By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (IDN) – The heads of state or government of the 28 EU member states, constituting the European Council, have authorized the European Commission to open negotiations for a new partnership agreement with 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). The Group’s Secretary-General Dr. Patrick I. Gomes has greeted […]
Underwater Noise – The Not-so-Silent Killer
By Bradnee Chambers Marine experts gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from June 18-22, 2018 to discuss anthropogenic underwater noise. Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), describes the impacts of this type of pollution on marine wildlife and sets out […]
Revolutionary Change Bringing in DPRK From the Cold
By Jayantha Dhanapala* KANDY (IDN) – Sentosa, the Singapore venue of the historic June 12 summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un, is today an ultra modern pleasure island with a name derived from the Sanskrit ‘Santosa’, but with its old Malay name Pulao Blakang Mati (Island of Death Behind) clinging […]
Parliamentarians Agree on Concrete Goals of Future ACP-EU Partnership
By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (IDN) – Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their counterparts from 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have adopted a series of far-reaching resolutions during the 35th session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) from June 18 to 20 in Brussels. The resolutions relate to strengthening of the parliamentary […]
Kazakhstan Pleads for Resolving Ukraine Conflict Through Peaceful Means
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Kazakhstan has expressed concern for “the unpredictable and volatile situation” in eastern Ukraine and the frequent ceasefire violations, which have a direct impact on the civilian population. “These violations result indeaths and injuries, along with many humanitarian consequences,” said Ambassador Kairat Umarov, the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Ten Years After the Abolition of Monarchy, Communists Blaze a New Trail in Nepal
By Shastri Ramachandaran* NEW DELHI (IDN) – The coming together of Nepal’s two communist parties – Unified Marxist-Leninist and Maoist Centre – which are already in office as the Left Alliance is a landmark development signifying a decisive political turn in the Himalayan country. The unified Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is South Asia’s largest communist […]
Playing A Decisive Role In Shaping Global Governance
By Joseph Owona Kono The author is Co-President of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. Following are extensive excerpts from his statement opening the 35th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on 19 June 2018 in Brussels. – The Editor BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – I have been associated with the Joint Parliamentary Assembly for a […]
ACP and the EU Should Stand United, Shoulder-to-Shoulder
By Neven Mimica The author is EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development. Following are extensive excerpts from his statement opening the 35th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on 18 June 2018 in Brussels. – The Editor BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – First and foremost, 2018 is a defining year as we get ready to discuss together the […]
Striving For Modernized Partnership
By Yuri Sterk The author is Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. Following are extensive excerpts from his statement opening the 35th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on 18 June 2018 in Brussels. He represented the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. – The Editor BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – The 35th session of the […]
Nuclear Ban Treaty Beacons the End of Nuclear Age
By Rebecca Johnson Dr Rebecca Johnson is founding President of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy. She contributed this viewpoint as foreword to the publication titled ‘Toward A World Without Nuclear Weapons’ published by the International Press Syndicate Group with IDN-InDepthNews as its flagship […]