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November 30, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Jeffrey Moyo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HARARE, Zimbabwe (IDN) \u2014 At unoccupied swathes of land behind houses in Bloomingdale, a medium-income suburb in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, numerous maize fields and vegetable gardens have emerged as urban dwellers enduring economic hardships switch to backyard farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zambia, despite emerging from an economic crisis during former President Edgar Lungu\u2019s reign that ended last year, has dozens of urban dwellers taking up agriculture to supplement their earnings. (P26) JAPANESE<\/a> | SWAHILI<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 28, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana<\/p>\n\n\n\n The writer is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (<\/em>ESCAP<\/em><\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n BANGKOK (IDN) \u2014 The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table currently is insufficient to avert some of the worst potential effects of climate change.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 27, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Somar Wijayadasa*<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year, every two minutes, one person got infected with HIV, and every minute one person died of AIDS-related causes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK (IDN) \u2014 Every year on December 1, people throughout the world commemorate World AIDS Day<\/a> to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 22, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW YORK | SHARAM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (IDN) \u2014 More than 20 years since the first UN climate conference was held, less than five women have been climate conference presidents out of 110 heads of state and government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Women are now calling for greater representation at the next conference to be held next year in the United Arab Emirates.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 18, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jeffrey Moyo<\/p>\n\n\n\n HARARE, Zimbabwe (IDN) \u2014 In Harare, the Zimbabwean capital\u2019s medium-density suburb known as Glaudina, where a thick forest used to exist, homes under construction have emerged instead, with the trees vanishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n North-West of Zimbabwe, just outside Lusaka, the Zambian capital, slums and shacks have also, over the decades, replaced the once flourishing forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the UN-Habitat<\/a>, in the absence of sufficient public low-cost housing in Zambia, urban growth has resulted in a series of housing crises and the growth of unauthorized settlements at the urban periphery. (P25) JAPANESE <\/a>| SWAHILI<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 15, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Thalif Deen<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNITED NATIONS (IDN) \u2014 A coalition of over 700 religious and civil society organizations (CSOs) is making a collective appeal to end the crisis in the Korean peninsula and avoid \u201cmilitary action provoking war\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a recently released statement, the coalition says: \u201cWe are here today in a great sense of crisis. The word \u2018war\u2019 feels closer than ever. Tensions are rising like never before as the military exercises of South Korea, the US, and North Korea continue for days.\u201d November 14, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Katsuhiro Asagiri<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manama (IDN) \u2014 \u201cOur world today is facing unprecedented challenges where conflicts are multiplying and people whose identities are defined by religion, culture, or ethnicity, continue to be besieged by hatred. Social and cultural divides are deepening; tribalism, ethnic violence, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, hate speech and ultra-nationalism, are in full swing.\u201d said Miguel Angel Moratinos, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).<\/a> He was addressing the opening session of the first Bahrain Dialogue Forum on November 3. (P24) JAPANESE<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 9, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Lowana Veal<\/p>\n\n\n\n REYKJAVIK (IDN) \u2014 The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth\u2019s ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reykjavik\u2014the capital of the Nordic Island nation Iceland\u2014hosted the Arctic Circle Assembly<\/a> (ACA)\u2014nearly four weeks ahead of the UN Climate conference COP27<\/a>. The Arctic region is not on the agenda of the 2022 annual gathering in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt). (P23) ARABIC<\/a> | <\/a>JAPANESE<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viewpoint by Jonathan Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n LUND, Sweden (IDN) \u2014 Surely a massive infusion of aid into Africa would be to pour money down a rat hole? Isn\u2019t this the mistake that was made in the past\u2014enormous generosity by the rich countries only to see it wasted on misconceived projects, bad economic management and, at its worst, siphoned away into war and corruption, as is so evident in say Zimbabwe, Congo and Somalia right now?\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 6, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Thalif Deen<\/p>\n\n\n\n UNITED NATIONS (IDN) \u2014 When the two-weeklong COP27 climate summit began negotiations on November 6, the UN\u2019s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were not far behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the conference centre in the Egyptian coastal town of Sharm el-Sheikh, the UN\u2019s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA<\/a>) is hosting an SDG Pavilion for interactive dialogues and discussions on key SDG thematic areas, particularly clean energy, water, forests, the ocean, and climate synergies\u2014all of which will be on the forefront of the climate summit.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 5, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Pattama Vilailert<\/p>\n\n\n\n BANGKOK (IDN) \u2014 Quality Education and Reduced Inequalities are two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With 3.3 per cent of Thailand\u2019s population categorized as \u201cdisabled\u201d, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) has come up with an innovative program to provide a new lease of life to people who would otherwise be left behind in the sphere of higher education. (P22) JAPANESE<\/a> | THAI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n November 4, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Kalinga Seneviratne<\/p>\n\n\n\n BANGKOK (IDN) \u2014 While the massacre of 37 people that included 26 preschool children in a remote north-eastern township of Thailand on October 7 has shocked the nation and exposed the inadequacy of the public mental health system, it is yet to trigger a debate about whether Buddhism could step in to help solve a major social crisis in the majority Buddhist country. (P21) JAPANESE<\/a> | THAI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n November 3, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viewpoint by Nandita Bajaj*<\/p>\n\n\n\n ST PAUL, Minnesota (IDN) \u2014 As the global population fast approaches 8 billion, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA<\/a>) Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem wants us to avoid what she calls \u201cpopulation alarmism.\u201d<\/a> A fearless advocate for reproductive rights, Dr Kanem, has rightfully noted that reproductive coercion, whether in an effort to limit births or to promote them, is an egregious violation of individual rights.\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Published by<\/strong> Urban Dwellers in Southern Africa Turn to Backyard Farming November 30, 2022 By Jeffrey Moyo HARARE, Zimbabwe (IDN) \u2014 At unoccupied swathes of land behind houses in Bloomingdale, a medium-income suburb in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, numerous maize fields and vegetable gardens have emerged as urban dwellers enduring economic hardships switch to backyard farming. 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The 34th World AIDS Day: \u201cAchieving Equity to End HIV\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Women Highlight Their Under-Representation at UN Climate Conference<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Growing Urbanization Chewing Away Forests in Southern Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Religious & Civil Society Call for An End to Crisis in Korean Peninsula<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\nBahrain Dialogue Forum Urges Action for Peaceful Coexistence<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Indigenous Societies Draw Focus of the Arctic Circle Assembly<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Africa Needs A Massive Aid Programme<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
UN\u2019s Development Goals are Not Far Behind COP27<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Thailand: Education at Fingertips for the Disabled<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Thailand: Secularism Hinders Buddhists to Address Mental Health Crisis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Dismissal of \u201cPopulation Alarmism\u201d is Rooted in Pronatalist Ideology<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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