By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The Cabinet of Uganda has resolved to demolish what remains of the Makerere University main building—one year after a devastating fire consumed the historic building in flames. Minister Chris Baryomunsi said the structure will be rebuilt. “We have also directed the Minister of finance to […]
Taiwan Unlikely to Return as Part of Mainland China
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power TAIPEI (IDN) — “And then, there is Taiwan, the issue administration officials and national security experts agree is most likely to tip the scales from power struggle to military conflict. At the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon, officials are trying to figure out if the long-time American policy […]
New President in Tanzania Cracks Down on Reformers
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan appears to be taking a page from her predecessor, the late John Magufuli, by cracking down on members of the opposition who have been calling for constitutional reform for decades. Freeman Mbowe, leader of the opposition Chadema party, has been […]
Abortion Bounty Hunters in Texas Are Not ‘Whistleblowers’ — They’re Cruel Vigilantes
Viewpoint by Norman Solomon Norman Solomon is the national director of RootsAction.org and the author of many books including War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. He was a Bernie Sanders delegate from California to the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions. Solomon is the founder and executive director of […]
African Athlete with Disabilities Captures the Gold at Tokyo Paralympic Games
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — “Please know this: as you dive into the water, as you prepare to throw, as you step into the arena, know that you are not alone.” With those words of encouragement, over 180 athletes from the African continent were entered in this year’s 2020 Olympic […]
From War Hero to Sports Hero — Inspirational Story of Sri Lanka’s Paralympics Gold Medallist
By Mohan Srilal COLOMBO (IDN) — Sri Lanka’s latest sporting hero Dinesh Priyantha Herath is expected to touch down in Sri Lanka to a red-carpet airport welcome on Tuesday. The life story of the F46 Javelin Throw gold medalist at the Tokyo Paralympics is an inspirational one of how to overcome disabilities both economic and […]
A UN Under-Secretary-General with Links to a Royal Court?
By Razeena Raheem NEW YORK (IDN)— Dr. Sima Sami Bahous, 65, a former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with links to the Royal court, is the front runner for the post of new Executive Director of UN Women. She is the lead candidate among several contenders for the job which […]
A New Online Youth Platform Promotes Nuclear Disarmament
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) — Worldwide youth are standing up for peace and nuclear disarmament and taking a wide range of innovative actions. The Youth Working Group of Abolition 2000 global network to eliminate nuclear weapons builds cooperation amongst these youth actions, brings youth voices into key UN and other disarmament processes. The group […]
Avoiding Transboundary Waters Conflicts: A Tale of Two Treaties
Viewpoint by Robert Sandford Robert Sandford is a Global Water Futures Fellow at the UN University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), which is supported by the Government of Canada and hosted at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. The Institute marks its 25th anniversary in 2021. HAMILTON, Canada (IDN) — The outdated treaties, compacts, […]
As Lockdown Fetish Fades, Australia Argues Over “Living With Covid”
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — Last year, Australia was among the first countries to successfully battle the Covid-19 pandemic with lockdowns and efficient contact tracing, but, with the rapid transmission of the Delta variant, especially in Sydney and Melbourne, the politicians’ fetish for lockdowns is now being questioned with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and […]