By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS | PARAMARIBO, Suriname (ACP-IDN) – Climate change, which is a major concern in the Caribbean, and identifying and implementing effective climate adaptation and mitigation strategies were high on the agenda of the 17th regional meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, from February 28 to […]
India Competes with China for FAO Leadership
By Jaya Ramachandran ROME (IDN) – India is pitted against China for the coveted post of the Director-General of the Rome-based FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations that works in over 130 countries worldwide and leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Ramesh Chand of the policy commission of the […]
Myanmar and Bangladesh Trade Blame, UN Concerned About Rohingya Crisis
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – A humanitarian crisis continues to unfold on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, with almost 1 million Rohingya people now living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). While Myanmar and Bangladesh […]
Towards the First Russia-Africa Summit
By Kester Kenn Klomegah*, Eurasia Review China has offered $60 billion, Japan $32 billion, and India $25 billion, while large investment funds have also come from the United States and European Union, all towards realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa. Russia has not pledged any funds. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed […]
Lessons from Money Laundering Scandals in European Banks
Viewpoint by Maíra Martini and Laure Brillaud This article is reproduced with the permission of Transparency International. Maira Martini is Knowledge Coordinator and Laure Brillaud Senior Policy Officer, Anti-Money Laundering, of Transparency International. Any views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of IDN. LONDON (IDN) – What do all recent major grand corruption scandals have in common? Individuals and companies involved […]
India’s Bid to Promote ‘Buddhist Tourism’ Encounters Hurdles
By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 29th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous series. BODHGAYA (IDN) – In recent years the Indian government has been promoting the concept of a ‘Buddhist Tourism Circuit’ (BTC) with Bodhgaya – the […]
Ushering in an Era of Peace and Disarmament
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN) – “Amid the continued escalation of global challenges, crises that were previously unthinkable are now becoming reality throughout the world.” This is the backdrop to a wide-ranging proposal eminent Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate Dr. Daisaku Ikeda has put forward. ‘Toward a New Era of […]
Women Leaders Call for Gender Equality and Inclusion
By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) – In the lead up to International Women’s Day on March 8, twenty-six high ranking female officials who have worked across the United Nations have penned an open letter to world leaders calling for greater investment in policies and legal and social frameworks to achieve gender equality and inclusion. […]
Ghana Hosts Africa Climate Week as First of Three Regional Climate Events
By Rita Joshi BONN (IDN) – The Africa Climate Week, which is being hosted by Ghana from March 18–22 in Accra, is the first of three annual regional climate events this year – the latter two being the Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week and the Asia Pacific Climate Week. According to the Secretariat of […]
‘Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change’ on International Women’s Day
By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) – UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has stressed the need for “transformative shifts, integrated approaches and new solutions” to achieve gender equality, as envisaged in Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the road map for a sustainable future by 2030. “Current trajectories show existing interventions do not […]