By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – As the world’s attention is turned to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, a special Committee of the UN General Assembly has alerted about “the threat of annexation” of the Palestinian territory by Israel. “Annexation is a threat to the two-state solution,” the Committee accentuated. Earlier, on April 23, UN […]
US Army Garrison in Germany Is Maintaining ‘Combat Proficiency’ During COVID-19
By Dani Johnson The writer is assigned to United States Army Garrison Ansbach in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria. This feature first appeared on U.S. Defense News on May 9. While the global media is focused on the impact of the disastrous impact of the corona virus on the U.S. and elsewhere around the world, […]
We Are Fighting Two Enemies at the Same Time: a Deadly Virus and a Deadlier Hunger
By Bea Cordia NEW YORK (IDN) – COVID-19 has shattered the entire world. As a result of what some people have called the ‘Great Lockdown’, economic activity has plummeted, borders have been closed, and national health systems are on the edge of collapse. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, more […]
After the Pandemic, Will We Return to Business as Usual?
Viewpoint by Francesc Badia I Dalmases* This article was originally published on openDemocracy. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News BARCELONA (IDN) – Meteorologists have warned that this year is on track to become the hottest since records began. The climate crisis […]
Pandemics: Lessons Looking Back from 2050 – Part 2
Viewpoint by Fritjof Capra and Hazel Henderson* This article was originally published on Other News, a vehicle for “voices against the tide” and is being reproduced with thanks. Please click here for Part 1. Berkeley | JACKSONVILLE (IDN) – When the coronavirus struck in 2020, the human responses were at first chaotic and insufficient, but […]
COVID-19: An Open Letter from African Intellectuals to Africa’s Leaders
100 leading academics and writers call on leaders to govern with compassion and see the crisis as a chance for a radical change of direction. The following is the full text of the letter, being reproduced courtesy of African Arguments under a Creative Commons Licence 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). LONDON (IDN) – The threats […]
COVID-19: Urgent Need for African Governments to Upgrade the Health Systems
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) – Amid multifold theories and disinformation spreading around the COVID-19 in Africa, it is important for African governments to consider strengthening the existing health systems and infrastructures, and allocate substantial funds for health research and production of basic equipment, for attaining sustainable development goals set in the African Agenda […]
Pandemics: Lessons Looking Back from 2050 – Part 1
Viewpoint by Fritjof Capra and Hazel Henderson* This article was originally published on Other News, a vehicle for “voices against the tide” and is being reproduced with thanks. Berkeley | JACKSONVILLE (IDN) – Imagine, it is the year 2050 and we are looking back to the origin and evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the […]
Sri Lanka Has Been Successful in Countering COVID-19
The Small Indian Ocean Island Deserves Recognition Viewpoint by Dr Palitha Kohona The writer is former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary. COLOMBO (IDN) – Sri Lanka has been successful so far, compared to most countries in the world, in the fight against Covid-19. The mind-numbing […]
Russia’s Victory in WWII Changed the World but War Drums Continue
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) – On May 9, 1945, after four years of violent battles inside Russia, recorded as the bloodiest and most destructive military conflict in the whole history of humanity, the Russians defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. It is the single most important day in Russian history that […]