看古巴年轻人如何运用经济即兴发展的艺术
【特立尼达岛，古巴IDN＝Julia Rainer】
特立尼达岛作为古巴最受欢迎的城市之一仿佛可以让时间静止。至少每年从世界各地涌来的成千上万的游客们带着这样的期望而来的。
殖民地教堂和气势雄伟的房屋群落已经守卫了这座城市上百年，整修过后看起来就像时间从未在其身上刻下任何痕迹一样。的确这座风景如画的城市连同环绕在四周的美妙甘蔗种植园在1988年被列入联合国科教文组织世界文化遗产。…
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｜キューバ｜臨機応変に経済のワザを磨く若者たち
【トリニダード（キューバ）IDN＝ジュリア・レイナー】
キューバでもっとも人気のある観光地の一つであるトリニダードは、時が止まった場所であるかのようだ。少なくとも、毎年世界各地からやってくる数千人の観光客は、そう信じるように仕向けられている。
コロニアル風の教会と荘厳な邸宅の数々が数世紀にもわたって街の守りとなり、まるで時間が止まったままであるかのごとく、美しく復元された。実際、この美しい街は、それを取り囲むサトウキビのプランテーションとともに、１９８８年にユネスコの世界文化遺産に指定された。…
Rich Countries Criticised For Lack of Serious Action on Climate Change
By Jaya Ramachandran
BONN (IDN) – As the UN climate talks in Bonn (COP23) drew to a close, Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) bashed the rich countries for once again showing poor leadership by not taking serious action on climate change – despite new evidence showing emissions are on the rise.
FoEI’s Dipti Bhatnagar said: “Rich nations, including those calling themselves ‘climate leaders’, have brought crumbs to the table on pre-2020 climate action. But this is meaningless, as they continue to push dirty energy at home and overseas, and fail to support energy transformation in the South. As we learnt this week, emissions are set to rise again for the first time in three years. If nothing changes, then these so-called leaders have booked their spot on the wrong side of history.”…
Fijian Presidency Lends New Dimension to Climate Negotiations
By Ramesh Jaura
BONN (IDN) – Twenty-five years ago, governments came together at the Earth Summit in Rio driven by the idea that the world needed to change the way it was treating its environment.
From that idea, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted – “and a movement began. A movement that, two years ago, resulted in the Paris Agreement,” said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa in her opening speech at COP23, the 23rd annual UN Climate Conference.…
107 Countries Call for Tangible Progress in Implementing the Paris Climate Accord
By Jaya Ramachandran
BONN (IDN) – The 28-nation European Union and 79 countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group have reaffirmed their commitment to the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, which entered into force on November 4, 2016. They also urged all member states to ensure concrete progress at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23).
COP23 is an abbreviation for the 23rd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the former West German capital city Bonn, from November 6 to 17.
Both the EU and the ACP Group acknowledge the importance of this year’s conference to ensure the achievement of key milestones for the full implementation of the Paris accord.…
More Steps Forward on Human Rights than Backwards
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power*
LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – When Donald Trump stretched his hand across our television screens on Sunday (November 12) to shake the hand of the Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Duterte, and then said he had “a great relationship” with him I felt my gorge contracting.
Having tasted the great, if sometimes flawed, (remember the totally counterproductive policy of arming the Afghani mujahedeen against the Soviet invaders) campaign of another U.S. president, Jimmy Carter, to put human rights at the centre of American foreign, to see this bald regression is a bitter fruit to swallow.…
Climate Scientists Warn of Unprecedented Risks to Humanity
By Jaya Ramachandran
BONN (IDN) – Scientists are warning of a profound impact on human health and migration, leading to civil unrest and conflict. In a new statement to national representatives meeting in Bonn for the annual climate talks widely known as COP23, scientists said that Earth is approaching tipping points that threaten human security.
The warning that Planet Earth is coming close to a critical situation – when a series of small climate changes would become significant enough to cause havoc – comes as global emissions are projected to rise after three stable years.
COP23 is an abbreviation for the 23rd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the former West German capital city Bonn, from November 6 to 17.…
Vatican Conference Underlines Nexus Between Sustainable Development and Nuclear Weapons Ban
By Ramesh Jaura
VATICAN CITY (IDN) – When world leaders approved ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, as an outcome document of the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development two years ago, they designated it as “a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity” that “also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom”.
The document, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, is based on a consensus emerging from protracted discussions within the Open Working Group. It meticulously avoids words such as “a world free of nuclear weapons”. (P31) FRENCH | INDONESIAN | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | PORTUGUESE | THAI
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France Puts Focus on Funding with ‘One Planet Summit’
By A.D. McKenzie
PARIS (IDN) – A day after the latest UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) began in Bonn, Germany, the French government upped the momentum by announcing concrete plans for its own “One Planet Summit” to be held December 12.
This summit will have more than 100 countries represented and will focus on financing to combat climate change, according to the organisers.
French officials said that “for the moment” U.S. President Donald Trump had not been invited, but that “numerous American players” who are mobilising for climate action will be present. In June, Trump announced plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, to international criticism.…
New Report Tells Business How It Can Help Build Just, Peaceful and Strong Institutions
By Santo D. Banerjee
NEW YORK (IDN) – Hundreds of millions of people in civil society contribute to peace and justice every day, by public service, supporting thousands of public and private organizations, solid citizenship or leadership, and perhaps most importantly of all, by simply practicing peaceful behaviour in all situations.
However, in an era dominated by large organizations, whether governmental or private, individual contributions to social stability have their limitations. A new report says that companies can play a critical role in helping achieve particularly Goal 16 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
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