International issues

August 8, 2023, Tuesday, 11:50AM-1PM In front of the Consulate General of Japan in New York, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY (Between 49th and 48th Street) 78 years have passed since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese…

The new blockbuster film on Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used and…

FLAGSHIP HUMANITY FOR PEACE DEMONSTRATION IN NYC Sunday, August 6, 2023, 1:00 pm – 4:00 PM Location: Hammarskjold Plaza, East 47th street & 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10017 The tensions and conflicts that are occurring between the dying Western…

Friends, It is a delight and privilege to rejoin the World Conference. Given the increasingly dangerous great power confrontations and accelerating nuclear arms races, as well as the unique opportunity that the TPNW affords us, our collaborations are more important…

Last Thursday I had to get up very early. I had to be at the Hongqiao train station in Shanghai at 6:30 in the morning to travel to Beijing. A light breakfast of wanton soup (Chinese ravioli) in a small…

Last year, following an invitation from some folks who lived there, I was in Western Sahara in northwestern Africa. By Tim Pluta, World BEYOND War, Some friends of mine from the U.S. took a trip to visit me and the…

As heat waves and wildfires cause chaos in North Africa, Europe and North America, climate scientists from the United Nations (UN) have announced that it is almost certain this July will be the warmest month ever recorded. At a press conference on climate Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned, “The…

At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately…

During the summit of finance and treasury ministers from countries in the region, more than 50 organisations – among them the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) – presented today (27th) a letter with ten recommendations to…

The Ramgarh land port under construction in the Khagrachari district of Chittagong Hill Tracts will play a positive role in the economic welfare of not only this region but the entire country. It can be said to be a vital…