A project of the Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group with IDN as the Flagship Agency in partnership with Soka Gakkai International in consultative status with ECOSOC
A Joint Media Project of
the Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group with IDN as the Flagship Agency
and Soka Gakkai International in Consultative Status with ECOSOC
By Radwan Jakeem
NEW YORK (IDN) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has told the UN’s 193 Member States that in the wake of an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation. “We need to move from death to health; from disaster to reconstruction; from despair to hope; from business as usual to transformation.”…
फ्रांसिस किन्युआ द्वारा*
नाइरोबी (IDN) – नौ महीने बंद रहने के बाद, एक नए सत्र की शुरुआत करने और COVID-19 की विश्वव्यापी महामारी के परिणामस्वरूप 2020 में बाधित हुए विद्यालय वर्ष को फिर से शुरू करने के लिए केन्या के स्कूल फिर से खुले। 4 जनवरी की सुबह, रास्तों पर उल्लसित बच्चों के झुंड रंगबिरंगी पोशाकें पहनकर अपने स्कूल जाते हुए देखे गए।
बच्चे फिर से स्कूल जाने को लेकर उत्साहित थे। न्यू पुमवानी प्राइमरी स्कूल में पढ़ने वाली, केट की 12 वर्ष की बेटी ने कहा कि, घर पर रहना थकाने वाला और उबाऊ अनुभव था। उसने कहा, “मैं फिर से पढ़ना चाहती थी, मुझे मेरे सहपाठियों व शिक्षकों की याद आती थी, और मैं फिर से स्कूल लौटकर खुश हूँ।”…
โดย Francis Kinyua*
ไนโรบี (IDN) — หลังจากโรงเรียนปิดไป 9 เดือนในปี 2020 อันเป็นผลมาจากการระบาดของ COVID-19 โรงเรียนในเคนยาก็เริ่มกลับมาเปิดเทอมใหม่อีกครั้ง เช้าวันที่ 4 มกราคม ท้องถนนเต็มไปด้วยเด็ก ๆ ที่สวมเครื่องแบบสีสันสดใสเดินหน้าไปโรงเรียนของพวกเขา
เด็ก ๆ ตื่นเต้นที่จะได้กลับไปโรงเรียน ชาร์ลีนลูกสาววัย 12 ปีของเรทซึ่งเรียนอยู่ที่โรงเรียนประถม New Pumwani กล่าวว่าการอยู่บ้านเป็นเรื่องที่เหนื่อยหน่ายและน่าเบื่อ “ฉันคิดถึงการเรียน ฉันคิดถึงเพื่อนและครู และฉันมีความสุขที่ได้กลับไปโรงเรียน” เธอกล่าว…
By Francis Kinyua*
NAIROBI (IDN) – After being closed for nine months, schools in Kenya reopened to start a new term and resume the school year that was disrupted in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the morning of January 4, the streets were swarmed with elated children wearing colourful uniforms marching to their schools. (P29) GERMAN | HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | THAI…
Profilo di P. I. Gomes*
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad e Tobago (IDN) – Il “catastrofico fallimento morale” verso la quale il mondo è indirizzato, secondo il Direttore Generale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, può essere facilmente inteso come se avesse la sua base ideologica nel principio insensibile del “profitto prima delle persone per un valore ottimale degli azionisti”.…
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK (IDN) – The coronavirus is reaping a “grim harvest” in Zimbabwe. Those were the words of President Emmerson Mnangagwa acknowledging the deadly reach of the virus in the nation’s highest ranks of government.
Zimbabwe’s transport and foreign ministers both succumbed to the coronavirus less than two days of each other. Four ministers have died so far, with several more reportedly fighting for their lives in hospital.…
Viewpoint by P. I. Gomes*
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (IDN) – The “catastrophic moral failure” into which the world is seen as heading, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, can readily be understood as having its ideological basis in the callous principle of “profits before people for optimum shareholder-value”. (P28) ARABIC | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH…
By Ronald Joshua
ROME (IDN) – Director-General QU Dongyu of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has declared 2021 a key year to move forward the transformation of agri-food systems, marked by big events, particularly the UN Food Systems Summit in New York, the Pre-Summit in Rome, and FAO’s Youth World Food Forum.
The Forum will be dedicated to the future of agri-food systems, bringing together major youth groups, top influencers, companies, startups, academic institutions, civil society organizations, governments, media, the general public to drive awareness, engagement, and resources.…
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK (IDN) – A call to action endorsed by over 500 organizations and individuals in South Africa is aiming to unite millions of the nation’s citizens in order to acquire 40 to 80 million doses of vaccine to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.
“The pandemic is wreaking havoc,” organizers proclaimed in a recent letter published in the Mail&Guardian. “Vaccinating a significant part of the population is the only way to defeat the pandemic.”…
By Jaya Ramachandran
PARIS (IDN) – The global health crisis of the COVID 19 came as a dramatic reminder of the importance of Nature for our daily lives and economies: biodiversity is our life insurance. Yet, the damage to ecosystems is unprecedented and will have major consequences on our lifestyles in the decades to come.
According to knowledgeable sources, reversing this trend is a major challenge for the coming decade. This global challenge requires concerted action at all levels (international, national, local) and by all actors (governments, international organizations, businesses, associations, citizens, etc.).…
Published by
The Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group with IDN as the Flagship Agency
33 Lafferty Street, Toronto, ONT M9C5B5, CANADA
Cornelius-Fredericks-Str. 26, 13351 Berlin, GERMANY
Ichimura bldg. 4F, 3-2 Kanda Ogawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 101-0052
as part of a Joint Media Project with the
Soka Gakkai International
15-3 Samon-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0017, Japan
You are receiving this newsletter for free because you subscribed or
your colleagues/friends recommended you.
Please forward it as you deem fit.
Unsubscribe if our information is of no interest to you.
