Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – In 1980 in his State of the Union address President Jimmy Carter said: “Any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States and such an assault will be repelled […]
Pressing Need to Put Degraded Lands Back to Life
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | ANKARA (IDN) – Profoundly concerned that “desertification and drought are problems of global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,” the international community adopted the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Paris on June 17,1994. Twenty-five years later, on the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) on […]
Former Irish President Joins a Namibian Youth in Conversation on Climate Justice
From GlobalGoalsUN This article is part of reports by the UN SDG Media Compact of which IDN is a member. Watch video. NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – Science continues to show that as the impacts of climate change accelerate, extreme weather events are taking a major toll in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia, home […]
Danish Environmentalist Takes Over as UNEP Chief
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK | NAIROBI (IDN) – Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen, who took over as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, brings to the role a passion for conservation and sustainable development, promising to prioritize greater action on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution during her four-year tenure. “I am […]
World Population Expected to Reach Nearly 10 Billion by 2050
Yet Another Challenge to Global Goals By Jaya Ramachandran NEW YORK (IDN) – Compared to 7.7 billion today, around 8.5 billion people are expected to inhabit the planet Earth within little more than a decade, and almost 10 billion by 2050, with only a few countries accounting for most of the increase, says to new […]
Trump Administration Should Rethink its Failing Iran Policy
Viewpoint by Kelsey Davenport and Daryl G. Kimball Iran has announced that it will exceed a limit on enriched uranium set by the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The following is the text of a statement by Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy and Daryl G. […]
Resist Erosion of NPT to Rid the World of Atomic Bombs
Crumbling Security Landscape Ahead of the 2020 Review Conference Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte Ambassador Sergio Duarte is President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, and a former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. He was president of the 2005 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. NEW YORK (IDN) – The forthcoming 50th anniversary of the […]
1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference in Retrospect
Viewpoint by David Krieger The author is President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The following article originally appeared on the organisation’s website on April 9, 2019. SANTA BARBARA, CA | USA (IDN-INPS) – The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was opened for signatures in 1968 and entered into force in 1970. Despite its name, the NPT […]
Russia, Mali to Strengthen Economic and Military Cooperation
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – As Russia and Mali prepare to mark their 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year, Moscow has reaffirmed its unreserved preparedness to strengthen economic cooperation and provide support in bringing political stability to Mali and other African countries threatened by or gripped in conflicts. “Over these decades, we […]
Kazakh Election Shows Youth Wavering between Apathy and Passion for Change
By Milena Melnikova* NUR-SULTAN (IDN) – When Kazakhstan went to the polls on June 9 with six candidates challenging the incumbent president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, one may have thought that the people had a clear choice to make after almost three decades. But many young people in this oil-rich former Soviet Republic do not share that […]