Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth, government-led programmes and community-based initiatives. At the same
Important progress has been made in ending violence in Yemen for the first time since 2015 when the Saudi Arabia-led coalition invaded the country. However, the eight years of war have created the “world’s
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, June 8, seen as a desperate attempt by the Biden administration to hold on to its “closest ally” in
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On June 12, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned the Israeli occupation against submitting any proposal to divide the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on a religious basis, saying that any such move will lead to
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A new report from First Steps Nutrition Trust indicates that an overwhelming number of children in the United Kingdom rely on a diet of ultra-processed foods. According to the report, 61 percent of the
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On June 9, the Colombian government and the leftist guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), signed a historic agreement for a six-month bilateral ceasefire. The parties also reached an agreement on the participation
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In a strong rebuttal to recent claims by the US Secretary of State regarding the presence of a Chinese spy base in Cuba, the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla,
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In a gathering of Trustees, priests, leaders, dignitaries, and religious figures from around the world, the 22nd Annual Conference of the Federation of Saiva (Hindu) Temples U.K concluded with a resounding statement
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By Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Business Network International (BNI) will host a Forum titled ‘Building a Global Sri Lanka – Networking the Way Forward’, on June 13th at the
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On June 6 in the early morning, the Ukrainian artillery had shelled the dam of the Kakhovka Hydro Power Plant, that resulted in destruction of the named dam and technological disaster. Before
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At least 275 people have died following a horrific train accident in the Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha on June 2. Over 1,000 people were also injured in what
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On May 29, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni gave his assent to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (now Act). While same-sex relations were already criminalized under Uganda’s Penal Code, the new legislation goes much further,
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The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) is set to launch a “Break the Chains” campaign to demand the release of political prisoners, including its Central Committee member Mvuselelo Mkhabela, whose bail hearing
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, on May 30, announced the return of his country to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), a regional integration organization founded in May 2008. UNASUR was created
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A panel of environmental and human rights activists acted as judges in a People’s Health Tribunal organized by communities on the African continent impacted by the operations of extractive corporations Shell and TotalEnergies. Supported
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