By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 20 August 2024 (IDN) — The rising death toll of humanitarian workers in war zones has prompted over 400 civil society and humanitarian organizations, plus several UN agencies, to denounce the horrifying killings of civilians. A joint letter addressed to the 193 Member States of the UN General Assembly […]
Compromise Is a Way Out of the Cold War Turning Hot
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 20 August 2024 (IDN) — Nearly everyone I talk politics to says the world is in a mess. But I live in a student town and most of them have nothing to measure their opinions against. They know not much about the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis, Watergate […]
Youth-led Protests: The Start of an African Spring?
By Henrik Maihack, IPS-Journal.EU* BERLIN | 20 August 2024 (IDN) — People are taking to the streets in Africa. Following a wave of protests and an election, a millennial president has come to power in Senegal, who just a few weeks earlier was a political prisoner. In Kenya, street protests led by Gen Z students […]
UN Urged to Probe Charges of US Complicity in Ousting Regimes in Pakistan and Bangladesh
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 20 July 2024 (IDN) — Two former leaders of major South Asian countries have reportedly accused the United States of covert regime change operations to topple their governments. One of the leaders, former […]
Kazakhstan Hosts UNODA-backed Non-proliferation Regional Conference
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | NEW YORK |19 August 2024 (IDN) — Nearly twenty years ago, the United Nations Security Council took a consequential step to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by unanimously adopting resolution 1540 (2004). This global instrument requires Governments to prevent non-State actors or terrorists from acquiring, proliferating […]
UN Biodiversity Summit: The Window of Opportunity Closes a Little Every Day
As COP16 in Colombia nears, renowned Argentine biologist Sandra Díaz tells Dialogue Earth of the need for transformative change to tackle biodiversity loss By Fermín Koop* BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | 19 August 2024 (IDN) — Colombia will host the United Nations’ biodiversity summit, COP16, from 21 October to 1 November. In the south-western city of […]
UN Worried about Nuclear Safety Situation in Ukraine
By Reinhard Jacobsen VIENNA | 18 August 2024 (IDN) —- The UN’s atomic energy agency IAEA is concerned about the nuclear safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road around the plant site perimeter on 17 August. The attack occurred as Ukrainian forces […]
The Challenge of Storing Mekong Rain
By Richard Friend, Jutamas Kaewsuk and Pakamas Thinphanga* This article was originally published under Creative Commons by 360info. YORK, England | SALAY, Thailand | KHON KAEN, Thailand | 18 August 2024 (IDN) — The Mekong region is renowned for the dramatic variation between the dry and rainy seasons. However, in line with climate change projections, […]
Why Bangladesh Chose Yunus to Steady the Ship
By Rahul Mukherji and A S M Mostafizur Rahman* This article was originally published under Creative Commons by 360info. HEIDELBERG, Germany | 18 August 2024 (IDN) — In Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh has the opportunity to shake off 15 years of autocratic rule with a new leader who gave opportunities to women to participate more fully […]
Wall Street Journal Story on Nordstream: Has Zelensky Become a Rogue Actor?
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 17 August 2024 (IDN) — Both Germany and the US have put out numerous stories about the destruction of the Nordstream pipeline. They say the pipeline was destroyed by the Ukrainians. The latest story, […]