By Jutta Wolf BERLIN (IDN) — Germany has taken a historic step toward addressing colonial injustice. It has agreed to return valuable bronzes to Nigeria. More than 1100 fascinating bronzes pillaged from the former Kingdom of Benin (today’s Nigeria) are stored for some 125 years in the stockrooms and collections of 20 German museums. These […]
A Tide of Pledges at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | LISBON (IDN) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged to enable 100 coastal countries including all Small Island Developing States to realize the maximum potential of their blue economies through sustainable, low-emission and climate-resilient ocean action by 2030.
Fijian Activist Educates Youth on Upcycling Marine Debris
By Kim Rabuka SUVA (IDN | Wansolwara) — Suzanne Turaganiwai, a marine activist and ocean advocate is educating youths and communities on how to manage waste to keep the environment clean. The 29-year-old manages the marine debris activism account on Instagram called ‘benu ni waitui’. “It’s looking at highlighting the impacts of marine pollution on […]
G7 Carped for Failure to Tackle Hunger Crisis
By Jutta Wolf BERLIN (IDN) — “Faced with the worst hunger crisis in a generation, the G7 have simply failed to take the action that is needed. Many millions will face terrible hunger and starvation as a result,” declared Max Lawson, head of inequality policy at Oxfam International. “Instead of doing what is needed, the […]
Asia-Pacific: Older Persons as Agents of Development
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) — Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in agricultural fields producing our food supplies, peddle their wares […]
‘Ocean Action’ Vital for the Asian and Pacific Countries
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) — As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance […]
African Abortion Rights Now at Risk After US Supreme Court Decision
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — In Africa, where the risk of dying from an unsafe abortion is the highest in the world, Roe v Wade has long been an important weapon in the arsenal of those fighting to liberalize abortion laws and make the procedure safer for women and girls […]
WHO Wants New Name For ‘Monkeypox’ Virus
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to find a new name for the viral disease informally known as ‘monkeypox’ which, says the world body, is “discriminatory and stigmatizing”. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a briefing on the matter, said the virus is […]
More Than 50 Nations Pledge to Help Build Ukraine’s Defense
By Jim Garamone This article was issued by the U.S. Department of Defence and is being republished courtesy of them. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — Representatives from more than 50 nations pledged to get more military capabilities into the hands of Ukrainian forces battling Russian invaders, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said on June […]
Prince Charles Critical of Planned Deportation of Rwandans
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | LONDON (IDN) — As the United Kingdom moves ahead with the planned deportation of asylum seekers to the faraway nation of Rwanda, Prince Charles has privately described the plans as “appalling”, according to two media reports. The first flight taking refugees to the East African country […]