By Alon Ben-Meir * NEW YORK | 16 January 2024 (IDN) — Although the two-state solution has been all along the only viable option that best serves Israel’s national security and political interests and meets the Palestinians’ national aspiration for statehood, the Israel-Hamas war has only reaffirmed that there is no other option The Israel-Hamas […]
Five Conflicts to Keep an Eye On in 2024
By Tobias Ide* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. PERTH, Australia | 16 January 2024 (IDN) — From a peace and conflict perspective, 2023 was not a good year. In July, the Uppsala Peace and Conflict Data Program revealed that the past few years saw […]
MLK Would Have Backed a Ceasefire in Palestine, Daughter Bernice Maintains
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 15 January 2024 (IDN) — The many familiar words and deeds of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most important and influential civil rights leaders in the United States, will be recalled this month by people of diverse ages, beliefs and nationalities. King also advocated […]
North Korea: Short on Food but Arms Aplenty
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 14 January 2024 (IDN) — North Korea, which has long suffered a shortage of food and medicine, has made relatively fast progress in cranking out ballistic missiles and emerging as an arms supplier to one of the world’s major nuclear powers: Russia. A joint statement issued on January 10 by […]
China’s Grassroots Democracy Paves Path to Sustainable Development
By Kalinga Seneviratne HUANGSHI, Hubei Province, China | 12 January 2024 (IDN) — About 30 minutes drive from this city in Hubei Province are villages that are providing a model of village-based grassroots democracy that is paving the path to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2015, which […]
UN Agency Marks a Notable Achievement in Global Health
Forty-three Countries Certified as Malaria-free CABO VERDE | 12 January 2024 (IDN | WHO News release) — The World Health Organization (WHO), has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in global health. With this announcement, Cabo Verde joins the ranks of 43 countries and one territory that WHO has awarded […]
South Africa-US Partnership Supporting Girls with Critical Health Information, Education & Mentorship
By Amy West* WASHINGTON DC | 11 January 2024 (IDN) — Climentine Thupaagale knew she needed a job. As an unemployed 26-year-old from a remote rural area of Northwest province in South Africa, she was at one of the lowest points in her young life and dependent on others to survive. “I heard about an […]
New Bangladesh Govt. May Face Oxymoronic Hegemon from the US and UK
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury* DHAKA | 11 January 2024 (IDN) — Although the 7 January 2024 general election in Bangladesh has been free, fair, and peaceful, which has already been applauded by foreign and local election observers and media, policymakers at the US Department of State are not willing to admit this fact. Instead, […]
Gaza War: Most Congress Members Have Been Moral Failures
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 10 January 2024 (IDN) — The vast majority of Congress members have refused to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during three months of slaughter by Israel’s military. Capitol Hill remains a friendly place for the Israeli government, as it keeps receiving massive arms shipments courtesy of US taxpayers. […]
Journalists Need To ‘Take A Stand’ Over The Gaza Carnage
By David Robie* AUCKLAND, New Zealand | 10 January 2024 (IDN) — Reporting Israel’s war on Gaza has become the greatest credibility challenge for journalists and the media in our time. The latest assassination of an Al Jazeera photojournalist while documenting atrocities has prompted a leading analyst to appeal to global journalists to “take a […]