Special Coverage of Vienna UN Conference
February 10, 2018
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The Vienna UN Conference highlighted actions and challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) and in the spirit of SDG 17. The
Bookshops and Race: Nigerian Writer Speaks Out
January 30, 2018
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By SWAN PARIS (IDN | SWAN) – “Are there bookshops in Nigeria?”, asked a French journalist of famous Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, igniting a firestorm on
CSOs, Experts Address the Plight of People on the Move
January 16, 2018
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By Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement GENEVA (IDN-INPS) – In response to the protracted migrant and refugee crisis that has affected primarily Europe and
Message for President Daisaku Ikeda On His 90th Birthday
January 7, 2018
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From Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury Following is the text of the message Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations
Sowing the Seeds of the Culture of Peace
January 3, 2018
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By Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury Following are extensive excerpts from the keynote address by Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the
In Just Ten Years ICAN Makes It To Nobel Peace Prize
December 23, 2017
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By Alice Slater* NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – In Oslo on December 10, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear
Focus on Prevention As Conflicts Become More Intractable
December 20, 2017
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By António Guterres, UN Secretary-General Following are extensive excerpts from UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at open debate of the Security Council on ‘Addressing complex
The Doomsday Machine by a Damascene Convert
December 19, 2017
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Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – The nuclear weapon missile business is contradictory, full of missteps, highly dangerous and prepared in its madness
Dutch Court Rules Against ‘Center of the Eritrean Intelligence Network’
December 15, 2017
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By Martin Plaut* AMSTERDAM (IDN-INPS) – In 2015, Dutch professor and human rights advocate Mirjam van Reisen was interviewed by Dutch radio station ‘BNR Nieuwsradio‘
‘Listen To Our Testimony. Heed Our Warning’
December 15, 2017
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By Setsuko Thurlow Setsuko Thurlow is a Japanese-Canadian nuclear disarmament campaigner who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. She is a leading figure