Paris Climate Agreement Promises to be UN Chief’s Legacy

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.”

Gesundheit: HIV/Aids-Raten steigen wieder an

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.

First Ever UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security

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.

First Ever UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security

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.

China: ‘Zwei-Kind-Politik’ bietet keine Patentlösung für Wirtschaftskrise

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.

Progress in Containing HIV/AIDS, But No Cause for Complacency

By Somar Wijayadasa* | IDN-InDepthNews Analyis


NEW YORK (IDN) – Almost all countries of the world commemorated the World AIDS Day on December 1 with statements that exhibit optimism that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is finally on its last leg.

Despite tremendous progress in containing the pandemic, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that, in 2014, there were “over 2 million new HIV infections”.

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