This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. Viewpoint by Robert Mizo NEW DELHI (IDN) — There is no doubt that climate change needs to be addressed by all countries in a concerted manner. The fact remains, however, that there is a wide variance among countries both in terms […]
Ukraine War: Germany Stops Appeasing Russia
Viewpoint by Franz Baumann This article was issued by Meer and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK (IDN) — The “special military operation,” launched on 24th February by the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, did not go as planned. It also had unexpected consequences. For instance, Ukraine defended itself fiercely, indeed heroically, against […]
UNICEF Blames World’s Richest Countries for Damaging Child Health Worldwide
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has faulted the majority of wealthy countries for creating unhealthy, dangerous and noxious conditions for children across the world. These include Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway, which are otherwise providing healthier environments for children within their borders. According to the latest Report […]
Achieving SDGs by 2030 in Peril
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — After two issues focusing mainly on the impact of the Ukraine-Russia war on the achievement of SDGs, this month we wanted to shift the focus, but it was not as easy as reflected in the articles published here. The United Nations has revised its global growth estimates due to […]
Gun Violence is a Fact of Life in America
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) — Once again, for the umpteenth time, another massacre of young school children shocked the United States of America (US), and the heart-breaking news reverberated across the world. On Tuesday (5/24) in a deadly rampage, an 18-year-old shooter slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary […]
Environmental Lawyer Bags Award for Niger Delta Legal Win
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — A Nigerian lawyer who took up the cause for delta communities harmed by a subsidiary of the oil conglomerate Royal Dutch Shell will be recognized this year with a “Nobel Prize for grassroots advocacy to protect the environment,” formally known as the Goldman Environmental Prize […]
Asia-Pacific Will Attain Development Goals Only in 2065
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana The writer is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. BANGKOK (IDN) — The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today—to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.
Is It Time for Austria to Re-Evaluate Its Neutrality?
Viewpoint by Robert Misik Robert Misik is a writer and essayist. He publishes in many German-language newspapers and magazines, including Die Zeit and Die Tageszeitung. This article was issued by International Politics and Society (IPS) and is being republished courtesy of the Brussels-based journal. VIENNA (IDN) — ‘Black Thursday’—February 24—the day Putin’s army fell upon […]
Did US Biotechnology Help to Create COVID-19?
Viewpoint by Neil Harrison and Jeffrey D. Sachs This article was issued by Project Syndicate and is being republished with the authors’ permission. NEW YORK (IDN) — When US President Joe Biden asked the United States Intelligence Community to determine the origin of COVID-19, its conclusion was remarkably understated but nonetheless shocking. In a one-page […]
A Double Veto Against US Resolution on DPRK Reflects New Cold War At UN
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — A US-sponsored resolution to impose additional sanctions on North Korea for its multiple missile tests since January this year failed to get off the ground because of two vetoes by China and Russia. The double vetoes reflected a growing new Cold War in international politics—and in the UN […]