Viewpoint by Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) – The dreams of vast horizons of the Soul Through dreams made whole, Unfettered free … help me! Help me make our world anew – Langston Hughes The United Nations remains the only universally representative and comprehensively empowered body the world […]
The EU Pulled the Rug from Under the Kurds
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – Insurgencies may not die, but at least, like old soldiers, they usually fade away. Well, that seemed to be the case with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK. For the best part of five years between 2000 and 2005 there was a truce in Turkey’s bitter and […]
The Culture of Peace Begins with Each One of Us
Viewpoint by Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury * The writer is the founder of The Global Movement for The Culture of Peace (GMCoP), former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations. ALISO VIEJO, California, USA (IDN-INPS) – My life’s experience has taught me to value peace and equality as the essential components of our existence. […]
Tackling Global Warming Is Important but Nuclear Disarmament Deserves Priority
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – There’s a lot of end-of-the-world hyperbole around on climate change. So there should be. But it blankets out other important causes that are even more imminently important – wiping out malaria and sleeping sickness and introducing pure water supplies, sewerage systems and education for girls – all […]
“China Today Is a Proud Member of the Global Community”
Viewpoint by Wang Yi The following is the statement of Wang Yi, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of China, at the General Debate of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 27 September 2019 NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – This year marks the 70th […]
China Rises to an Indomitable Superpower
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) – On October 1, China’s President, Xi Jinping, celebrated 70 years of Communist party rule, and its rise to superpower status, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing that consisted of a military parade and hundreds of thousands of people participating in the event ending with a grand pageant. The […]
A New Iran Deal French Proposal on Hold as Tensions Mount
Viewpoint by Daryl G. Kimball and Julia Masterson The following are extensive extracts from an that analysis first appeared on the website of Arms Control Association (ACA) on September 24. Daryl G. Kimball is ACA Executive Director and Julia Masterson research assistant. WASHINGTON, DC (IDN | Arms Control Association) – The latest attempt by European […]
Another War Looms over Yemen as Situation Gets Complicated
Viewpoint by Manish Rai NEW DELHI (IDN) – In August, the port city of Aden, which is currently the seat of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi government, was captured by southern separatists demanding secession of South Yemen. The separatists are backed by the UAE, Saudi Arabia’s “So Called” partners in Yemen. The recent clashes are […]
Young People Are Right About Climate Change
Viewpoint by Luis Alfonso de Alba The writer is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Climate Action Summit. NEW YORK (IDN) – Climate change is not a far-away problem – it is causing huge damage right now in Asia-Pacific and around the world. From air pollution choking many major cities, to more extreme heat […]
Climate Change: A People-Centered Approach
By Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, President, Soka Gakkai International (SGI) TOKYO (IDN) – “That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it,” observed Aristotle, highlighting an all-too-common human tendency. His warning is still relevant today, especially in our fight against climate change. The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, is […]