By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Celebratory messages of love and appreciation for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu poured in from across the world on the Nobel Peace laureate’s 90th birthday on October 7. A week’s worth of events culminated on his birthday with the 11th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture delivered […]
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Ignites Debate in Zanzibar
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Out of 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021, only six have gone to African writers with only two to Black Africans. So, there was a measure of celebration, excitement, and pride when this year’s prize was awarded to Zanzibar-born writer Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Hundreds Of Events Mark World Migratory Bird Day
By Rita Joshi BONN (IDN) — People all over the world celebrated on October 9 World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. Two environmental treaties—the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the […]
China Resolute to Establish Geostrategic Foothold In A New Afghanistan
Viewpoint by BM Jain The writer is a Professor of Political Science and the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Asian Affairs. NEW DELHI (IDN) — China is determined to establish a geostrategic foothold in the new Taliban-led Afghanistan. A decade ago, China forayed into Afghanistan’s strategic space by inking deals with the Afghan government […]
Coastal Developing Countries Count on A Sustainable Ocean Economy in the Aftermath of COVID-19
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN | UNCTAD) — Barbados, Belize and Costa Rica are looking beyond the pandemic and climate shocks by developing and implementing national trade strategies strongly linked to resilience, conservation and the sustainable use of their marine resources. A regional experience-sharing workshop held on September 23-24 highlighted the need to adopt, elaborate and […]
New U.S. Travel Rules Exclude Foreigners Vaccinated With Russia’s Sputnik V
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) — Russian and foreign media have stepped up reports about rising Covid-19 infections. The reports also indicate high deaths in the country. Some new trends are noticeable. Interestingly, Tourism and Travel agencies have revealed that vaccine uptake has lagged in Russia and worse, due largely to mistrust, so many […]
Women’s Empowerment and Yoga in Rural Morocco and in Your Life
Viewpoint by Catrin Waters The writer is a student at University of Virginia in the U.S. and a volunteer with the High Atlas Foundation, a U.S./Moroccan non-profit organization focused on sustainable development. VIRGINIA, USA (IDN) — Before you read this, I challenge you to pause and ask your body the question: how do you like […]
What Mark Zuckerberg’s Trial Says About Us
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is having a torrid time. One by one, his worst fears are coming true. According to Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang, authors of An Ugly Truth, a scathing tell-all […]
Why Does Congress Fight Over Childcare but Not F-35s?
Viewpoint by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK (IDN) — President Biden and the Democratic Congress are facing a crisis as the popular domestic agenda they ran on in the 2020 election is held hostage by two corporate Democratic Senators, fossil-fuel consigliere Joe Manchin and payday-lender favorite Kyrsten Sinema. But the very […]
Joe Biden Acclaimed for Transparency on Nuclear Arsenal
Viewpoint by Daryl G. Kimball The following statement by Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director of The Arms Control Association, was issued on October 6, 2021. WASHINGTON, DC (IDN) — The Biden administration’s decision to declassify updated information on the number of nuclear warheads in the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal is a welcome step that reverses […]