By Jaya Ramachandran | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
BERLIN (IDN) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group has welcomed the Climate Change Paris Agreement on December 12. “It is a major step forward; it has reinforced the core issues around which the ACP joined forces with the EU,” said the 79-nation Group’s Secretary-General Dr. Patrick Gomes.
BERLIN (IDN) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group has welcomed the Climate Change Paris Agreement on December 12. “It is a major step forward; it has reinforced the core issues around which the ACP joined forces with the EU,” said the 79-nation Group’s Secretary-General Dr. Patrick Gomes.
By J Nastranis | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
NEW YORK | PARIS (IDN) – Ban Ki-moon has reason to be sure that when he completes his second term as the Secretary-General of the United Nations end of December 2016, he would have left behind a proud legacy.
Climate change has been “one of the defining priorities” of his tenure since January 2007, when he took over as Secretary-General. In his remarks at the closing of COP21, Ban stressed: “Over the past nine years, I have spoken repeatedly with nearly every world leader. I have visited the climate front lines, from the Arctic to Antarctica and to the Amazon, from the Sahel to the Aral Sea. I have been to Pacific Islands that are sinking under the waves.”
NEW YORK | PARIS (IDN) – Ban Ki-moon has reason to be sure that when he completes his second term as the Secretary-General of the United Nations end of December 2016, he would have left behind a proud legacy.
Climate change has been “one of the defining priorities” of his tenure since January 2007, when he took over as Secretary-General. In his remarks at the closing of COP21, Ban stressed: “Over the past nine years, I have spoken repeatedly with nearly every world leader. I have visited the climate front lines, from the Arctic to Antarctica and to the Amazon, from the Sahel to the Aral Sea. I have been to Pacific Islands that are sinking under the waves.”
Von Bernhard Schell
AMMAN (IDN) – Amnesty International fordert von Jordanien unverzügliche Hilfe für bis zu 12.000 syrische Flüchtlinge, die an der Grenze des Landes festsitzen. Diese Menschen kämpften in strenger Kälte in einem “Niemandsland” um ihr Überleben, heißt es im Appell der Hilfsorganisation.
Von Somar Wijayadasa*
NEW YORK (IDN) – Darin waren sich die meisten Kommentatoren zum Welt-Aids-Tag am 1. Dezember einig: Der jahrelange Kampf gegen HIV/Aids hat Erfolge gezeigt. Doch von Jubel kann keine Rede sein. Wie die Organisation UNAids erklärte, haben die Neuerkrankungen in den vergangenen Jahren weiter zugenommen. Allein im Jahr 2014 gab es zwei Millionen neue HIV-Infektionen – das sind 6.000 pro Tag.
NEW YORK (IDN) – The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution on youth, peace and security, which for the first time in its history focuses entirely on the role of young men and women in peace-building and countering violent extremism.
The resolution, sponsored by Jordan, embodies an unprecedented acknowledgment of the urgent need to engage young peace-builders in promoting peace and frustrating extremism. Adopted on December 9, 2015 it also regards the youth and youth-led organizations as important partners in the global efforts to thwart violent extremism and promote lasting peace.
By J Nastranis | IDN-InDepthNews Report
NEW YORK (IDN) – The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution on youth, peace and security, which for the first time in its history focuses entirely on the role of young men and women in peace-building and countering violent extremism.
The resolution, sponsored by Jordan, embodies an unprecedented acknowledgment of the urgent need to engage young peace-builders in promoting peace and frustrating extremism. Adopted on December 9, 2015 it also regards the youth and youth-led organizations as important partners in the global efforts to thwart violent extremism and promote lasting peace.
By Jaya Ramachandran | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
BERLIN | BRUSSELS | PARIS (IDN) – The UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris would be recorded in the annals of global negotiations if only because a block of wealthy nations responsible for contributing to global warming made a common cause with a group of developing nations suffering the dire consequences of climate change.
Von Shastri Ramachandaran*
PEKING (IDN) – Das Ende der zwangsweise durchgesetzten Ein-Kind-Politik in China erscheint als bahnbrechende Maßnahme mit großer wirtschaftlicher und politischer Tragweite. Es bleibt jedoch zu bezweifeln, ob sie tatsächlich die beabsichtigen positiven Auswirkungen auf die Wirtschaft der Volksrepublik haben wird. Die Entscheidung der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas vom 29. Oktober 2015, die bislang strikt umgesetzte Ein-Kind-Politik nach 35 Jahren abzuschaffen und jeder Familie künftig zwei Kinder zu erlauben, hat in erster Linie politische Bedeutung.
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