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September 29, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Ramu Damodaran<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The author is <\/em>Senior Fellow at the New Delhi-based Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 I was in Athens three years ago this week, on what was to be my last trip outside New York, where I am based, before the pandemic; I have not travelled after that. My journey was to attend the International Conference on Energy and Climate Change, which the Energy and Policy Centre (KEPA) at the National and Kapodistrian University<\/a> had organized.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 26, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Thalif Deen<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNITED NATIONS (IDN) \u2014 A coalition of over 1,000 civil society organizations (CSOs) from 127 countries, under the umbrella of the Global People\u2019s Assembly (GPA), has declared that the UN\u2019s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be best achieved\u2014and on its 2030 deadline\u2014only with the active participation of civil society.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 23, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viewpoint by Tim Westbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article was issued by the<\/em> Toda Peace Institute<\/em><\/a> and is being republished with their permission.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n BRISBANE, Australia (IDN) \u2014 The Pacific Islands security narrative is often dominated by voices and interests outside the region. At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue, among the hype surrounding geostrategic competition in the Pacific, Fiji\u2019s Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu said that the \u201csingle greatest threat to our very existence is \u2026 human-induced, devastating climate change.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 23, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury is the Founder of the Global Movement for The Culture of Peace (GMCoP), Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN (1996-2001) and Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations (2002-2007).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The following is based on his inaugural keynote speech at the first \u201cExceptional Women of Peace\u201d Awards Ceremony hosted by the Pathways To Peace (PTP) on 13 September 2022 (virtual)<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 19, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 A Black climate activist, who found her picture snipped out of a news photo of young environmental activists (all white) at a U.N. confab, is finally getting a serious platform for her important work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vanessa Nakate, the Ugandan-born fighter for climate protection has been selected by UNICEF, the UN aid and development agency for children, to travel around the continent as their new goodwill ambassador. Other ambassadors included Serena Williams, popular actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Katy Perry.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 17, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Kalinga Seneviratne<\/p>\n\n\n\n NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (IDN) \u2014 Pope Francis has raised the prospect of Kazakhstan becoming the centre of a new route connecting the East and West, but this time a route that builds on human relations and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kazakhstan was once the meeting place of traders and travellers travelling from the East to the West, known as the Silk Route. In the 21st century, the Chinese are trying to revive these routes via railways and highways to promote trade across the world known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). (P16) ARABIC<\/a> | JAPANESE<\/a> | TURKISH<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 16, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Kazakhstan host<\/em>ed<\/em> on Sept<\/em>ember<\/em> 14-15 the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, an influential US magazine National Interest<\/a> published an article by <\/em>the <\/em>Kazakhstan <\/em>President <\/em>where he dwells on the significance of the two-day congress amid rising global tensions.<\/em> The following text was re-published by The Astana Times<\/a> newspaper.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n BERLIN | NUR-SULTAN (IDN) \u2014 At times like this, we need to build bridges, not walls.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 14, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Kalinga Seneviratne<\/p>\n\n\n\n NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (IDN) \u2014 \u201cThe whole world is experiencing the ongoing impact of the pandemic, conflicts, sanctions, climatic change and other global issues. We all see the increase in geopolitical tensions and conflicts across the globe,\u201d said Maulen Ashimbayev, head of the Secretariat of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on September 13. He was addressing a meeting of the Secretariat. (P15) CHINESE<\/a> | FRENCH<\/a> | JAPANESE<\/a> | SPANISH<\/a> | TURKISH<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n September 9, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Thalif Deen<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNITED NATIONS (IDN) \u2013 A High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace, which took place on September 6, had an explicit message to the world at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Forum underlined the importance of peace at a time when Ukraine, a sovereign nation-state, is being annihilated by Russia, one of the world\u2019s major nuclear powers and a permanent member of the Security Council. (P14) ITALIAN<\/a> | JAPANESE<\/a> | KOREAN<\/a> | TURKISH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n September 7, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Caroline Mwanga<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 The latest available Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5<\/a> data show that the world is not on track to achieving gender equality by 2030. At the current rate of progress, it may take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality, according to the new report by the UN Women<\/a> and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA<\/a>), titled Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2022<\/a>.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 5, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 There were high hopes for a one-billion-dollar clean-up of Nigeria\u2019s most polluted region of Ogoniland in Nigeria\u2019s Niger Delta region, the third largest mangrove ecosystem in the world when it got off the ground in 2019. It would address the greasy rainbow sheen over the 386-mile wetlands, the continual ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, the once-lush mangroves coated in crude, and the smells of benzene while farmlands stood charred and barren.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 2, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Ferm\u00edn Koop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This article was <\/em>originally published<\/a> <\/em>on China Dialogue<\/a> under the Creative Commons BY NC ND<\/a> licence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (IDN) \u2014 While many had hoped this would be the session to do it, after two weeks of talks at the UN headquarters in New York, from August 15 to August 26, member states have failed to conclude a legally binding agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity on the high seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, governments will have to keep bridging their differences until a new meeting, for which a date has not yet been set.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nature Contributes to Economic Prosperity and Well-Being September 29, 2022 By Ramu Damodaran The author is Senior Fellow at the New Delhi-based Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). 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Navigating Climate-Related Mobility and Human Security in the Pacific Islands<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Women\u2019s Equality Makes Our Planet Safe and Secure<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
UNICEF Appoints Climate Activist Vanessa Nakate as Goodwill Ambassador<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kazakhstan, the Centre of a New Route of Global Relationships?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kazakhstan: A Bridge Between West and East<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Religious Leaders Gather to Find Ways to Heal a Wounded World<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Culture of Peace: An Answer to Intolerance, Hatred, Conflicts & Terrorism<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Full Gender Equality Still Centuries Away, Warns New UN Report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
UN Agency Slates Clean-up of Nigeria\u2019s Most Polluted Region<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
UN Talks Fail to Finalise High Seas Biodiversity Treaty<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n