Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) BANGKOK (IDN) — As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepared to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties […]
IDN-INPS Southeast Asia’s Second Sustainable Development Observer
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY | BANGKOK (IDN) — The second issue of Sustainable Development Observer—an e-monthly of IDN-InDepthNews in association with INPS Southeast Asia with news and views on sustainable development goals from the perspective of the two-thirds world (Global South)—has been published. The inaugural issue can be downloaded here.
Youth Group Fights to Save Indigenous Land on The Palawan Island in the Philippines
By Nena Palagi PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan, Philippines (IDN) — It is a feat unimaginable by any modern standard. Six young people from this remote island of Palawan, in the Philippines, have taken on the goliaths of land ownership, and won. They got over 40,000 hectares of land legally declared as protected habitat with the direct […]
Climate Change: How This Crisis Will Impact the Achievement of The SDGs?
Viewpoint by Fernando Rosales The author is Coordinator of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Programme (SDCC) of the South Centre. GENEVA (IDN) — The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) adopted in 2015 reflect the multilateral consensus to deal with the most crucial problems humanity is facing nowadays. The 17 goals are multidimensional and are interlinked […]
The Middle East Still Leads as One of the World’s Most Prolific Arms Markets
By Thalif Deen New York (IDN) — The politically and militarily volatile Middle East continues its run as one of the world’s biggest single arms markets—led primarily by Saudi Arabia. But the Saudi dominance is being gradually challenged by another oil-blessed country in the region: the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to the latest report […]
Ugandan Environmentalists Jailed for Opposing 900 Mile Oil Pipeline
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Mere hours before the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, a major environmental confab, drawing world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, Uganda has arrested six activists who are challenging a $3.5 billion oil pipeline project that stretches 900 miles through two East African […]
UN Concerned for the Safety of Staff Working on the Ground in Tigray
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK (IDN) — UN has “serious concerns” for the safety of staff working on the ground in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to airstrikes on October 22, the UN’s […]
Why Finance in Common’s Big Promises Should be Seen with Caution: Examples from Brazil
By Iara Pietricovsky & Livi Gerbase Iara Pietricovskyis, current President of FORUS – International Forum of NGO Platforms and co-director OF INESC – Institute of Socioeconomic Studies, at the Brazilian NGO Association (Abong). She has represented the institution in international fora, especially the socio-environmental and indigenous areas, and has a degree in Social Sciences, specializing […]
Sustainable Energy Transition Vital for Caribbean Development
By J C Suresh TORONTO | GEORGETOWN (IDN) — The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Gene Leon, has cited the transition to sustainable energy a critical imperative for regional development, according to Caricom Today. “Our development in the region must be seen from a holistic perspective and, perhaps more than anywhere else […]
Nations Protecting “Greedy” Pharma Companies Threaten Global COVID-19 Recovery
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — The European Union (EU), United Kingdom, Japan and Australia are holding the world hostage by refusing to support a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents for the world to recover from the pandemic. The World Trade Organization (WTO) remains at an impasse for one year.