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and Soka Gakkai International in Consultative Status with ECOSOC

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Ship Strikes Killing Whales That Survived the Hunters

“Like elephants on land, whales in their watery domain, have claimed our attention now for roughly the same reasons. Ancient, large and driven to the edge of extinction by human greed, we must double our efforts to conserve them,” say the authors of this article. Michael Fishbach is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Great Whale Conservancy. Dr Palitha Kohona spent time in Antarctica in the last Antarctic summer.

COLOMBO (IDN) – Although whale numbers around the world appear to be recovering from the carnage that the European and American whalers and sealers inflicted on them, serious concerns remain.

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Asia-Pacific Failing on Achieving Global Development Goals

By Devinder Kumar

NEW DELHI | BANGKOK (IDN) – The leaders and senior government officials, attending the 75th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) from May 27 to 31 in Bangkok, have called for efforts to advance equality and empowerment for over four billion people across the region and resolved to strengthen regional cooperation and partnerships towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Supporting Local Energy Access Projects Across East Africa

By Radwan Jakeem

This article is part of reports by the UN SDG Media Compact of which IDN is a member.

NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has repeatedly said that it is time to end the fallacy that subsidizing fossil fuels is a way to improve people’s lives, and has called for the private sector to support the climate agenda.

As an example of how business can support the UN’s climate agenda, Portugal-based utility company EDP (Energias de Portugal) has partnered with the UN-backed Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) initiative to fund sustainable and clean energy projects in east Africa, notably in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi.

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La Generación 2030 en los países nórdicos aborda los ODS

Por Lowana Veal

REIKIAVIK (IDN) – El 5 de septiembre de 2017, dos años después de que las Naciones Unidas adoptara la Agenda 2030 con sus 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y 169 metas, los países nórdicos lanzaron conjuntamente el programa Generación 2030 con el objetivo de acelerar la implementación de la Agenda 2030 a través de la cooperación oficial de los países nórdicos.

Se asignó un presupuesto de 1,925 millones de dólares para el proyecto, que se extiende hasta diciembre de 2020.

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UN Appoints ‘Ebola Chief’ As the Menace of Deadly Virus Grows

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network

NEW YORK (IDN) – “We have no time to lose.” That’s the new mantra at the United Nations as the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo now appears almost unstoppable.

In a move to bolster efforts to contain the growing outbreak that has killed more than 1,200 people in 10 months, the United Nations on May 23 named David Gressly as the Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator (EERC).

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Forced Displacement in Africa Not Just a Tale of Human Tragedy

By Sean Buchanan

NEW YORK (IDN) – The estimated 24 million and more Africans who have been forced from their homes in recent years is placing a growing burden on the continent’s economy, environment and communities hosting those displaced.

This was the backdrop to a May 21-23 event held at UN headquarters as part of the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) focused on finding durable solution for displaced person in Africa. It brought together a wide range of actors with a stake in finding ways to deal with the issue, including representatives of national governments, the African Union, civil society, the private sector and the United Nations.  

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Antik İpek Yolu Merkezi Modern Turizme Hazırlanıyor

Yazar: Kalinga Seneviratne

BUHARA, Özbekistan (IDN) – Buhara şehri, antik İpek Yollarının Asya’yı Arap dünyasına ve Avrupa’ya bağlayan başlıca ticaret merkeziydi. 2016 yılında Özbekistan hükümetinin yabancı turistlere yönelik kısıtlamaları kaldırmasıyla ve eski İpek Yollarının üzerindeki küresel menfaatlerin ivme kazanmasıyla bu 2000 yıllık bu şehir Orta Asya’nın başlıca turist merkezi olmaya hazırdır.

Şehir, 10. ile 17. yüzyıllar arasında İran, Hindistan, Çin ve Rusya’dan gelen tüccarlarla beslenerek gelişmiş ve bu yolların gelişmesinde popüler ve önemli bir dinlenme noktası olmuştur. Buhara, sadece bir ticaret merkezi olmakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda bir ilim, din ve kültür merkeziydi. 8. yüzyıla dayanan, iyi korunmuş İran’dan etkilenmiş iyi bir İslami şehir örneğidir.

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古丝绸之路中心为现代旅游做好了准备

作者:卡林加·塞纳维拉特纳(Kalinga Seneviratne)

乌兹别克斯坦布哈拉(IDN) – 布哈拉市是将亚洲与阿拉伯世界和欧洲连接起来的古丝绸之路的主要贸易中心。随着乌兹别克斯坦政府于2016年解除对外国游客的限制,以及全球对古丝绸之路的兴趣日益高涨,这座拥有2000年历史的城市有望成为中亚的主要旅游中心。

这座城市在波斯、印度、中国和俄罗斯商人的滋养下成长起来,在10世纪到17世纪期间,它是这些路线上的一个发展中的受欢迎且重要的休息点。布哈拉不仅是一个贸易站,也是一个学术、宗教和文化中心。这是一个可以追溯到8世纪的保存完好的受波斯人影响的伊斯兰城市的很好的例子。

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طريق الحرير القديم يستعد للسياحة الحديثة Ancient Silk Route Hub Gets Ready

بقلم كالينجا سينيفيراتني

بُخارى، أوزبكستان (IDN) – لقد كانت مدينة بُخارى مركزًا تجاريًّا رئيسيًّا لطرق الحرير القديمة التي كانت تربط آسيا بالعالم العربي وأوروبا، وبعد أن رفعت حكومة أوزبكستان القيود المفروضة على السياح الأجانب في عام 2016 باتت المصالح العالمية في طرق الحرير القديمة تكتسب زخمًا كبيرًا، حيث تستعد هذه المدينة التي يعود تاريخها إلى 2000 عام لتكون وجهة السياح الرئيسية في آسيا الوسطى.

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Generation 2030 in the Nordic Countries Tackles SDGs

By Lowana Veal

REYKJAVIK (IDN) – On September 5, 2017 – two years after the United Nations adopted Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets – the Nordic countries jointly launched the Generation 2030 programme with the aim of speeding up implementation of Agenda 2030 through official Nordic cooperation.

A budget of 1.925 million dollars was allocated for the project, which runs until December 2020. (P07) JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH

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