By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – An immense blanket of dead fish stretching across three states has sparked anger and frustration among communities along the Atlantic Ocean coastline in Nigeria. The area is known for oil spills that have polluted the waters and left fish and other wildlife inedible. The massive […]
US Seeks Iran Arms Embargo Extension Riling Europe
By Kelsey Davenport and Julia Masterson While Julia Masterson is research assistant, Kelsey Davenport is director for nonproliferation policy at Arms Control Association. The Association’s website published this analysis on May 15. WASHINGTON (IDN) – The United States is considering a range of options to prevent the October 2020 expiration of a UN embargo that […]
Burundi Threatens to Deal a Severe Blow to UN Reputation
Viewpoint by Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis are Co-Directors of AIDS-Free World and its Code Blue Campaign, which seeks to end impunity for sexual offences by UN personnel. NEW YORK (IDN) – It is a matter of extreme urgency that Burundi’s presidential, legislative, and local elections, scheduled for May 20, […]
Postponement of NPT Review Conference Offers an Opportunity
Antagonisms, Conflicts and Nuclear Risks After the Pandemic A Pugwash Document Signed on May 6 by Sergio Duarte (President of Pugwash), Paolo Cotta Ramusino (Secretary-General of Pugwash), Steven Miller (Chair of the Pugwash Executive Committee), and Saideh Lotfian (Chair of the Pugwash Council). Download a copy [PDF]. As of May 10, 135 eminent personalities including […]
Close Encounters of the COVID Kind
The what, where, when, why, who, and how of the coronavirus pandemic Viewpoint by Dr. Dilkhush Panjwani * TORONTO (IDN) – Humanity is facing close encounters with the unfolding crisis of the novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, and many other essential service providers are on the frontline, risking their lives to save […]
Communities in Mozambique Inspired to Curb Deforestation
By Mariane Almeida and Sofia Barbeiro The two writers are part of a team of Young Environmental Journalists covering Africa. RIO de JANEIRO | LISBON (IDN) – In Mozambique’s province of Gaza, 9,240 tons of charcoal are produced every year placing pressure on the region’s natural resources. Wood burning for charcoal production has led to […]
COVID-19: An Opportunity to Fix Dysfunctional Biomedical R&D System
Viewpoint by Sreenath Namboodiri* The author is Assistant Professor of Law at School of Ethics, Governance, Culture & Social Systems, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth (deemed to be university), Ernakulam, Kerala, India. He can be reached on twitter @SnathNamboodiri NEW DELHI (IDN) – Failures of the patent system to meet the public health priorities demand a new approach […]
COVID-19: Fake, Shocking & Good News Stalks Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – A new fact-checking industry had its hands full recently in Senegal when a fake news post on social media claimed that children were “dying on the spot” from vaccines against the corona virus. The post, titled “Scandal in Senegal”, was shared thousands of times on […]
COVID-19 To Push More Than 34 Million People into Extreme Poverty in 2020
By Santo D. Banerjee NEW YORK (IDN) — The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to deal a huge blow to global efforts for eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, two of the vital goals of the 17 SDGs. A new UN report expects more than 34 million people to fall below the extreme poverty line in 2020. […]
In Africa, Trump’s Fate Is Worse Than a Laughingstock
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview magazine based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) – In a recent article in The Atlantic also widely used elsewhere, American journalist, Anne Applebaum, described the pathetic meltdown of US President Donald Trump, especially since the outbreak of the global health crisis, COVID-19. […]