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By Sean Buchanan
NEW YORK (IDN) – The experts who fan out across the world to research, hold consultations and gather information on a vast range of human rights violations often find themselves caught in the crosshairs of international and domestic politics. Independent of governments and institutions – including the UN’s Human Rights Council which appoints them.
By Rita Joshi
BONN (IDN) – Based on an ancient Sanskrit saying, the theme ‘Migratory species connect the planet and together we welcome them home’ will guide the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP13) in Gandhinagar, a planned city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
Some 1,500 representatives of national governments, international organizations, scientists, conservation groups and other wildlife experts – together with the associated meetings of the Standing Committee – will discuss the topic from February 15 to 22, 2020.
Viewpoint by Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens
GENEVA (IDN) – The entry of Turkish troops into what they call a "safe zone" on the frontier of Turkey and northeast Syria and especially the actions of Turkish-backed Syrian militias has raised in a dramatic way the issue of respect of international humanitarian law. Regular military personnel of all countries are theoretically informed of the rules of the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 and the Protocol Additional adopted in 1977. (P19) GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | TURKISH
मनीष उप्रेती F.R.A.S. और जैनेंद्र कर्ण का दृष्टिकोण *
नई दिल्ली (IDN) – संख्याओं के साथ सौदा करना नुकसान पहुंचा सकता है और यह किसी व्यक्ति को अन्य क्षेत्रों में निर्वाह की तलाश करने पर मजबूर कर सकता है। इसमें कोई आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है कि पिछली शताब्दी के सबसे प्रभावशाली कवि ने वर्ष 1922 में The Waste Land नामक कविता लिखी थी, जब उन्हें लॉयड्स, लंदन में एक सादे अंग्रेजी बैंक, के विदेशी लेन-देन विभाग में कर्त्तव्यनिष्ठा से नियुक्त किया गया था।
एक अन्य मामला जिसमें कोई व्यक्ति पीटर बोन, जो वेलिंगबोरो से हैं और प्रशिक्षण द्वारा एक एकाउंटेंट और इंग्लैंड में कंजर्वेटिव पार्टी के सदस्य हैं, और रशडेन, जिन्हें नवंबर 2018 में स्पष्ट रूप से कहने में कोई हिचक नहीं हुई कि भारतीय गणराज्य को अपने संसाधनों को कैसे और कहां खर्च करना चाहिए, के बारे में विचार कर सकता है। उत्तरवर्ती प्रसिद्ध कामोद्दीपक Par Updesh Kushal Bahutere की याद दिलाता है।
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Jainendra Karn *
NEW DELHI (IDN) – Dealing with numbers can take a toll and might make one seek fulfillment in other spheres. No wonder the most influential poet of the last Century penned The Waste Land in 1922 when he was dutifully employed with the foreign transactions department of Lloyd’s, an austere English bank in London. (P18) HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN
“Some people change when they see the light; others when they feel the heat”. – Caroline Schoeder, former U.S. Congress member
Viewpoint by Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens
GENEVA (IDN) – The UN Security Council Resolution 1325 of 2000 is a commitment to work resolutely toward greater protection of women and girls in conflict zones, to appoint more women in UN peacekeeping operations and ensuring that women would increasingly become more active participants in decision-making processes, especially at “peace table” negotiations.
By J W Jackie
RENO, Nevada, USA (IDN) – Every year, around eight million tons of plastic makes its way to our oceans, with the yearly input expected to double by the year 2025. The problem is most visible in developing nations (where garbage collection and recycling systems are inexistent or sub-par) but developed nations also often have low recycling rates, and the ‘throwaway culture’ is endangering the lives of countless marine species.
By J Nastranis
NEW YORK (IDN) – In the midst of multiple crises compounded by paucity of funds threatening the very functioning of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres has announced plans emphasizing the vital significance of the world body. Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in 2020, he said, will feature a large and inclusive global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want. (P17) CHINESE | HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK (IDN) – Thousands of Liberia’s poorest citizens will be getting an early Christmas gift of $100 this year as part of a five-year project which the government hopes will shrink chronic poverty and eliminate hunger.
Authorities at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection say they have started to disburse “social cash” to the extremely poor and food insecure citizens in two counties. The money comes from the nation’s Social Safety Nets Project funded by the UN Development Program (UNDP).
By Jeffrey Moyo
MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (IDN) – Year after year since 2015, 56-year old Hapias Zindove has delivered hundreds of tonnes of soya beans to Zimbabwe’s Grain Marketing Board (GMB). With proceeds from soya beans, he – the father of seven children – has managed to send four of them to universities.“I have risen from being a mere hands-to-mouth farmer to a big supplier of soya beans even to the GMB and big supermarkets in the country,” Zindove tells IDN in a ‘rugs-to-riches story’, as he rides on success in his farming endeavors.
