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 […]
The Ultimate Nuclear Terrorist Attack?
Viewpoint by Donald A. Collins Donald A. Collins is a former US Navy officer, banker, venture capitalist, and a free-lance writer who has spent over 40 years working for women’s reproductive health as a board member and/or officer of numerous family planning organizations including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Guttmacher Institute, Family Health International and […]
Reaffirm Commitment to Ban Nuclear Tests, UN Chief Says in Message for International Day
By UN News NEW YORK (IDN) — Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) are urged by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to do so without delay. The UN chief made the appeal in his message for the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, observed on Sunday, 29 August. The date marks the […]
Nigeria Buys Military Hardware from Russia
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Fighter jets, ammunition and other military hardware are among the top featured items in a new “landmark development in bilateral relations” between Moscow and Abuja. The munitions are described as part of a “legal framework” to enable Russia to supply equipment and training to the […]
Tales of Egypt’s Quest for Russian Nuclear Power
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) — It was a highly unique step forward in October 2019, when during the first Russia-Africa Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reaffirmed commitment to scale-up cooperation in various economic sectors and particularly expedite work on the special industrial zone and the construction of […]
The Role of Citizen and Science Diplomacy Interactions in Nuclear Disarmament
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) — The year 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semey test site, the 76th anniversary of the United Nations, Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, of the first atomic testing Trinity, 51 years of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), 25 years of the […]
The People of Afghanistan Need Support & Solidarity, Says WHO
By Bernhard Schell CAIRO, Egypt (IDN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to staying in Afghanistan and delivering critical health services, says Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and is calling on all parties to respect and protect civilians, health workers, patients and health facilities. “During this difficult time, […]
Foreign Minister Botchwey on Russia’s Trade and Investment in Ghana, the Gateway to the West African Region
Interview by Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) — For more than six decades, Ghana and Russia have had excellent diplomatic relations and are looking forward to build stronger economic cooperation. During these years, the bilateral political, economic and cultural engagements have transited through different distinctive phases taking cognizance of challenges and setbacks including the political […]
Taliban In Frame, Afghanistan in Flames, India in Firing Range
By Mahendra Ved, LOKMARG MUMBAI (IDN) — Buzkashi, the national game of the people of Afghanistan, has horsemen competing to possess the headless body of a goat. In one of the world’s most enduring ironies, the country has itself become the goat, being dragged and tossed around. A horrified world watches as an elected government […]
Will India Return to The Path Envisaged by The Freedom Movement?
Musings on 75th Year of Independence Viewpoint by Dr Ram Puniyani This article is the 16th in a series of joint productions of South Asian Outlook and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. The writer is a former professor of biomedical engineering and former senior medical officer affiliated with the Indian Institute of […]