By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS | 7 July (IDN) — At a pivotal dialogue, leaders from the European Union and UNESCO have committed to “responsibly harness” digital innovation for sustainable development, cultural diversity, human rights and gender equality. The event on 5 July was co-chaired by Zazie Schafer, Director of UNESCO’s Bureau of Strategic Planning, and […]
Fifty Years On, A Fight for Land Rights in Suriname Continues
By Jason Pinas* This article was issued by Dialogue Earth and is being republished under the Creattive Commons license. PARAMARIBO, Suriname | 7 July 2024 (IDN) — Ever since Suriname’s independence from the Netherlands nearly fifty years ago, the country’s Indigenous and tribal people have been fighting to have their land rights recognised. “We are […]
India: Homage to the Veteran Diplomat Muchkund Dubey Who Died at 90
Prof. Dubey was an expert on disarmament and development cooperation. He served as India’s foreign secretary in 1990-91, and as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Permanent Representative to UN Organisations in Geneva. He died on 26 June 2024 at the age of 90. By Saurabh Kumar* NEW DELHI | 6 July 2024 (IDN) —I […]
Joe Biden Is Most Effective Campaign Ally of Donald Trump
By Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen* SAN FRANCISCO | 6 July 2024 (IDN) — When Joe Biden’s ABC News interview aired on Friday night, it made clear that he should not be running for re-election. Rather than reduce the concerns sparked by his abysmal debate performance eight days earlier, the interview underscored that the president […]
The Summit of the Future: An Invitation to Intensive Global Brainstorming
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in New World Economy and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 6 July 2024 (IDN) — The world’s geopolitical system is not delivering what we want or need. Sustainable development is our declared goal, meaning economic prosperity, social justice, environmental sustainability and peace. […]
UN Takes Yet Another Step Towards Reconciling Humanity with Nature
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 6 July 2024 (IDN) — Reconciling Humanity with Nature does not sound sexy in a world caught in the grips of geopolitical turmoil, which is triggering a divorce between Humanity and Nature. But it is a vital component of what the United Nations system describes the Triple Planetary Crisis referring […]
Book Review: Writing for Media and Monetising It
By Reuben Abati, PhD The writer is a journalist, columnist and ARISE News TV anchor ABUJA | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — I was drawn to this book almost instantly by its title – Writing for Media and Monetising It. Azu Ishiekwene, the author, and I have been colleagues and friends for decades. We have […]
Uruguay Can Propel Relations between South America and China
By Ignacio Bartesaghi* This article was issued by Dialogue Earth and is being republished under the Creattive Commons license. MONTEVIDEO | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — Since the transformations that took place in China in the 1970s, which led to the so-called “economic miracle” that saw millions of Chinese people lifted out of poverty, the […]
USA: Who Owns the Constitution? Democrats or Republicans?
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — July 4, US Independence Day— the day MAGA guru Steve Bannon finally went to prison, the US Supreme Court voted along party lines 6-3 that a president could not be held liable for any act considered within the scope of his official duties, […]
Get to Know the Dark and Twisted World of Japanese Director Takashi Miike
By Andrew Russell* This article was issued by The Conversation and is being republished under Creative Commons licence. PORTSMOUTH, U.K. | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — The Japanese director Takashi Miike’s latest film, Lumberjack the Monster, has been released on Netflix with little to no fanfare). Producing over 100 theatrical releases since his debut in […]