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 Busani Bafana
KIGALI, Rwanda (IDN) — Less than ten years to the deadline to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Africa is at development cross roads. The big question is how can Africa achieve inclusive and sustainable development to meet the twin agendas; 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063?…
Viewpoint by Tobias Ide
This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission.
PERTH, Australia (IDN) — The impacts of climate change on peace and conflict are high on the agenda of policy makers and the general public. From UN Security Council debates about climate change and security to comics about the impact of drought on the Syrian civil war, interest in the topic has grown immensely in recent years. If challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic have taught us anything, it is the importance of science in addressing global problems. So, what is the scientific evidence on climate change, peace and conflict?…
By Jutta Wolf
BERLIN (IDN) — People and the planet are threatened by the impact of climate change, according to UN scientists. Ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the “unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming, they warn.…
By Caroline Mwanga
NEW YORK (IDN) — At a side event of the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) that concluded on March 25, UN leaders, policy makers, and civil society activists highlighted the impacts of climate shocks and environmental hazards on women and girls in humanitarian settings.…
Viewpoint by Claudia Ituarte-Lima
Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima is a public international lawyer and scholar. She is senior researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and is also affiliated to Stockholm University and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. Ituarte-Lima holds a PhD from the University College London and a MPhil from the University of Cambridge. Twitter: CItuarteLima. …
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
BANGKOK (IDN) — 2022 marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt for decades to come. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a fairer recovery.…
【ワシントンDC・IDN＝J・C・スレシュ】
「話はいいから行動を…すべての言葉が羽のように空中に飛んでいく」―国連のアントニオ・グテーレス事務総長の第１期５年間のジェンダー平等への取り組みに関する「フェミニスト国連キャンペーン」の報告書に記されている、ある聞き取り対象者の言葉である。
実際、主要な情報提供者は、国連職員は「国連のマッチョ文化が聖域になっていること」に辟易しており、国連の報告・是正メカニズムに不信感を抱き、報復を恐れている、と証言している。…
Viewpoint by Volker Boege
This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission.
BRISBANE, Australia (IDN) — On 25 February, the government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG) declared a State of Emergency in the Atolls Constituency of the region. On 28 February, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest climate science report.…
By Jaya Ramachandran
GENEVA | NEW YORK (IDN) — Three UN agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, enabling unhindered access so that people in need can avail of humanitarian assistance. “A peaceful resolution to end the war in Ukraine is possible,” says a joint statement issued by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, her counterpart at UNFPA, Dr Natalia Kanem, and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.…
Yazar: Thalif Deen
BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER (IDN) — Mike Nichols tarafından yönetilen ve Charles Webb’in romanına dayanan romantik bir komedi olan 1967 Hollywood gişe rekortmeni “Mezun” filminde yeni mezun Dustin Hoffman, ön tanımsız küçük bir tavsiye alıyor: “Gelecek plastiktir”.
Geniş çapta yayılan özlü ifade, dünya plastik endüstrisi için bir destek olarak takdir edilmiştir. Ancak 55 yıl sonra, endüstri oluşturduğu çevresel tehlikeler nedeniyle ateş altındadır.…
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