IDN-InDepthNews

OPINION2012-01-192023-07-10

Time is Right for the Human Right to Peace

By Anwarul K. Chowdhury*

(Note: This article first appeared on IDN on January 19, 2012 and is being reproduced because of its profound significance in view of the new UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ emphasis on sustained peace and development. Now follows the article as published five years ago. – Editor)

No time is more appropriate than now to build the culture of peace. No social responsibility is greater nor task more significant than that of securing peace on our planet on a sustainable foundation. Today’s world with its complexities and challenges is becoming increasingly more interdependent and interconnected. The sheer magnitude of these requires all of us to work together. Recognition of the human right to peace by the international community, particularly the United Nations, will surely generate the inspiration in creating the much-needed culture of peace in each one of us.

GLOBAL ISSUES2011-11-012023-07-10

Bad News for the World Economy

By Santo Das Gupta
IDN-InDepth NewsReport

PARIS (IDN) – The prospects for the world economy look rather gloomy in the coming two years, says a respectable international economic organisation of 34 countries. The situation can, however, be redeemed if leading industrial and emerging countries take “bold decisions” to get the global economy back on track, it adds.

ECONOMY2011-11-012023-07-10

Bad News for the World Economy

By Santo Das Gupta
IDN-InDepth NewsReport

GLOBAL ISSUES2011-10-272023-07-10

Free the World from the Nuclear Chain

By Xanthe Hall*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint

Nuclear Power and the Bomb are inextricably linked through an atomic chain. The nuclear era began in Germany, so we have a specific responsibility to end it sooner rather than later.

BERLIN (IDN) – We talk about abandoning nuclear energy or abolishing nuclear weapons. But this is not enough. They are only the visible products of a whole chain of production that binds us – the nuclear chain. This chain does much more damage than we are aware of.

GLOBAL ISSUES2011-10-112023-07-10

Is Time Ripe to Abandon the IMF?

By Raúl de Sagastizabal
IDN-InDepth NewsEssay

Hedging behaviour, a high degree of groupthink, intellectual capture, a general mind-set that excludes contrary views, fiefdom battles, inadequate analytical approaches, and lack of accountability should make governments ask themselves whether the time has not come to withdraw their support for the IMF.

Finance2011-10-112023-07-10

Is Time Ripe to Abandon the IMF?

By Raúl de Sagastizabal
IDN-InDepth NewsEssay

GLOBAL ISSUES2011-10-092023-07-10

The Two Sudans Are Dangerous Minefields

By Jerome Mwanda
IDN-InDepth NewsReport

NAIROBI (IDN) – A new era of protracted civil war in Sudan is “a real possibility” if key international actors do not succeed in containing it. In fact, fighting could quickly expand both within Sudan and spill over into South Sudan, a prestigious international think-tank has warned.

GLOBAL ISSUES2011-10-082023-07-10

Aid Effectiveness Falls Short of Commitments

By Jaya Ramachandran
IDN-InDepth NewsReport

PARIS (IDN) – As a landmark global meeting on aid effectiveness inches closer, two new reports find that donors have made less effort and less progress than developing countries in implementing aid effectiveness commitments since 2005, even though the commitments demanded less from donors.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT2011-10-082023-07-10

Aid Effectiveness Falls Short of Commitments

By Jaya Ramachandran
IDN-InDepth NewsReport

GLOBAL ISSUES2011-10-082023-07-10

U.S. Searching for Afghanistan Exit Strategy

By Arvind Gupta*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint

NEW DELHI (IDN) – Osama bin Laden’s killing was a high point in America’s Afghan strategy. Buoyed by the success of Op Geronimo, it appeared that the U.S. might be able to craft a successful exit strategy. The U.S. could declare that al Qaeda had been defeated and that the U.S. job in Afghistan was done.