By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 38th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous articles. SYDNEY (IDN) – A positive outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic could be a better understanding of protecting biodiversity and a global ban on the […]
What the Dickens, Let’s Fight the Stress of Coronavirus
Viewpoint by Dr. Dilkhush Panjwani * The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the author is affiliated with, in a professional or personal capacity. TORONTO (IDN) – Humanity is in the midst of an unfolding global […]
Violence Against Women Is the Growing Shadow Pandemic
Viewpoint by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Following is the statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women on 6 April 2020. NEW YORK (IDN) – With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion people are now sheltering at home from the global contagion of COVID-19. It’s a protective measure, but it brings another deadly danger. We see […]
COVID-19: Why the Nordics are Our Best Bet for Comparing Strategies
Viewpoint by Paul W. Franks* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Daily updated graphs illustrating the rising COVID-19 death rates in different countries raise hopes that we can understand impact of the virus and work out how to stop it from spreading further. But when comparing countries as different as South Korea, China, Italy and the UK, […]
Far from Being Our Enemies, Bats Need Protection Now More Than Ever
Viewpoint by Amy Fraenkel The writer is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) based in Bonn, Germany. BONN (IDN) – As efforts are stepping up around the world to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there are alarming reports that […]
A Resilient and Sustainable Future Needs Asia-Pacific Response to COVID-19 and Climate Emergency
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana The writer is Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). BANGKOK (IDN) – The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a heavy toll on Asia and […]
COVID-19: Is This Snark in Fact a Boojum?
On the Future of Capitalism after the Pandemic Viewpoint by Albena Azmanova* 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. LONDON (IDN) – While nursing his gravely ill godson in the spring of 1876, Lewis Carroll […]
COVID-19 Crisis: The Group of 77 Call for Strengthening South-South and North-South Cooperation
Applause for UN Chief’s Leadership While Missing Out His ‘Global Ceasefire’ Plea By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Short of referring to the clarion call by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on March 23 for “an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world”, in support of the bigger battle against the devastating pandemic, […]
COVID-19: A Pandemic of Fear?
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Let’s get death in proportion. True, Coronavirus is an appalling disease but the number of deaths it has caused this year is far lower than deaths caused by either common flue, car accidents, drug taking, alcoholism or cigarette smoking. Governments don’t like these things and make an […]
COVID-19: USA, France and China Crave African Support to Overcome the Pandemic
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – The U.S. and France are treading unexpected paths to besiege COVID-19 with African assistance. Striking a different note, the Nigerians have strong reservations about a team of Chinese specialists invited to support them in combating the pandemic in the West African country. While the desperate […]