By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Two experimental treatments are raising hopes among medical personnel that a cure for the deadly virus Ebola has been found. The antibody-based treatments will now be offered to all patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute […]
The ‘Roof of the World’ Festival Keeps Tajikistan’s Traditional Culture Alive
By Alisher Kukanbekov KHOROG, Tajikistan (IDN) – In this mountainous Gorno Badakhshan region with around a third of the population estimated to be unemployed, the exodus of the people for greener pastures abroad has gathered momentum in the past decade. To protect the colourful traditional culture from disappearing along with its population, the ‘Roof Top […]
The world prepares for the SDG Summit – Conversation with USG Liu Zhenmin
Prosecutors Are Key to Progressing Environmental Law
By UN Environment NAIROBI (IDN) – If human society is to stay within the bounds of critical ecological thresholds, it is imperative that environmental laws are widely understood, respected and enforced. This is the environmental rule of law. Since the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992, the world has converged on protecting our […]
Transforming Education for a New Generation of Leaders
Viewpoint by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka The writer is UN Women Executive Director. She issued this statement for International Youth Day, 2019. NEW YORK (IDN) – Sixteen-year old Gambian Jakomba Jabbie wants to be an aerospace engineer. A vocal advocate for girls’ education, she created a robotics team at school to show that girls can also participate […]
Kenya to Host a Momentous Summit of 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific Nations
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – The heads of state and government of the 79-nation African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States will gather at a momentous Summit themed ‘A Transformed ACP: Committed to Multilateralism’ from December 9-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. Laying the groundwork for finalizing the Post-Cotonou agreement as well as the revision […]
Exploding the Myth of the ‘Ugly Indian’
The new-generation tourists are the millennials, and they are anything but ugly — at least when abroad. They travel light and are averse to carrying stuff. They travel not to pick up things, but to gather experiences. By Shastri Ramachandaran* NEW DELHI (IDN) – East Asian hotels and resorts, especially in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and […]
The Devastating Arms Race Rages Unabated
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” – U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower in ‘The Chance for Peace’ address in April 1953. NEW YORK (IDN) […]
Blue Water Navy Plays an Important Role in Russian Diplomacy
By Mark Thomas-Patterson* WASHINGTON, DC (IDN) – July 28 marked Russia’s Naval Day, one of the series of military holidays celebrated in the country. The highlight of this year’s festivities was the first national fleet review in seven years, with President Vladimir Putin present at the main parade in St. Petersburg while Prime Minister Dmytry […]
Russia Prepares for Africa Summit to Elevate Economic Profile
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – As Russia prepares to strengthen its overall corporate economic profile during the African leaders’ summit in Sochi in October, policy experts are questioning agreements that were signed – many of them largely unfulfilled and forgotten – at least in the past decade with African countries. Experts, such as […]