NEW YORK (IDN) – Across the globe, geologists, climate scientists, biologists, chemists and physicists are alarmed, and if there are uncertainties these are whether danger is in the offing very soon or in a few years; about whether our prospects are calamitous or only troublesome. The lack of dread among the general public about the […]
Independent Media and Civil Society Under Assault
By Sean Buchanan This is the fifth in a series of reports highlighting salient aspects of Transparency International‘s latest analysis on challenges posed by corruption around the world as well as successes and failures of efforts targeting a scourge that eats into the vitals of human rights. – The Editor. LONDON (IDN) – Civil society organisations […]
Experts Stress Acceptance of Headscarf in Abrahamic Faiths
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA (IDN) – The headscarf that sparks heated debates in Europe is a source of commonality between the three main Abrahamic religions Islam, Christianity and Judaism, according to experts who participated in a debate at the United Nations office in Geneva. The event on February 23 focused on: Veiling/Unveiling: The Headscarf in […]
Scholars Explore Violence in ‘Postcolonial, Neocolonial World’
By A.D. McKenzie LIEGE (IDN | SWAN) – While scholars discussed “Violence in the Postcolonial and Neocolonial World” at a conference in this eastern Belgian city, news of various acts of violence filled the airwaves, underlining the extent to which people have to deal with the issue on a constant basis. The Liège meeting, February 15-16, […]
Equal Rights to Economic Resources Vital to Gender Equality
By Heather Wokusch* This is the eighth and last in a series of reports on the Vienna UN Conference from January 10-12, 2018, which discussed actions and challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) and in the spirit of SDG 17. The Vienna Liaison Office of the Academic Council on the United […]
UN Turns To ‘Unite Ideas’ In Support Of The Global Goals
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – The United Nations is on way to improving tools available for designing sustainable development policies, and building a search engine for people working on solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for accessing relevant knowledge on science, technology and innovation. The UN Office of Information and Communications […]
Religious Leaders Plan Action Against Inciting Atrocity Crimes
By Jaya Ramachandran VIENNA (IDN) – The United Nations has taken an important step towards preventing incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes. More than 150 religious leaders from around the world, member states and UN officials, gathered in Vienna to discuss the implementation of the Plan of Action launched by Secretary-General António […]
Changing the Narrative on Violence Against Women at Home
By Helen Hemblade* This is the seventh in a series of reports on the Vienna UN Conference from January 10-12, 2018, which discussed actions and challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) and in the spirit of SDG 17. The Vienna Liaison Office of the Academic Council on the United Nations System […]
Women Are Being Left Behind in Spite of UN Pledge
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Two and a half years after the international community adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which pledged not to leave any one behind, women around the world are faced with stark inequalities and grave challenges, says a new report by UN Women, the United Nations Entity for […]
UK Aid Groups Face Inquiry Over Sex Abuse In Poor Countries
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Revelations that the renowned emergency aid group, Oxfam International, failed to catch rogue aid workers who hired prostitutes for sex orgies in Haiti and Chad, have shaken the aid community in the UK and the U.S. According to a blistering new expose in The Times […]