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Israel Seems to be at War with the Entire World
https://indepthnews.net/israel-seems-to-be-at-war-with-the-entire-world/
Published: October 17, 2024 19:57
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 17 October 2024 (IDN) — Each new week brings new calamities for people in the countries neighboring Israel, as its leaders try to bomb their way to the promised land of an ever-expanding Greater…
Is Africa’s Digital Revolution Leaving Women Behind?
https://indepthnews.net/is-africas-digital-revolution-leaving-women-behind/
Published: October 17, 2024 13:13
By Efe Ukala The writer is Founder of ImpactHER NEW YORK | 17 October 2024 (IDN) — As Africa stands on the cusp of a digital revolution, a stark reality emerges: women and girls are being left behind. As the sun rises over Mbiri, Nigeria, Nkem is already…
Up to 41 billion USD in World Bank Climate Finance Unaccounted for, Oxfam Finds
Published: October 17, 2024 09:15
By Rodney Reynolds NEW YORK | 17 October 2024 (IDN) — Up to $41 billion in World Bank climate finance—nearly 40 percent of all climate funds disbursed by the Bank over the past seven years— is unaccounted for due to poor record-keeping practices, reveals a…
On World Food Day, We Should Have Remembered the People of Gaza
https://indepthnews.net/on-world-food-day-we-should-have-remembered-the-people-of-gaza/
Published: October 17, 2024 02:44
By Anuradha Mittal* OAKLAND, California | 17 October 2024 (IDN) — It has been 43 years since the World Food Day was first celebrated on October 16, 1981, following United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) establishing the day in 1979 to raise…
Would Trump Use Nuclear Weapons?
https://indepthnews.net/would-trump-use-nuclear-weapons/
Published: October 16, 2024 12:25
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 16 October 2024 (IDN) — In the Cold War days, some of us used to say, “Better red than dead”—to rebuff those who believed in nuclear deterrence as a way of political life that gave them security. Now those of us who are…
Up to 21,000 Maybe Dying Daily from Conflict-Fuelled Hunger, New Report Warns
https://indepthnews.net/up-to-21000-maybe-dying-daily-from-conflict-fuelled-hunger-new-report-warns/
Published: October 16, 2024 10:55
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 16 October 2024 (IDN) — As some of the world’s ongoing conflicts, including Russia vs Ukraine and Israel vs Hamas keep escalating, the continued battles are having a devastating impact on rising hunger and food shortages. Up…
US Top Jurisdiction Used by Environmental Criminals to Hide Dirty Money
https://indepthnews.net/us-top-jurisdiction-used-by-environmental-criminals-to-hide-dirty-money/
Published: October 16, 2024 03:33
By FACT COALITION Analysis of 230 Environmental Crimes in Amazon Region Sheds Light on How Illicit Proceeds Are Laundered WASHINGTON, DC | 16 October 2024 (IDN) — A new report by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition…
Germany Rejects Ukraine’s Demands for Taurus Missiles and NATO Membership
https://indepthnews.net/germany-rejects-ukraines-demands-for-taurus-missiles-and-nato-membership/
Published: October 15, 2024 14:48
By Ahmed Adel The writer is geopolitics and political economy researcher. This article was originally published in InfoBrics. CAIRO | 15 October 2024 (IDN) — Berlin has spurned two key demands that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tried to “sell”…
Growing Momentum for Treaty to Address Crimes Against Humanity
https://indepthnews.net/growing-momentum-for-treaty-to-address-crimes-against-humanity/
Published: October 15, 2024 11:31
By Richard Dicker and John Fisher* UNITED NATIONS | 15 October 2024 (IDN) — “We stand at a crossroads,” the delegate of Sierra Leone, speaking on behalf of 75 states from all regions of the world, told the UN General Assembly’s Sixth (or “Legal”)…
How the Evolution of BRICS Is Reinforcing a Multipolar World
https://indepthnews.net/how-the-evolution-of-brics-is-reinforcing-a-multipolar-world/
Published: October 15, 2024 10:15
By Janakie Seneviratne* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 15 October 2024 (IDN) — BRICS, the brainchild of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, was founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2011. In January, this year, Egypt,…
Time for a United Front Against Trump and Realism About Harris
https://indepthnews.net/time-for-a-united-front-against-trump-and-realism-about-harris/
Published: October 14, 2024 21:02
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 14 October 2024 (IDN) — With Election Day just three weeks off and voting already underway in some states, the race for president is down to the wire. Progressives could make the difference. While no one in their left…
One Billion US Dollar Committed to the UN Health Organization
https://indepthnews.net/one-billion-us-dollar-committed-to-the-un-health-organization/
Published: October 14, 2024 14:48
By Jutta Wolf BERLIN | 14 October 2024 (IDN) — European countries, foundations and others have committed to provide nearly US$ 700 million new funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) and another US$ in 300 million in reaffirmed commitments. Dr…
From High Noon to Steadfast Noon
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Published: October 14, 2024 06:05
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA | 14 October 2024 (IDN) — As the ink dried on the announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots movement of the Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki); the…
2024 Nobel Peace Prize Win Could Not Have Come at a More Important Moment
https://indepthnews.net/2024-nobel-peace-prize-win-could-not-have-come-at-a-more-important-moment/
Published: October 13, 2024 20:52
By Josepth Gerson* This article was first published in Common Dreams. It is being republished under Creative Commons 3.0 license NEW YORK | 13 October 2024 (IDN) — The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo is long overdue and could not come at a more…
The Arabs Are Displaying Their Crossover to Multi-Alignment in a US-Led Middle Eastern War
Published: October 12, 2024 20:27
By M K Bhadrakumar* This article was originally published in Indian Punchline. NEW DELHI | 12 October 2024 (IDN) — Reuters reported on 10 October quoting three sources in the Persian Gulf that the regional states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from…
Migration Can Be a Catalyst for Africa’s Sustainable Development
https://indepthnews.net/migration-can-be-a-catalyst-for-africas-sustainable-development/
Published: October 12, 2024 19:46
By Busani Bafana ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | 12 October 2024, (IDN) — Migration can be a catalyst for Africa’s sustainable development, a review meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has heard. The meeting underscored the potential for migration to drive…
Missiles—Like Revenge—Can go Both Ways
https://indepthnews.net/missiles-like-revenge-can-go-both-ways/
Published: October 11, 2024 18:09
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 11 October 2024 (IDN) — It may come as a surprise to people in Israel and the US who continue to cheer the unprecedented year-long devastation inflicted on Gaza and South Lebanon, that—like revenge—missiles and…
Sri Lanka: Evolution of The Concept and Practice of Election Observation
https://indepthnews.net/sri-lanka-evolution-of-the-concept-and-practice-of-election-observation/
Published: October 11, 2024 10:17
By A.L.A. Azeez The writer is a Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva; and former Co-chair of the EU-Sri Lanka Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights. COLOLMBO | 11 October 2024 (IDN) — The Sunday Times, a…