Viewpoint by Roberto Savio* This article was issued by Meer and is being re-published with the author’s permission. ROME (IDN) — With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, an entire epoch has ended. I had the privilege of working with him as deputy director of the World Political Forum, which ‘Gorbi’ had […]
UN Talks Fail to Finalise High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
By Fermín Koop This article was originally published on China Dialogue under the Creative Commons BY NC ND licence. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (IDN) — While many had hoped this would be the session to do it, after two weeks of talks at the UN headquarters in New York, from August 15 to August 26, member […]
‘How the West Brought War to Ukraine’
Viewpoint by David C. Speedie This article was produced by Globetrotter in partnership with the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord. David C. Speedie, a board member of ACURA, was the former chair of International Peace and Security at Carnegie Corporation. MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, US (IDN) — The seven-month war in Ukraine, and the role of […]
UN Honours the Contributions of the African Diaspora
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) — The murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, on May 25, 2020, in the US city of Minneapolis, galvanized people worldwide to protest racism and racial discrimination and prompted important global discussions on racial justice. 2020 marked a turning point in how these issues are being addressed […]
The First Anniversary Issue of Sustainable Development Observer Is Out Now!
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — The 12th and the first anniversary issue of Sustainable Development Observer started by IDN-InDepthNews Southeast Asia with no funding and a lot of passion is out now. The situation has not changed, and it is your feedback and encouragement that keeps us going.
Tigray: After the Calm, A Possible Storm
Viewpoint by René Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) — On August 26, 2022, there was the bombing by Ethiopian federal troops of a primary school in Mekelle—the capital city of the Tigray province, which had a population of about 500,000 before the fighting began. It is not clear if the attack brings […]
Eco-Centric Development, SDGs, and ‘Ganga Samvad Yatra’
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. The writer is an ex-diplomat and Special Adviser for Asia & Africa of ALCAP, the Latin American Parliamentary Association of Audio-Visual Communication. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN InDepth News. NEW DELHI (IDN) — Those who have […]
Despite Many Setbacks, The World Is Becoming Happier
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — High moments aside, do we know what happiness is? Is the world becoming a happier place? Are we happier than our parents’ or grandparents’ generations? What could give us a little more happiness? “Homo Sapiens has been around for about 8,000 generations, and for most of that […]
New Report Identifies Five Key ‘Digital Divides’
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) BANGKOK (IDN) — Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The […]
Edward Carpenter and the Healing of Nations
Viewpoint by Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) — Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) born on August 29, was an English writer, educator and pacifist, socialist reformer. Carpenter came from a middle class intellectual family and studied at Cambridge University. As with some of his fellow students who were interested in philosophy and ideas, […]