By Busani Bafana ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | 12 October 2024, (IDN) — Migration can be a catalyst for Africa’s sustainable development, a review meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has heard. The meeting underscored the potential for migration to drive sustainable development through harnessing the skills and investments of migrants. Speaking at opening of the […]
Missiles—Like Revenge—Can go Both Ways
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 11 October 2024 (IDN) — It may come as a surprise to people in Israel and the US who continue to cheer the unprecedented year-long devastation inflicted on Gaza and South Lebanon, that—like revenge—missiles and bombs can go both ways. So far, Israel’s US-supplied “Iron Dome” anti-missile system […]
Sri Lanka: Evolution of The Concept and Practice of Election Observation
Analysis by A.L.A. Azeez The writer is a Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva; and former Co-chair of the EU-Sri Lanka Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights. COLOLMBO | 11 October 2024 (IDN) — The Sunday Times, a weekend newspaper in Sri Lanka, in its 29 […]
How Africa is Paying for Pursuit of the Last Hamas
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA | 10 October 2024 (IDN) — When the Israeli-Hamas war started one year ago, it didn’t look like it would last long. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to avenge the deaths of […]
Beyond Carbon: How Holistic Tree Planting Fuels Sustainable Development
By Yossef Ben-Meir and Kaitlyn Waring* MARRAKECH, Morocco | 10 October 2024 (IDN) — Recent assertions have suggested that tree planting is not as effective a climate solution as once thought. Bill Gates argued in 2023 that the idea of planting enough trees to solve the climate crisis is “complete nonsense,” and the efficacy of tree planting […]
Workspaces Have Evolved. So must our Approach to Mental Health for the Workforce
By Heidi Kar, Amy West, Kyra Beneke* WALTHAM, Massachusetts, USA | 9 October 2024 (IDN) — We have witnessed enormous changes in how and where we work since COVID-19. Prior to this, the workplace predominantly focused on corporate, in-person desk jobs, not virtual spaces and remote work from a laptop at a kitchen table or home […]
European Maritime Industry: Environmental Performance is now a Requirement
By Antidia Citores The author is Project Manager of Green Marine Europe and Spokesperson for Surfrider Foundation Europe BRUSSELS | 9 October 2024 (IDN) — The European maritime industry is at a turning point in its environmental transition, as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) comes into force, and the Ocean Pact looms on the […]
Sri Lankans Waiting for their Messiah: Further Thoughts of an Insomniac
By Seevali Abeysekera* LONDON | 8 October 2024 (IDN) — When our Messiah arrives, we who do not know how to stand in a queue, will miraculously transform ourselves into the most orderly citizens the world has ever seen. When our Messiah arrives, we who fight our way into overcrowded buses and trains will miraculously […]
Israel and Palestine Should Accept the Inevitability of Coexistence
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 8 October 2024 (IDN) — The year since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s retaliation have demonstrated once again that neither has learned anything from decades of horrific violence as they continue to miscalculate each other’s intentions and resolve Israeli-Palestinian relations have reached a new nadir in […]
Ukraine War: No Negotiations, No Peace, But What About NATO?
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 8 October 2024 (IDN) — Presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Ukraine’s war, which is NATO’s war, is […]