Viewpoint by Roberto Savio* ROME (IDN) – If you could fit the entire population of the world into a village consisting of 100 people, maintaining the proportions of all the people living on Earth, that village would consist of
COVID-19: A Global Buddhist Network Contributing to Overcoming the Pandemic
Viewpoint by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada Following is the text of a press release conveying President Harada‘s Message in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Read in Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.] TOKYO (IDN) – Japan, where until recently we hoped that we would contain the spread of COVID-19, has now entered into a […]
The End of Bernie Sanders’ Socialist Agenda
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) – The Socialist-Democrat Presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ended his campaign as it lost momentum – and the coronavirus pandemic changed everything. Claiming that he is a democratic socialist, he wanted to stage a political revolution in America. The dreaded words “socialist” and “revolution” are anathema to Americans […]
COVID-19: Trump’s Bizarre Performance Blocked His Emergence as a ‘Hero’
Viewpoint by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir The writer is a professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He teaches courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies. NEW YORK (IDN) – For a man who is a self-absorbed, power hungry narcissist who wants to be recognized as one […]
COVID-19 Could Lead to Better Protection of Biodiversity and Wild Animals
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 […]