By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA, 2 June 2023 (IDN) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is under fire for announcing that petrol subsidy is gone from day one. His inauguration address also touched on a unified currency exchange, high interest rate and power, among […]
UN Global Compact Network Canada Commemorates Ten Years
TORONTO, 2 June 2023 (IDN) — The UN Global Compact Network Canada marked its tenth anniversary on 30 May, underlining a decade of dedicated efforts in promoting responsible business practices and corporate sustainability. Since its establishment in June 2013, Local Network Canada has united businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions, fostering collaboration and driving positive change […]
BRICS Summit: “Driving Changes Together”
By Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK, 1 June 2023 (IDN) — The 15th BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in August this year in Durban, South Africa at a time of great upheaval—both political and economical—throughout the world. BRICS is an acronym for five regional economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The first […]
Is Pres. Biden’s Son Undermining US-Bangladesh Relations?
By Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa* NEW DELHI, 1 June 2023 (IDN) — In an unsettling turn of events, recent revelations have brought to light the involvement of Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus in actions that have raised profound concerns over the delicate fabric of US-Bangladesh […]
A United Civil Society Push for Spain to Join the TPNW
By ICAN GENEVA | MADRID, 31 May 2023 (IDN) — Forty-five civil society organisations in Spain have come together to form a coalition with a single mission: to persuade the Spanish government to adhere to the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The Alianza por el Desarme Nuclear (Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament), […]
European Bureaucrats May Be involved in Child Smuggling
By Aurora Weiss VIENNA, 31 May 2023 (IDN) — A case that may implicate Croatian bureaucrats came to light in December 2022 when an alert immigration officer at Zambia’s Ndola airport detained eight Croatian citizens on suspicion of child trafficking and falsification of documents.
Saudi Arabia Best Positioned to be Peace Maker
By Alon Ben-Meir* This article was originally published in CNN Arabic [https://arabic.cnn.com/middle-east/article/2023/05/29/saudi-peace-process-israel-palestinians-oped-alon-ben-meir] NEW YORK, 31 May 2023 (IDN) — Israel and the Palestinians will not find a solution to their conflict without third-party mediation. Such a party is no longer the traditional arbiter, the US, but Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have created a promising geostrategic […]
A Nuclear-Free World Begins with Young Leaders
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 31 May 2023 (IDN) — The United Nations now believes—and perhaps rightly so—that a world free of nuclear weapons should begin primarily with young future leaders. In pursuing this ambitious goal, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the government of Japan are calling on young people to apply […]
Uganda Courts Condemnation After Signing World’s Toughest Anti-LGBTQ Laws
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 30 May 2023 (IDN) — In a move sure to invite condemnation and risking sanctions, Uganda has approved a new, stricter anti-LGBTQ law that includes the death penalty. President Yoweri Museveni signed the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ legislation, first proposed back in March but sent back to lawmakers […]
The Murder of Chris Hani That Brought the Nation to the Brink of War
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 30 May 2023 (IDN) — On Easter weekend 1993 Nelson Mandela was engaged in slow-moving power-sharing talks with President F.W. de Klerk when a white supremacist shot Mandela’s heir-apparent, Chris Hani, in the hope of igniting an all-out civil war. The story of nine tumultuous days, as […]