By Million Belay* This article was orignally published in a dossier from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Alameda. BRUSSELS | ADDIS ABABA | 5 September 2024 (IDN) — A premise which has its roots in traditional knowledge and ecological principles, some people may find the term agroecology mysterious or esoteric. However, far from being an […]
It Is Time We Embrace Politics to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
By Minh-Thu Pham, Co-founder and CEO, Project Starling This article was originally published as SDG BLOG in the September issue of UN DESA Voice. NEW YORK | 4 September 2024 (IDN) — Despite being an inherently political institution, the United Nations is not a place where we like to talk about politics—at least explicitly. And […]
Holding the Press and White House Accountable: An Afterword on the Gaza War
By Marcy Winograd* SANTA BARBARA, California | 4 September 2024 (IDN) — In Norman Solomon’s new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent press. Solomon tracks […]
Baloch Liberation Army Leaves Pakistani Army Without Many Options
By Manish Rai The author is a columnist and geopolitical analyst for Middle-East and Af-Pak region and can be reached at manishraiva@gmail.com NEW DELHI | 3 September 2024 (IDN) — Bold attacks carried out by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on August 27 rocked Pakistan. A large number of people and security personnel were killed in […]
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 3 September 2024 (IDN) — After three weeks of illness and holiday I have to tell you about what I’ve been reading. This novel is so very good. It raised my spirits as I lay twice under the surgeon’s knife! Here’s a novel played to music. It’s the story […]
Global Heating Threat Calls for Warlike Measures
By Franz Baumann The writer is President, Academic Council on the United Nations System and Adjunct Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Washington DC. The following text is adaptation of an article from Global Governance Journal. WASHINGTON, DC | 3 September 2024 (IDN) — For nearly half a century, negotiations in the context of the […]
Beyond the Numbers: How is Ageism Impacting Workplaces?
By Bisma Qamar* NEW YORK | 2 September 2024 (IDN)— The United Nations has been relentlessly advocating a significant role for youth in daily lives—and more importantly in implementing some of UN’s socio-economic goals. But in reality, there are roadblocks. When you graduate, eager and armed with full of ideas and apply for a role, […]
Ukraine Policy Could Break the European Union
By Michael von der Schulenburg and Ruth Firmenich* BRUSSELS | 2 September 2024 (IDN) — On 1 September, we commemorated the beginning of the Second World War 85 years ago with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland. It developed into the cruellest and bloodiest wars in modern history, costing the lives of around 75 million people […]
UN Chief Assures Support as Timor-Leste Marks 25 Years of Self-Determination
By Michele Zaccheo* DILILI, Timor-Leste | 2 September 2024 (IDN) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres told parliamentarians in Timor-Leste on 30 September the world has much to learn from their inspirational struggle for self-rule, 25 years to the day since the historic referendum which paved the way for independence in 2002. In a surprise move, […]
Restoration Of the Aral Sea Requires Concerted Efforts
By Marat Bisengaliev* This article was issued by IPS-Journal. ALMATY, Kazakhstan | 1 September 2024 (IDN) — As a violinist, I have witnessed how music can bridge divides and inspire collective action. It is imperative that the global community harnesses this same spirit of unity and creativity to address a dire and unprecedented environmental catastrophe […]