By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – In a new 37-page report, the rights watchdog Amnesty International has documented “unlawful killings, destruction of private property, arbitrary arrests and torture” in two restive regions in Cameroon tied to a power struggle pitting French- against English speaking Cameroonians. In the Amnesty report titled, A […]
Young Ugandan Wins Major Prize For Malaria Detector
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Ugandan inventor Brian Gitta, 24, has scooped a major prize for his device that detects tell-tale signs of malaria – the leading cause of death in his country. In fact, Gitta developed the device, called “Matibabu” after blood tests failed to diagnose his own malaria. […]
Grand Peace with DPRK would be a Victory for the UN Charter
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – Give the man a break. Donald Trump found out in Singapore that, as Churchill said, “Jaw-Jaw is better than War-War”. If war can be avoided by a warm, long, very private chat without advisers, with effusive body gestures and promises of a world stage when his opponent, […]
SPECIAL REPORT: India-Nepal Ties on Uncharted Terrain
By Shastri Ramachandaran* NEW DELHI (IDN) – As Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli embarks on a six-day visit to China on June 19, his effort to assign the northern neighbour a larger role in Nepal’s infrastructure development would be watched with immense interest in New Delhi and several world capitals. The visit, although […]
Trump Tweets the Track to the World He Wants
Viewpoint by Roberto Savio The writer is publisher of Other News, an eminent proponent of “information that markets eliminate” and founder of IPS-Inter Press Service News Agency. This article is being reproduced courtesy of Other News with the writer’s permission. He can be contacted at utopia@robertosavio.info and his articles and comments can be read on […]
A Call To ‘Action Now’ On United Nations Disarmament Agenda
By A.L.A. Azeez The writer is Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva. While analysing the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ new disarmament agenda entitled, Securing Our Common Future, Ambassador Azeez calls for” the increased availability of disarmament education and fellowship opportunities” to make up for the loss of a generation […]
Kazakhstan Pleads For Coordinated International Response To Security Challenges In Central Africa
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | NEW YORK (IDN) – Underlining interest in cross-border security challenges in Central Africa, as during UN Security Council presidency at the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan has stressed the importance of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), its work in the field of preventive diplomacy and mediation, as […]
Ulaanbaatar Forum Pleads For Denuclearization Leading To Korean Unification
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | ULAANBAATAR (IDN) – Korean Unification has not been at the heart of a growing thaw in inter-Korean relations. But it was the centerpiece of the International Forum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Entitled ‘Korean Unification through Reduction of Tension and Confidence Building’, the Forum on June 7-8, 2018 adopted a Statement drawing […]
Substance Eludes Kim-Trump Historic Summit
By Sergio Duarte The writer is Ambassador, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and President of Pugwash. NEW YORK (IDN) – The off-again, on-again meeting between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un which finally took place in Singapore on June 12 was undoubtedly an historic occasion. However, a sober analysis of its outcome […]
UN Report Faults Access to Justice of Afghan Women
By Devinder Kumar NEW DELHI | KABUL (IDN) – Though a law on the elimination of violence against women has been in place in Afghanistan since 2009, Afghan women’s access to justice remains severely inadequate, says a new report released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Entitled Injustice and Impunity: Mediation of Criminal […]