TORONTO, 2 June 2023 (IDN) — The UN Global Compact Network Canada marked its tenth anniversary on 30 May, underlining a decade of dedicated efforts in promoting responsible business practices and corporate sustainability. Since its establishment in June 2013, Local Network Canada has united businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions, fostering collaboration and driving positive change […]
Bolivia-Chile: Hopes for a ‘Sincere Dialogue’ on Sovereign Access to See
From the Peoples Dispatch | Globetrotter News Service BERLIN | NEW YORK, 30 March 2023 (IDN) — On March 23, Bolivia commemorated the Battle of Calama and the Day of the Sea. During an event commemorating the day in the capital La Paz, President Luis Arce declared he would intensify efforts to obtain Bolivia’s sovereign […]
SGI Amplifies Voices of Youth, Faith Communities and Nuclear Victims
By IDN-INPS Team VIENNA | TOKYO (IDN) — From June 21–23, at the historic First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), held in Vienna, Austria, the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) joined civil society groups calling for universalization of the Treaty, cohosting workshops highlighting perspectives of […]
Ukraine War: OPCW Keeping a Close Eye on Chemical Weapons Use by Russia
THE HAGUE (IDN) — The Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is monitoring closely the situation in Ukraine. According to the OPCW spokesperson, the Secretariat is concerned by the recent unconfirmed report of chemical weapons use in Mariupol, which has been carried in the media over the past 24 […]
New Angolan President Makes His Presence Felt As Dos Santos Empire Collapses
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – One reason why African presidents may cling to power, even re-writing the constitution to grant them extra terms, may be the case of Angola. Newly elected President João Lourenço is sending shivers across the continent as he relentlessly attempts to recoup billions of dollars subverted […]
Surprise at Netanyahu’s Rejection of Asylum for Africans
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Thousands of African asylum seekers who reached Israel after dangerous voyages may have lost their last best hope to be released and sent to western countries or resettled in Israel after members of the Israeli coalition government trashed a negotiated asylum plan. A landmark agreement […]
Obama Foundation To Launch Leaders Africa Program in July
NEW YORK (IDN) – The Obama Foundation, which aims “to inspire and empower people to change their world”, is launching a ‘Leaders Africa Program’, and is seeking to identify a group of emerging African leaders from all sectors – government, civil society, and the private sector. They should have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the […]
Obiang Restores Death Penalty in Bid to Save Unpopular Regime
By Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – The Central African Equatorial Guinea, under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is reviving the odious death penalty against 147 opposition activists accused of “rebellion, attacks on authority and public disorder”. The activists include leaders of Citizens for Innovation (CI), many of whom were rounded up after a […]
Kazakh President Lauds China’s Silk Road Initiative
By KazInform ASTANA (IDN) – China’s plans to establish the Silk Road Economic Belt, also known as the One Belt and One Road Initiative, are “great”, according to President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, reports Kazinform international news agency. In an interview aired by China’s CCTV-13 channel, Nazarbayev stressed the importance of the state visit to […]
Activists Call on U.S. to Respect the Olympic Truce
WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) – As the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games kicked off on February 9, over 100 activists from around the United States sent an open letter to Defence Secretary James Mattis, calling on him to respect the Olympic Truce by postponing provocative nuclear-capable missile tests. Dozens of organizations around the country worked closely […]