Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Opinion by Aeenah Gurib-Fakim (port louis, mauritius) Wednesday, April 03, 2024 Inter Press Service PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Apr 03 (IPS) – Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, PhD, Former President of the Republic of MauritiusThe title of this piece is not my words. It’s from the President of Turkey calling for a reform of the United Nations …
In the millennium, humanity is facing an unparalleled scourge. During the Middle Ages, stories circulated about the mistreatment of Jews by Christians and the Inquisition, portraying them as both mythical and factual. However, the deportations, persecutions and ghettoization of Jews during this time were undeniably cruel. They were demonized as being half-human, half-animal and blamed …
Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the UN General Assembly, writes a message of blessing at the National Children’s Center in Beijing. Credit: China National Children’s Center Opinion by Siddharth Chatterjee (beijing) Thursday, February 08, 2024 Inter Press Service BEIJING, Feb 08 (IPS) – The Year of the Dragon is upon us. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said …
Curated By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: January 29, 2024, 21:16 IST Martyrs’ Day 2024: Traces leading to the site of Mahatma Gandhi assassination at the Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi. (Images: Shutterstock) On Martyrs’ Day, India remembers Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, and his lifelong commitment to Satyagraha and non-violent resistance. Check out …
Captain Baah (right) visits a Lebanese family in Southern Lebanon. Credit: UNIFIL Opinion by Devi Palanivelu (united nations) Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 (IPS) – For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam Baah regularly patrolled the “blue line” or the demarcation …
Opinion by Patrick Devine (nairobi, kenya) Monday, January 22, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 (IPS) – Among East Africa’s dozens of pastoral tribes, major conflicts have erupted repeatedly, largely over land and water disputes. Generational trauma and anger have built to create tensions and grievances that carry emotional weight even hundreds of years …
Large areas of the Gaza Strip have been destroyed by missile strikes. Credit: WHO Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 (IPS) – Two centuries ago, Percy Shelley wrote that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Yet elite power has routinely vetoed …
72-year-old Kawthar Ajlouni stands alone in her yard in H2, Hebron, the occupied Palestinian territory. The backdrop reveals a fortified Israeli checkpoint. Amid 645 documented movement obstacles in the West Bank, 80 are here in H2 as of 2023. Isolated due to strict Israeli policies, she is one of 7,000 Palestinians enduring heavy restrictions, while …
Curated By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: August 30, 2023, 11:37 IST Raksha Bandhan 2023: A Guide to the Auspicious Timings for Tying Rakhi (Image: Shutterstock) Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated with great enthusiasm on August 30 and 31 this year. Read on to find out the auspicious timings for tying the rakhi, what is Bhadra …