/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Linked-Dangers-to-Civilization-John-Scales-Avery.pdf. These dangers are linked to each other, and I will try to put forward some thoughts about the various ...

Created on 13 March 2020

13. The Civil Society Prepared for Intra-Afghan Peace

(Peace & Justice)

... event held in Herat, the capital of the western province, brought together around 100 women activists, government leaders and civil society representatives from across the region. The discussions focussed ...

Created on 01 March 2020

14. UN Report Condemns Missile Attacks Against Civilians and Migrants in Libya

(Middle East)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – A United Nations report has condemned a missile attack against Mitiga Airport, near Tripoli’s centre. At least two civilians were injured, while the tarmac and several ...

Created on 27 January 2020

15. Four Reasons the World Bank Should Engage More with Civil Society

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Patricia Moreira Patricia Moreira is Managing Director of Transparency International, the global civil society organisation at the forefront of the fight against corruption. This viewpoint ...

Created on 10 November 2019

16. Sudanese Demands for a Civilian Government Remain Firm

(Africa)

... Demonstrators held the line, saying they would continue the rallies until a civilian leadership was installed. The protesters are demanding a quicker move than the military's announced two-year transition ...

Created on 17 April 2019

17. Civil and Political Rights are Also Indivisible Human Rights

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE (IDN) – When European gunboats went across the world, Christian missionaries who wanted to “civilize” the people – to whom the Bible was an unknown entity – ...

Created on 10 December 2018

18. Kazakh President Urges Religious Leaders to Help Resolve 'Civilizational' Problem

(OPINION)

... conflicts, trade wars, environmental pollution. The main civilizational problem Inter-civilizational conflicts look absurd against the backdrop of scientific and technological progress. But at this ...

Created on 10 October 2018

19. UN Determined to Protect Civilians, Humanitarian Aid Workers

(UN INSIDER)

... were killed. "It is unconscionable that civilians and the aid workers who are trying to help them are killed and maimed in conflict zones with utter impunity. We need this to end," said Under-Secretary-General ...

Created on 18 August 2018

20. Independent Media and Civil Society Under Assault

(Poverty)

... and failures of efforts targeting a scourge that eats into the vitals of human rights. – The Editor. LONDON (IDN) – Civil society organisations (CSOs) and independent media play a vital role in anti-corruption ...

Created on 01 March 2018

21. Corruption and Crackdowns on Civil Society Continue in Arab States

(Middle East)

... in the Arab states while assaults on freedom of expression, press freedoms and civil society continue to escalate, reports Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the ...

Created on 01 March 2018

22. More Civil Engagement Called for in Eastern, South-East Europe

(EU & Europe)

... Index (CPI) 2017 released on February 21 shows that authoritarianism rose across the region in 2017, hindering anti-corruption efforts and threatening civil liberties, with non-governmental organisations ...

Created on 28 February 2018

23. Proposed Cuts in UN Budget Worry Civil Society and NGOs

(UN INSIDER)

By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Civil society and non-governmental organizations have expressed "deep concern" over the proposals for substantial cuts to the United Nations (UN) biennial budget for 2018-2019. ...

Created on 24 December 2017

24. Look Beyond Nuclear Deterrence to Deserve the Title of 'Civilization

(Nuclear Weapons)

... the future. Human civilization, which is sustaining its security with the ability to exterminate itself during several hours of nuclear warfare, does not deserve the title of “civilization’. It is high ...

Created on 11 November 2017

25. The Nuclear Ban Is Here. Now What?

(OPINION)

... war, the destructiveness of which would dwarf the horror of World War I and World War II, and possibly destroy civilization as we know it. Now that nuclear weapons are illegal, we can celebrate the end ...

Created on 23 January 2021

26. Reflections on the Groundbreaking UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

(OPINION)

... and civil society entities, including faith based organizations; as eminent journalist Ramesh Jaura notes, “the need to accelerate progress toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, encourage youth engagement ...

Created on 22 January 2021

27. Nuclear Weapons Are Now Banned, Prohibited, Outlawed!

(OPINION)

... blessing. A litmus test of the Biden administration’s commitment to return to multilateralism would be to engage in a civil manner with supporters of the Nuclear Ban Treaty, encourage the NATO allies to ...

Created on 22 January 2021

28. Revisiting A Historic Day in Divided America

(OPINION)

...  No matter what he does, I am confident that there will be an abundance of civility, candour, empathy, and straight talk, and concrete actions beneficial to all Americans. On the night before his inauguration, ...

Created on 21 January 2021

29. UN Chief Welcomes the US Move to Re-Enter the Paris Accord as Biden and Harris Are Sworn in as New Leaders

(Climate Action)

... said Americans must end the "uncivil war." He said that can be done by opening our souls and leading by example. "If we do that, I guarantee we will not fail. We have never ever, ever, ever failed in America. ...

Created on 20 January 2021

30. The Political Significance of the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

(OPINION)

... overwhelmingly civilians. The required clarity that nuclear weapons are illegal has finally been established by the TPNW. Indeed, the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and the ...

Created on 20 January 2021

31. President Joe Biden Marks the Start of a New Era in the US

(OPINION)

... opposed Obama when he decided the US should work with France and the UK to take out Libya’s President Muammar Gaddafi. He argued it would turn a peaceful country into one consumed by a wretched civil war, ...

Created on 19 January 2021

32. Transformation of Agri-Food Systems Crucial for FAO in 2021

(Food security, nutrition & sustainable agriculture)

... systems, bringing together major youth groups, top influencers, companies, startups, academic institutions, civil society organizations, governments, media, the general public to drive awareness, engagement, ...

Created on 19 January 2021

33. One Planet Summit on Biodiversity Pledges Action Commitments

(Health & Well Being)

... States, as well as regional and local actors, civil society and the private sector. Meanwhile Germany has confirmed the launch of the Legacy Landscape Fund, a new global public-private coalition aimed ...

Created on 18 January 2021

34. The US Department of Defense Announces New Strategies for the Middle East and Space Force

(USA and Canada)

... to grow and evolve their space capabilities, who want to use them for economic purposes, who want to use them for civil and public safety purposes, who also want to use them for national security purposes. ...

Created on 16 January 2021

35. Things Bode Increasingly Ill for the Horn

(Horn of Africa)

... the Somali region of Ethiopia. A video emerged of the massacre at the Aksum Church of Maryam Zion, where at least 750 civilians were allegedly killed by Eritrean troops. The video shows a body taken ...

Created on 15 January 2021

36. The Politicisation of “White Victimhood” Nothing New to Trump’s Presidency

(OPINION)

... politics of white victimhood is nothing new. For example, before the Civil War, pro-slavery advocates blamed abolitionists for causing slave revolts and endangering the lives of white Southerners. A ...

Created on 14 January 2021

37. As A Tigrayan, My Bond with Ethiopia Feels Beyond Repair

(OPINION)

... know then is that the “enemies” my father had been fighting including his cousins and the children of our neighbours. The civil war cut deep into the social and cultural ties of Ethiopia’s many ethnic ...

Created on 13 January 2021

38. Whither the G20 in a World of Declining Multilateralism: Part 2

(OPINION)

... Portugal has taken the much more substantial chairmanship of the EU, and this is a very positive contribution to a positive 2021. Portugal is today probably the most civilised country of Europe, a place ...

Created on 13 January 2021

39. Whither the G20 in a World of Declining Multilateralism: Part 1

(OPINION)

... Beside these 10 specialised meetings, there will be 8 “engagement groups”, which will range from Business to Civil Society and Youth, etc. The G20 is formed by countries that are involved in different ...

Created on 13 January 2021

40. 75 Years On The First UN General Assembly Resolution

(Nuclear Weapons)

... II on an estimated 3% of the world population, among combatants and civilians.[22] Fortunately, no similar man-made catastrophe has occurred since but in our days the world is struggling to find effective ...

Created on 12 January 2021

41. Fierce Fighting Blocks the UN Access to Refugee Camps

(Horn of Africa)

... and on the Central Mediterranean Route. It cooperates with a wide network of universities, research organisations, civil society and experts from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, South ...

Created on 10 January 2021

42. The AU Peace Process to Solve the Conflict in Tigray Alleged to Have Been Undermined

(Horn of Africa)

... a wide network of universities, research organisations, civil society and experts from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and across Africa. Key in-depth publications ...

Created on 08 January 2021

43. Is China Seeking to Remake the World in Its Own Image?

(OPINION)

... focused civilization that, while it may have disputes with its neighbors, is not on a mission to fundamentally remake the world. While it would naturally prefer rules that favor it and resists any principles ...

Created on 08 January 2021

44. What Is the U.S. Afraid of China Actually Doing?

(OPINION)

... jobs through whatever means it considers appropriate. To see China as a civilizational enemy over such issues, however, is bizarre. The same is true regarding IP theft. While the practice has been estimated ...

Created on 07 January 2021

45. Uncertainty Stalks Ethiopia, the Tigray Region and the Horn of Africa

(Horn of Africa)

... in the Horn of Africa and on the Central Mediterranean Route. It cooperates with a wide network of Universities, research organisations, civil society and experts from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, ...

Created on 07 January 2021

46. There Is A Silver Lining in The Cloud of Brexit

(OPINION)

... Continued civil and international war across the centuries, has pitted French against Germans, British against the French, Spanish and Germans, Russians against French and Germans, Czechs against Poles, ...

Created on 05 January 2021

47. UN Concerned Over the Situation of Refugees from Tigray

(Horn of Africa)

... in the Horn of Africa and on the Central Mediterranean Route. It cooperates with a wide network of Universities, research organisations, civil society and experts from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Djibouti, ...

Created on 05 January 2021

48. Unionists Grieve the Demise of South African Labour Leader

(Africa)

... African Police Service. Called the Marikana massacre, it was the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since 1976. The Marikana strike was followed by similar strikes ...

Created on 04 January 2021

49. Food Insecurity and Drought Threaten Ethiopia as Armed Forces Withdraw from Rural Areas in Tigray

(Horn of Africa)

... Selam, 50 kilometers from the regional capital. Civilians are afraid of ENDF soldiers as they are said to take revenge on civilians after losing a battle. Mechanised infantry of the ENDF is being moved ...

Created on 04 January 2021

50. Clean Energy Set to Grow in 2021

(Affordable Clean Energy)

... civil society and international institutions to step up action on sustainable energy. UN-Energy co-chair and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner recently called for a reinforcement of global energy governance: ...

Created on 03 January 2021

51. Unease as UN Peace Mission in Sudan Ends and Ethiopian Soldiers Return Home

(Horn of Africa)

... well entrenched mountain positions. The ENDF has launched an offensive towards Samre, East of Mekelle. Meanwhile, cruelties against civilians are reported. These include forcing relatives to commit ...

Created on 03 January 2021

52. Things Getting Complicated for Ethiopia

(Horn of Africa)

... as part of the violence carried out on civilians in Tigray. Sudan has declared that it achieved control of its territory occupied by Ethiopian farmers after several weeks of fighting in the area. Ethiopian ...

Created on 02 January 2021