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As Military Force Returns, Can Dialogue Still Build Peace? An Assisi Gathering Confronts the Question

From stalled peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of...

När militär makt åter träder fram – kan dialog fortfarande skapa fred? Ett möte i Assisi ställer frågan

Från de avstannade fredsansträngningarna i Demokratiska republiken Kongo till...

Turning Nuclear Memory Into Joint Action: Kazakhstan and Soka Gakkai Expand Their Cooperation

Drawing on the experiences of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Semipalatinsk,...

As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains

By Kizito Makoye     DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (IPS)...

UN’s Development Goals: Rich Nations Lead While World’s Poor Lag Far Behind

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - When the 193-member UN General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution, back in September 2015, the goals were highly ambitious: to...

Thailand’s ‘Sufficiency Economy’ Philosophy Bears Fruits in Laos

By Pattama Vilailert VIENTIANE, Laos. 28 June 2023 (IDN) — It was at the height of the Thai Economic Crisis in 1997 that the term...

Thailand: Pensions and Farmers’ Subsidies Top Election Agenda

By Pattama Vilailert BANGKOK, 20 April 2023 (IDN) — With the kingdom’s population ageing and the debt-ridden farmers becoming restless, Thailand’s political parties are gearing...

Unprecedented Drought Emergency in the Horn of Africa

Catastrophic Consequences Feared By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) — The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa is facing an unprecedented drought emergency,...

Urban Dwellers in Southern Africa Turn to Backyard Farming

By Jeffrey Moyo HARARE, Zimbabwe (IDN) — At unoccupied swathes of land behind houses in Bloomingdale, a medium-income suburb in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, numerous...

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När militär makt åter träder fram – kan dialog fortfarande skapa fred? Ett möte i Assisi ställer frågan

Från de avstannade fredsansträngningarna i Demokratiska republiken Kongo till...

Turning Nuclear Memory Into Joint Action: Kazakhstan and Soka Gakkai Expand Their Cooperation

Drawing on the experiences of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Semipalatinsk,...

As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains

By Kizito Makoye     DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (IPS)...

People Who Choose to End Their Lives

By Joseph ChamieReprint PORTLAND, USA (IPS) - People who...
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