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 Jutta Wolf
BERLIN (IDN) — “Faced with the worst hunger crisis in a generation, the G7 have simply failed to take the action needed. Many millions will face terrible hunger and starvation as a result,” declared Max Lawson, head of inequality policy at Oxfam International. “Instead of doing what is needed, the G7 are leaving millions to starve and cooking the planet,” he added.…
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
BANGKOK (IDN) — As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of challenges that endanger what is a lifeline for millions of people in the region.…
By Jone Salusalu*
SUVA, Fiji (Wansolwara | IDN) — Fiji is home to some 300 islands and is known for its pristine and white sandy beaches that iconically stand as an exotic pride for Fijians all over the world. Many are uninhabited islands with lush green forests and peaks, but most are habited islands with distinctive cultures that are a magnet for foreign visitors.
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作者：Kalinga Seneviratne
斐济莱武卡（IDN）–这个被绿色植物覆盖的崎岖的奥瓦劳岛只有13公里长，10公里宽，位于斐济主要岛屿维提莱武的东海岸。该岛唯一的城镇–莱武卡的港口居民点，约有1500人，是斐济唯一被联合国教科文组织列为遗产的地方，一位当地社区领导人说，如果斐济政府不对其遗产价值给予足够的重视，它很可能被除名。
当地退休教师和莱武卡镇议会前首席执行官Suliana Sandys批评斐济政府没有足够重视发展莱武卡的遗产和文化旅游。…
Oleh Kalinga Seneviratne
LEVUKA, Fiji (IDN) – Pulau Ovalau yang berbatu-batu dan ditutupi dengan tanaman hijau ini hanya memiliki panjang 13 km dan lebar 10 km dan terletak di lepas pantai timur pulau utama Fiji, Viti Levu. Satu-satunya kotanya, pemukiman pelabuhan Levuka dengan sekitar 1500 penduduk adalah satu-satunya situs Warisan UNESCO yang terdaftar di Fiji dan seorang pemimpin masyarakat setempat mengatakan bahwa pulau ini bisa saja tidak terdaftar jika pemerintah Fiji tidak memberikan perhatian yang cukup terhadap nilai warisannya.…
By Kalinga Seneviratne
LEVUKA, Fiji (IDN) — This rugged island of Ovalau covered with greenery is only 13 km long and 10 km wide and is situated off the eastern coast of the main Fijian island of Viti Levu. Its only town, the port settlement of Levuka with about 1500 population is Fiji’s only UNESCO Heritage Listed site and a local community leader says that it could well be de-listed if the Fijian government does not pay enough attention to its heritage value. (P08) CHINESE | INDONESIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF …
Von Thalif Deen
VEREINTE NATIONEN (IDN) – Auf der internationalen Konferenz Stockholm+50 in Schweden Anfang Juni drückte UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres seine tiefe Enttäuschung über das Versäumnis der reichen Nationen aus, Finanzmittel bereitzustellen, um die verheerenden Folgen des Klimawandels, einschließlich Dürren, Überschwemmungen, Hitzewellen, Umweltverschmutzung und Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt weltweit.…
Por Thalif Deen
NAÇÕES UNIDAS (IDN) – Na conferência internacional Estocolmo+50, realizada na Suécia no início de Junho, o Secretário-Geral da ONU António Guterres expressou o seu profundo desapontamento pelo fracasso das nações ricas em fornecer financiamento para mitigar as consequências devastadoras das alterações climáticas, incluindo secas, inundações, ondas de calor, poluição e perda de biodiversidade em todo o mundo.…
SUVA, Fiji (IDN) — This week, to coincide with World Ocean Day (WOD) on June 8, South Pacific’s experts and stakeholders on the Oceans met here to plan coordinated action at the United Nations Oceans Conference starting in Lisbon on June 28.
Speaking at a WOD event here on June 8, Fiji’s Fisheries Minister Semi Koroilavesau said that the enormous scale of the challenges facing the oceans today can no longer be ignored. “We are not the only ones that hold the future of our ocean in our hands. The entire world must also do its part and that is the greater challenge that calls us for greater commitment and awareness from us all,” he noted.…
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — At the Stockholm+50 international conference in Sweden in early June, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep disappointment over the failure of rich nations to provide financing to mitigate the devastating consequences of climate change, including droughts, floods, heat waves, pollution and biodiversity loss worldwide.
The shortfall in funding has also derailed the implementation of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including poverty and hunger eradication, by 2030. (P07) GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | PORTUGUESE…
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