International issues

By: Alicia Muñoz Bohorquez Bogotá, Colombia   A historic meeting took place this month in Bogota: the First Global Ministerial Conference to End Violence against Children. The event was attended by more than 100 member countries of the World Health…

Billions of dollars will buy almost anything anybody wants, and on November 5th billions of dollars bought the world’s leading anti-climate-change political administration, aka: the Trump Administration, which is anti-almost-everything, except for a free reign to the almighty market. Price…

The United Nations, established in 1945 at the end of World War II, has sadly virtually outlived its usefulness as it commemorates its 79th anniversary due to its failure to reform and adjust to the new world order following the…

Kannur: On October 2, members of the World March from Costa Rica arrived in Kannur, Kerala, to promote peace and non-violence. Events were organized at the Kannur Municipal Corporation, the university, and the Mahatma Mandir. Reception at Mahatma Mandir The…

Since the fall of the Awami League, Indian media has portrayed Bangladesh as a nation plunged into chaos, highlighting alleged attacks on the Hindu minority in Bangladesh. The country, having more than 170 million people in about 8 percent of…

As the EU’s climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra prepares for his hearing in the European Parliament to reprise his role for the next five years, more than a hundred civil society organisations have written to ask him not to bring fossil…

Geneva: Expressing serious concern over the recent murder of Filipino radio journalist Maria Vilma Rodriguez, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demands a thorough probe into the incident to book the culprits under the law…

November 6, 2024 – The World March for Peace and Nonviolence arrives in Mumbai this week, marking a significant milestone in its mission to promote peace, unity, and nonviolence. With a comprehensive agenda of meetings, discussions, and public engagements, the…

A recent Arctic News headline d/d October 4, 2024 refers to one of the most significant climate-related studies this year. It describes in detail the worldwide all-encompassing danger of loss of sea ice: Double Blue Ocean Event, 2025? It demands…

Geneva: One more journalist has been murdered in the central Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to increase the tally to four victims this year till date, which is condemned by global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign…