By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — The 12th and the first anniversary issue of Sustainable Development Observer started by IDN-InDepthNews Southeast Asia with no funding and a lot of passion is out now. The situation has not changed, and it is your feedback and encouragement that keeps us going.
Eco-Centric Development, SDGs, and ‘Ganga Samvad Yatra’
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. The writer is an ex-diplomat and Special Adviser for Asia & Africa of ALCAP, the Latin American Parliamentary Association of Audio-Visual Communication. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN InDepth News. NEW DELHI (IDN) — Those who have […]
Despite Many Setbacks, The World Is Becoming Happier
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — High moments aside, do we know what happiness is? Is the world becoming a happier place? Are we happier than our parents’ or grandparents’ generations? What could give us a little more happiness? “Homo Sapiens has been around for about 8,000 generations, and for most of that […]
New Report Identifies Five Key ‘Digital Divides’
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) BANGKOK (IDN) — Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The […]
Edward Carpenter and the Healing of Nations
Viewpoint by Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) — Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) born on August 29, was an English writer, educator and pacifist, socialist reformer. Carpenter came from a middle class intellectual family and studied at Cambridge University. As with some of his fellow students who were interested in philosophy and ideas, […]
A Four-Week Festival of Double Standards
Hypocrisy & Outright Lying by Nuclear-armed States By Jackie Cabasso The writer is Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation, who participated in the Tenth NPT Review Conference, which concluded on August 26. NEW YORK (IDN) — The 10th NPT Review Conference didn’t fail because it couldn’t produce a final document. It failed because the nuclear-armed […]
UN Can Model Innovative Ways to Engage Youth
Time for a National Forum or Assembly By Simone Galimberti The writer is the Co-Founder of ENGAGE, a not-for-profit NGO in Nepal. He writes on volunteerism, social inclusion, youth development and regional integration as an engine to improve people’s lives. KATHMANDU (IDN) — One of the pillars of Our Common Agenda, the UN Secretary-General’s global […]
Privatizing Sri Lanka ex-ante IMF Bailout of BlackRock
India’s Adani Greenwash in Mannar and Pooneryn Viewpoint by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake COLOMBO (IDN) — The Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, was rocked again by massive protests against austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which have been taking place since July 2022. Structural reforms with austerity have resulted in soaring inflation, currency depreciation, poverty […]
Electoral Epic Of “Hustler Vs. Dynasty” in Kenya
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, who has played all sides of Kenya’s politics for at least […]
We Can Do So Much More on Student Loan Forgiveness
Viewpoint by India Walton and Sam Rosenthal SAN FRANCISCO, USA (IDN) — As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden was hardly bullish on student debt cancellation. He was cajoled by progressives and his presidential primary opponents into adopting a more forceful student debt cancellation stance, one which ultimately helped win him the support of young voters. […]