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ARMAMENTS2015-11-072023-07-10

Need for Dialogue among Divides: A Pugwash Perspective

By Jayantha Dhanapala* | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis

NAGASAKI (IDN) – The recent Nagasaki Pugwash Conference coincided with many significant anniversaries in the history of global peace and security – on this occasion with strong links to the host country, Japan.

– It was the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Organization, which underpins the prevailing global system of peace and security with its Charter and the framework of norms and values it upholds;

– It was the 60th anniversary of the Pugwash bedrock document and surely one of the earliest formulations of the “Humanitarian Pledge” of today – the 1955 London Manifesto of the Pugwash founding fathers Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell – one of whose co-signatories was Professor Hideki Yukawa, the Nobel Physics Laureate from Kyoto University, Japan;

– And it was the 20th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Pugwash and to one of its founders Sir Joseph Rotblat three months after the Pugwash Conference was held in Hiroshima in that year.

Africa2015-11-062023-07-10

Africa Hopes for a Fair and Just Climate Deal Instead of ‘Dead Aid’

By Friday Phiri | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis

VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe (IDN) – Just as climate change has been getting popular in development discourse over the past two decades, so has been climate financing, which refers to local, national or transnational funding, drawn from public, private and/or alternative sources.

Global Goals2015-11-062023-07-10

Migration: Ära der Migrationisierung hat begonnen

Ein Gastbeitrag von Lisa Monique Söderlindh*

STOCKHOLM (IDN) – Die vergangenen Jahrzehnte waren geprägt durch Megatrends wie Internationalisierung, Globalisierung, Urbanisierung und Digitalisierung. Auch jetzt deutet sich wieder ein solcher Megatrend an: die Migrationisierung.

DEVNET2015-11-062023-07-10

UN Targets ‘Hidden Source’ for Development Funding

UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United Nations has estimated a hefty funding requirement of over 3.5 trillion to 5.0 trillion dollars per year for the implementation of its ambitious post-2015 development agenda, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), approved by world leaders in September.

But at least one key question remains unanswered: how will the UN convince rich nations and the world’s multinational corporations to help raise the necessary trillions to reach those global goals, including the eradication of poverty and hunger by 2030? SPANISH | GERMAN | HINDI | JAPANESE

GLOBAL ISSUES2015-11-062023-07-10

Towards ‘Real Change’ in Canada

By Suresh Jaura* | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis

TORONTO (IDN | INPS) – ‘Real Change’ as promised in the election campaign has come to Canada with Justin Pierre James Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, taking over as 23rd Prime Minister of Canada.

Justin is the eldest son of the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau, prompting observers to describe him as the first in Canada’s political destiny. Born December 25, 1971, he is the second youngest Prime Minister in Canadian history after Joe Clark who headed the government from June 1979 to March 1980.

The Liberal Party bagged majority mandate winning 184 seats in the 42nd Federal election on October 19. This was an impressive win for the party under Justin Trudeau, who was elected in April 2013 as leader of the third party in Canada. In 2011 election, the Liberals had the worst showing in its history with 19 percent of the popular vote and 34 seats.

Global Goals2015-11-052023-07-10

Kinderrechte: Jugendliche fordern mehr Mitsprache über ihre Zukunft

Von Kanya D’Almeida

New York (IDN) – Kriege, Gewalt und Vertreibung treffen Kinder und Jugendliche besonders hart. Deshalb fordern junge Menschen eine stärkere politische Beteiligung bei der Lösung der genannten Probleme.

Europe2015-11-052023-07-10

The Refugee Challenge Calls for Exceptional Urgent Measures

By Mirjam van Reisen* | IDN-InDepthNews Viewpoint

BRUSSELS (IDN) – With the 28-nation EU desperately trying to find a solution to the unprecedented inflow of people seeking international protection and a better life, the size of the problem and the political battlefield are seriously damaging European cooperation and undermining citizens’ trust in the European project.

However, the proposals presented by the European Commission six months ago were reasonable and fair. Strengthening EU’s diplomacy to resolve the Syrian conflict, stepping up assistance to the countries neighbouring Syria, reinforcing external border controls and relocating 40,000 refugees based on a fair distribution key – all these made complete sense and could have been an adequate answer to the situation, at that point in time.

But Member States didn’t play ball. The shameful lack of solidarity, pure selfishness and political short sightedness of a number of (especially new) Member States frustrated any attempt to manage the situation in a reasonable and serene way. Despite all the (European) Councils, precious time has been lost and the situation today is worse than ever before, threatening to hurt the very fundaments of the EU.

ARMAMENTS2015-11-052023-07-10

Pugwash Conference Warns of the Growing Menace of Nuclear Weapons

By INPS* | IDN-InDepthNews Report

TOKYO (IDN) – The Pugwash Conference, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, has urged all nuclear weapon states to abandon nuclear-weapon system modernization programmes, and spend the billions of dollars earmarked for those programs on minimizing nuclear risks, preventing accidental launches and cyber attacks, and promoting disarmament.

GLOBAL ISSUES2015-11-042023-07-10

Europe and the United States Need Migrants

By Alissa Akins* | IDN-InDepthNews Viewpoint

WASHINGTON (IDN | GMF) – As refugees continue to arrive across Europe, non-entry point cities of Europe and the United States should consider proactively adopting measures to attract migrants to their communities as part of a long-term inclusion strategy.

Far from looking at resettled refugees as a burden on limited government resources, communities should instead see migrants as an external stimulus to the economy with high potential to fill labour market gaps and provide new employment opportunities.

Ultimately, the vast majority of migrants stay in the country to which they originally fled and less than 1% are resettled in third countries. This gives cities time to craft policies to welcome refugees into their communities and grow stronger, more inclusive economies.

Global Goals2015-11-032023-07-10

Abrüstung: Heftige Kritik an Australien nach Atom-Deal mit Indien

Von Neena Bandhari

SYDNEY (IDN) – Obwohl das australische Parlament das im vergangenen Jahr mit Indien geschlossene Atomkooperationsabkommen noch nicht ratifiziert hat, warnen Zivilgesellschaft, Umweltaktivisten und Abrüstungsbefürworter davor, dass ein Verkauf von Uran an Indien einen nuklearen Rüstungswettlauf in der Region auslösen könnte. Australiens guter Ruf als Verfechter atomarer Sicherheitsstrategien geriete damit in Gefahr.