By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (ACP-IDN) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Dr Fatou Bensouda has expressed her profound gratitude for the ACP Group‘s contributions to the work of the ICC that has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. 51 out of 79 ACP […]
Uncertain Prospects For Progress In Nuclear Disarmament
Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte The writer is President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, and a former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. He was president of the 2005 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. NEW YORK (IDN) – Although humankind has known since the dawn of ages the sorrow, misery and devastation caused by […]
New U.S. Report Focuses On Possible Future Iranian ICBM
By Arms Control Association WASHINGTON, DC (IDN-INPS) – On January 17, the Trump administration unveiled its Missile Defense Review, which outlines the administration’s strategy to counter missile threats, focusing on those posed by “rogue states” defined as Iran and North Korea. The review cites Iranian missile development as a primary challenge, repeatedly referencing the possibility […]
EU, Iran Not Amused By U.S. Middle East Summit In Poland
By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (IDN) – Nearly four months after the U.S. Department of State released on the eve of the Islamic Revolution’s 40th anniversary a 48-page report ‘Outlaw Regime: A Chronicle of Iran’s Destructive Activities’, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made a much frowned upon announcement that an international summit on the security […]
Uganda Hosts Africa’s Largest Refugee Population
By Sulaiman Momodu The writer is a public information officer with the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. This article first appeared on Africa Renewal, December 2018-March 2019 issue. KAMPALA (IDN-INPS) – As thousands of desperate men, women and children flee conflicts and natural disasters in search of a place of refuge, some countries are debating whether […]
India To Host UN Conference On Land Degradation
By Jutta Wolf BONN (IDN) – India will host the global Conference on desertification, land degradation and drought from October 7 to 18, 2019 in New Delhi. Participants from 197 Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will have access, for the first time, to a wealth of vital new scientific data, says […]
DR Congo Is Rotting From Within
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – The Algerian philosopher and revolutionary writer, Frantz Fanon, wrote: “Africa is shaped like a gun, and Congo is its trigger. If that explosive trigger bursts, the whole of Africa will explode.” The Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s largest country, is now caught up in the aftermath of […]
Congo’s Constitutional Court Declares Tshisekedi Presidential Election Winner
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – The Democratic Republic of Congo finally has a president. Opposition figure Felix Tshisekedi was declared winner of the presidential race by the DR Congo’s top court on January 20. The Constitutional Court said Tshisekedi had won by a simple majority, paving the way for him […]
Cooperation Key To Confronting Migration Challenges In West And Central Africa
Viewpoint by Richard Danzinger The writer is regional director for West and Central Africa of International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency. This article first appeared on Africa Renewal, December 2018-March 2019 issue. DAKAR (IDN-INPS) – Without a doubt, migration is a defining issue of this century. One billion people, one-seventh of the […]
UN Lauds India For Training Foreign Diplomats On Disarmament
By Devinder Kumar NEW DELHI (IDN) – India is the first member country of the United Nations to have launched a fellowship programme on disarmament and international security for foreign diplomats. “This is a demonstration of India’s commitment to nuclear issues and disarmament,” a senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. With […]