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UN General Assembly President praises G77 plus China for supporting multilateralism

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis today praised the Group of 77 (G77) plus China for supporting multilateralism. “At a time when multilateralism is tested at every turn, the G77 plus China countries are steadfast in their support for the…

ICAN statement to the UN event on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2023

On September 26th 2023, Melissa Parke, the new Executive Director for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons delivered the following statement to the High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons:…

The Precarious Existence of Critically Endangered Gorillas

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB   In this article, we will explore the tales of the Eastern Gorilla and the Western Gorilla, forging connections that transcend the ordinary and learning about the extraordinary efforts being made to ensure their continued existence.  Have…

Pathways to Peace Honors Extraordinary Women for Their Dedication to Peace: Part III

Honoring Haifa Shawkat: Co-Recipient of the 2023 Young Exceptional Woman of Peace (YEWOP) Award, alongside fellow awardee Kasha Sequoia Slavner.   by Genevieve Balance Kupang In our ongoing series titled “Pathways to Peace: Celebrating Exceptional Women for Their Peaceful Dedication,”…

How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?

Recent developments in the study of human prehistory hold clues about our times, our world, and ourselves. By Deborah Barsky and Jan Ritch-Frel We can all agree that most people want to know about their origins spanning from their family…

Climate Emergency Update, September 2023

Earth’s climate system is in a state of emergency. Emergencies are defined by four specific elements, i.e., (1) seriousness (2) unexpected (3) dangerous, and (4) requiring immediate action. Based upon a new YouTube broadcast by the inveterate commentator Dr. Peter…

Pathways to Peace Honors Extraordinary Women for Their Dedication to Peace: Part II

Kasha Sequoia Slavner: A GenZ Peacemaker Inspiring Global Change   by Genevieve Balance Kupang  Wishing everyone a meaningful and joyous International Day of Peace on September 21st! In the previous article in this series entitled “Pathways to Peace Honors Extraordinary…

Wuthering Heights

The title of this article refers to an extraordinary novel written by Emily Brontë in the mid-19th century, which has been adapted for film and television on many occasions. I saw the 1992 version directed by Peter Kosminsky. By Sergio…

Why Julian Assange is in the vanguard of global press freedom

Assange understood the changing nature of how information is continually created in vast quantities by the government, stored and transmitted. By Prabir Purkayastha On 8 September we celebrate International World Journalists’ Day as a reminder that the role of journalists…

A Good Life for All – Pluriversum hopeful voices from around the world

“Does humanity still have a chance?” I asked here on January 31, 2023 and at the end of the article I referred to the book “Pluriversum – A Lexicon of the Good Life for All”. It will now be published…

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