Haiti: Children Face Unprecedented Crisis Amid Escalating Violence

By Vibhu Mishra NEW YORK | 12 November 2024 (IDN | UN News)  — This year has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti, during an unprecedented crisis which has seen armed gangs continue to terrorize communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster. Virginia Gamba, UN Special […]

Will Unrestricted Arms Supplies to Israel Continue Under Trump?

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS |10 November 2024 (IDN) — After US presidential elections on November 5, a question floating around the US and Middle Eastern capitals relates to Gaza, which has been devastated largely by US-supplied weapons, including fighter planes, air-to-ground missiles, battle tanks, armored personnel carriers (APCs) and 2,000-pound unguided bombs. Will the […]

Sri Lanka: Daunting Foreign Policy Options for a New Administration — Part 2

By Dr Palitha Kohona Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and more recently, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Read Part 1 here: https://indepthnews.colo.ba.be/sri-lanka-daunting-foreign-policy-options-for-a-new-administration-part-1/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 7 November 2024 (IDN) — The almost imperceptible emergence of China as a global economic and military giant with critical interests […]

India-China Historic Agreement Brings Hope for Global Harmony

By Bhikkhu Sanghasena* LEH, Ladakh, India | 4 November 2024 (IDN) — It is with immense joy and relief that we welcome the long-anticipated news: the two great nations of Asia—India and China—have finally reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border. This significant announcement brings hope to all those who have been […]

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