By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Lake Turkana, the reputed birthplace of mankind, has been designated an endangered environmental hotspot by a UNESCO panel. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1997, Kenya’s Lake Turkana stands among such treasures as the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China. […]
Lao Women Village Weavers Pursue Moderate Livelihoods
By Toung Eh Synuanchanh This article is the 24th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. BUNGSANTHUENG, Laos (IDN) – The consciousness of finite resource and traditional wisdom are inspiring a group of women in the Southeast Asian country to pursue business practices based on the Buddhist […]
Forests Comprise Large Part of Climate Solution But Receive Meagre Investment
By Fabiola Ortiz OSLO (IDN) – It has been a decade now that the mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation – known as REDD+ – has been included in climate negotiations, however investments have not been sufficient for bringing them down. “Even though science tells us that forests represent thirty percent of […]
79-Nation ACP Exercises Decisive Influence Globally
By Dr. Patrick I. Gomes Following is the text of foreword by Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes, the Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), to ‘Striving for People, Planet and Peace – 2018 Report of the Joint Media Project of INPS-SG-IDN’. Prior to taking up the position of ACP SG, he […]
UN Chief Favours Implementation of Iran Nuclear Deal
By Kelsey Davenport The author is director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association (ACA). This article was part of the ACA’s Newsletter of June 29, 2018. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN-INPS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the nuclear deal with Iran is at a “crossroads” and expressed his deep regret over U.S. President Donald […]
UN in Vienna Stages World Premieres by Migrant Composers
By Reinhardt Jacobsen VIENNA (IDN) – The first-ever musical event of its kind at the United Nations in Vienna has showcased the richness of culture and art that migration brings. Co-hosted by the UN migration agency (IOM) and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), the ‘Voices of Migration’ concert at the Vienna International Centre on […]
Experts Accentuate the Significance of Trump-Putin Summit
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | NEW YORK (IDN) – “We are on the brink of a new cold war,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres on May 24, 2018 adding that there are no negotiations under way between the U.S. and Russia for further strategic nuclear arms reductions. Whether presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would […]
Real Money Crucial for Success of Paris Climate Pact
By Harjeet Singh The writer is Global Lead on Climate Change at ActionAid International and is based in New Delhi. The commitment and sincerity of developed countries to provide climate finance will determine whether the Paris Agreement will succeed in combating climate change, he warns. Views are personal. This article first appeared on ‘India Climate […]
UN Warned Against Taking a Case-by-Case Approach to Self-Determination
By Kwame Buist NEW YORK (IDN) – A case-by-case approach to the issue of the world’s remaining ‘non-self governing territories’ must not be misinterpreted as a rationale for legitimising the political and economic inequality of dependency status, the recently concluded session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation was told. The committee concluded its 2018 […]
UN Report Bashes India and Pakistan for Multiple Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | GENEVA (IDN) – In its first ever report on the human rights situation in Indian- and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir, the UN has listed human rights violations and abuses on both sides of the Line of Control, and highlighted a situation of chronic impunity for violations committed by security forces. “There is […]