US Congress Backs Diaspora-Driven Efforts for Tamil Self-Determination

By Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits* This article was originally published in East Asia Forum Quarterly. ROTTERDAM (IDN) — On 15 May 2024, US Congressman Wiley Nickel introduced House Resolution 1230, marking the latest congressional effort to address the long-standing grievances of the Tamil people. The resolution recognises the hundreds of thousands of lives lost during Sri Lanka’s […]

Improving Cities — from Space

By Ladislav Charouz and Kareff Rafisura* BANGKOK | 2 November 2024 (IDN) — Despite offering a range of opportunities, urbanisation poses a set of unique challenges to sustainable development. The rapid expansion of cities often results in the growth of informal settlements, with East and South-East Asia being home to 370 million people living in […]

The Lifestyles of the World’s Super Rich Threaten People and Planet

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 28 October 2024 (IDN) — The world’s superrich—including about 50 billionaires—produce, on average, more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over an hour-and-a half than the average person does in an entire lifetime, says a new Oxfam report released October 28. “The super-rich are treating […]

Developing Countries Need 1.4 trillion US Dollar for Social Protection by 2030

By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | NEW YORK | 28 October 2024 (IDN) — As the international community girds up its loins for next year’s Second World Summit for Social Development, the UN has warned that more than 4 billion people worldwide lack any social protection. Only 47 per cent of the global population is estimated […]

Strengthening Multilateralism: BRICS Summit

By Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK | 27 October 2024 (IDN) —The Sixteenth BRICS Summit on the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security” was held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan in Russia, from 22 to 24 October 2024, under the Chairmanship of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. The Summit was attended by around […]

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