By Dr Muneer Ahmed & Siddharth Anil Nair* This article was issued by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), an independent think-tank. NEW DELHI | 7 May 2024 (IDN) — While the spectre of inter-state conflict has loomed large over West Asia these past few months, it appears now to be at a […]
Catastrophic Flooding Takes Hundreds of Kenyan Lives
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 7 May 2024 (IDN) — “Maji! Maji! (Water Water!). That was the frantic cry heard throughout Mathare, one of Kenya’s overcrowded squatter settlements in the capital, Nairobi, as torrential rains triggered widespread flooding across the capital city. The rains have been ravaging Kenya since March during […]
Dozens Of Ugandan Officials Swept Up in Major Corruption Scandal
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 6 May 2024 (IDN) — In a shocking development, dozens of Uganda’s high-placed ministers and legislators have been accused of stealing from the poor communities they serve in a sprawling scandal that has outraged graft-weary citizens. Sanctions imposed by Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Court target Parliament Speaker Anita […]
Small Gains Seen in Africa for Environmental Journalists
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 6 May 2024 (IDN) — This year, World Press Freedom Day centred around the importance of journalists raising awareness of the global environmental crisis and its consequences. As they investigate climate change, pollution, deforestation, supply chain problems, illegal mining and animal trafficking, reporters have been facing […]
Sri Lankan High Achievers in the US Honoured at Hollywood Ceremony
A Review by Nandi Jasentuliyana, former Deputy Director-General, United Nations LOS ANGELES | 5 May 2024 (IDN) — The Sri Lanka Foundation International Awards Ceremony, held this year at the Prestigious Sheraton Universal City in Hollywood, was a testament to the grandeur and significance of the event. The ceremony was more than just an awards […]
A Mixed Reception at Talks on an Anti-Pollution Plastic Treaty
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU Nepal | 5 May 2024 (IDN)– The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), negotiating a draft treaty against plastic pollution, one of the growing environmental hazards, was held in Ottawa, Canada, 23-29 April. But how did the talks end? It depends. Certainly, you do not need to be an […]
UN Conference to Assist Small Island States to Defy Multiple Crises
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 4 May 2024 (IDN) — “Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity” is the overarching theme of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) to be held from 27 to 30 May 2024 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda at the American University of Antigua. The Conference has […]
The Gaza War Pushes More Than Half of Palestinians into Poverty
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | 3 May 2024 (IDN) — The seven-month-long Gaza war is thrusting nearly 1.74 million—more than 58 per cent—of Palestinians into poverty, plunging the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the State of Palestine by nearly 27 per cent or causing a loss of 7.1 billion US Dollar from a 2023 […]
WHO Fears Bloodbath If Israel Launches a Full-Scale Military Operation in Rafah
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | 3 May 2024 (IDN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for respecting “the sanctity of health care”, adding that “parties to the conflict have the coordinates of health facilities”. These must be actively protected and remain accessible to patients, health workers and partners. “The safety of health and […]
Sri Lanka: Between Gratefulness to Iran and Reservations of a Community
By Kalinga Seneviratne ALIKOTA ARA, Wellawaya, Sri Lanka | 2 May 2024 (IDN) — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi made a one-day visit to Sri Lanka on 24 April amid tight security to declare open an Iran-assisted mega power and agricultural development project that would provide power to the national grid and water to farmers in […]