By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (IDN) — Livestock has been vilified as one key sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas which has contributed to global warming. There have been global calls for a shift in livestock production and even removing meat off the menu in favour of plant-based diets to save the planet. But […]
Murders Sans Murderers in “The Land Like No Other”
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* “The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them—Lois McMaster Bujold. NEW YORK (IDN) — The phrase “the land like no other” justifiably portrays Sri Lanka—the resplendent island to attract tourists but the country is also condemned for its murders, abductions, […]
COP 26: Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World?
Viewpoint by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK (IDN) — COP Twenty-six! That is how many times the UN has assembled world leaders to try to tackle the climate crisis. But the United States is producing more oil and natural gas than ever; the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere […]
Breaking Down Barriers to Food Entrepreneurship to Connect Us Beyond Our Differences
By Elizabeth Frame Ellison The writer is president and CEO of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation. TULSA, United States (IDN) — As Oklahoma is poised to resettle nearly 2,000 Afghan refugees in the near future, it is more important than ever to welcome newcomers who are fleeing war, poverty, trauma and many other hardships. That […]
UN Role in Restraining the Dark Side of Emerging Technology
Viewpoint by Denise Garcia This article was issued by Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. BOSTON (IDN) — In May 2021, the United Nations Security Council met for the first time to discuss the role of emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), in peace and security. In the following month, […]
Thailand: Devoted Monk Helps COVID Affected People to Embark on A New Sustainable Livelihood
By Pattama Vilailert SISAKET, Thailand (IDN) — With a series of COVID-19 lockdowns, many workers in Bangkok and other major business cities like Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Samut Prakarn flocked to their hometowns. They are forced to seek ways to begin their new lives and rationalise how to live sustainably in the long term. […]
COP26: The Crucial Role of Religious Institutions in the Battle Against Climate Hazards
By Kurt Reynolds LONDON (IDN) — As the longstanding battle against climate hazards escalates at the COP26 summit in Scotland, scheduled to conclude November 12, religious institutions are taking a significant role in a global campaign for a world free of pollution and help save humanity from an impending environmental disaster. Last week, 72 religious […]
The Relevance of Keynes in The Covid Economic Crisis
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — One of the most peculiar aspects of the current debate in the US Congress on the big expenditure bills, and last month’s budget presentation before the British parliament, as the country struggles from the economic fallout from Brexit and the Pandemic, is that rarely has there been […]
Archbishop Of Canterbury Gravely Concerned About Ghana Crackdown on Gays
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — A sweeping draft bill framed in the guise of “family values” has put a bullseye on Ghana’s LGBTQ community, proposing some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws on the African continent. The bill gives LGBTQ members 2 options: Jail time or conversion therapy—practice which aims to […]
Sudan Coup Leader Is Gambling with The Future – Say Africa Analysts
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Since the surprise coup by Sudan’s Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the nation’s international standing as a nascent democracy is endangered, essential debt relief and aid is threatened and peace with rebels in Darfur and the Nuba mountains has been jeopardized. Prominent civilian leaders including Prime […]