New economic imperatives are forcing nations to make a choice. Viewpoint by Marshall Auerback The writer is a market analyst and commentator. This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW YORK (IDN) – COVID-19 has not only presented the global economy with its greatest public health challenge […]
“Target Women in All Aspects of Economic Recovery and Stimulus Plans in Southeast Asia”
Viewpoint by António Guterres Following is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General on the occasion of his latest policy brief titled The Impact of COVID-19 on South-East Asia. It examines how the eleven countries of South-East Asia are addressing the immediate impacts of COVID-19, focusing on the subregion’s socio-economic response. NEW YORK (IDN) – As […]
The Risk of Democracy Compromising Democracy
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Ritesh Tandon Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. is an ex-diplomat and Ritesh Tandon is the Republican Party candidate for the US Congress from California’s 17th District. CALIFORNIA (IDN) – Politics makes strange bedfellows where one snores aloud and the other one turns a blind eye to it. The paradox goes beyond […]
‘Heart-Breaking’ Accounts of Women Detained in DPRK
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | SEOUL (IDN) – A new UN report says that women forcibly returned to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are subjected to torture, ill treatment, sexual abuse, and other violations. The report published by the UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) on July 28 is based on 100 first-hand accounts […]
HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Require Global Solidarity
Kester Kenn Klomegah* Talks to UNAIDS Expert MOSCOW (IDN) – For over three decades, Africa has fought HIV/AIDS and is now battling another pandemic, COVID-19, that has shattered the continent’s economies. While adequate measures have been taken to halt the spread of the pandemic, Coronavirus has increased the financial burden. But HIV/AIDS experts say strengthening […]
What Is Morally Wrong With Discrimination? A Kantian Analysis
Viewpoint by Dr Sam Ben-Meir Dr Sam Ben-Meir is a professor of philosophy and world religions at Mercy College in New York City. NEW YORK (IDN) – The Supreme Court decided on June 15 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. Discrimination ‘because of sex’ is unlawful. […]
A Warrior for Nuclear Peace Dies But His Message Reverberates
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Bruce Blair, one of the great unsung heroes of the nuclear bomb age, died on July 19 at the age of 72. In his twenties he had been an intercontinental nuclear rocket launch officer, spending his days or nights deep down in a below-ground bunker waiting for […]
Indigenous Communities of Guyana and Women in Togo Fight Forest Degradation
Viewpoint by P.I. Gomes* The writer, Dr Patrick I Gomes, was Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States for five years until February 29, 2020. The 79-nation inter-regional body officially became the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) on April 5, 2020. Dr Gomes was previously Ambassador of the […]
Former President Mkapa Embodied Tanzanians’ Humility, Commitment to Peace
Viewpoint by Salim Lone The writer is former Director of Communications under Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Spokesman for Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga for more than a decade and currently working on a book on Kenya in the Global Context with a focus on the UN. PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (IDN) – Former President Ben Mkapa was […]
Tanzania’s Ex-President and Peacemaker Mkapa Dies of Malaria
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | DAR ES SALAAM (IDN) – Flags are being flown at half-mast for the former Tanzanian president, Benjamin William Mkapa, who passed away on July 24 after a bout of malaria. He was 81. He died in the early hours of July 24 while receiving treatment at […]