Prime Minister Abe is reported to be keen to reach an agreement on specific cooperation project during his planned official visit to China this October. Viewpoint by Zhao Hong The author is Professor at the Research School for Southeast Asian Studies, Xiamen University, China. This article was first carried in EastAsiaForum on 15 September 2018. […]
Catalysing Deep and Lasting Changes in the Minerals Sectors
A global conference in Zambia aimed at the improvement of the miners’ productivity and its cumulative impact on poverty reduction at local and national levels. By Dr. Patrick I. Gomes The author is Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States comprising 79 member countries – 48 from sub-Saharan Africa, 16 […]
South Sudan Moves from Despair to Hope after New Peace Deal
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – South Sudan, caught in brutal civil conflict for years, has engaged the United Nations three times since the South Sudan government and opposition groups signed a Revitalized Peace Agreement on September 13. The country gained its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, after two civil […]
South Africa Is Determined to Grasp the Nettle of Land Reform
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – Zimbabwe messed up its land reform. Now South Africa has decided to give a great push to its slow moving land reform. We’ll see if it can avoid Zimbabwe’s mistakes. President Donald Trump tweeted that he’d asked his secretary of state to look into “farm seizures and […]
UN Chief Hails ‘Exceptional Global Leader’ as Kofi Annan Is Laid to Rest in Ghana
Ghana Remembers Kofi Annan
Afrophobia and Racism Keep India Trailing Behind China
By Shastri Ramachandaran The author is an independent journalist writing on political and foreign affairs. This article first appeared in NewsClick that claims to be an alternative to the corporate media in India on July 27, 2018, and is being reproduced by the permission of the author who give editorial support to IDN-INPS editor. – […]
A Rapper Accompanies South Korean President to Pyongyang
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | SEOUL (IDN) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea from September 18-20, 2018 with a view to encouraging Kim Jong-Un to break the deadlock in nuclear talks between North Korea and the United States. Moon played a crucial role in President […]
Upcoming UN General Assembly Promises a Whiff of History
Fourth Woman President in 73 years – 18-year-old Female Activist to Speak at High Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament By Santo D. Banerjee NEW YORK (IDN) – The 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly opening on September 18 promises to be historic. Not only because its President, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, the Foreign […]
Gender-Responsive Investments, ODA are of Vital Importance
Viewpoint by Åsa Regnér Following are extensive excerpts from remarks delivered by Åsa Regnér, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women at the session on “the role of inclusive ODA by realizing human rights and gender equality” at the 12th Seoul ODA International Conference in the Republic of Korea, on September 14, 2018. […]