Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Maurice Strong Two books[1], just published show how the UN has gained global influence through the leadership of exceptional individuals. They are fascinating both for the insights they offer and for the sharp contrasts in the personalities and…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1 2018 (IPS) – Globally, the people working to defend our human rights are increasingly under attack, reaching a “crisis point.” More than 150 human rights defenders (HRDs) from around the world gathered in Paris this week to set out…
By Silvio Marcacci* – Forbes –10 policies applied to the 20 largest-emitting nations, can meet the 2°C target –nearly 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by just 20 countries The world’s scientists estimate we have a decade to reduce global greenhouse gas…
TIME The Austrian government said Wednesday that it won’t sign a global compact to promote safe and orderly migration, citing concerns about national sovereignty as it joined neighboring Hungary in shunning the agreement. Conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz took office last…
By Baher Kamal* – Human Wrongs Watch The migration of some 1.4 million people every week to cities around the world “can strain local capacities, contributing to increased risk from natural and human made disasters’” according to the United Nations Secretary-General António…
Jake Johnson – Common Dreams/ Truthdig As Brazilian women, the LGBTQ community, workers, and people of color reacted with horror to the election of fascist Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency on Sunday after a campaign dripping in bigotry and militarism, Western corporate…
Burrowes* The continuing rise of fascism around the world is drawing increasing attention particularly as it takes firmer grip within national societies long seen to have rejected it. Some recent studies have reminded us of the characteristics of fascist movements and…
Simon Tisdall* – Analysis, The Guardian Brazil’s voters followed a trend evident in embattled democracies around the world, and a wholesale rejection of politics-as-usual Jair Bolsonaro’s hard-right campaign for Brazil’s presidency shocked outside observers, who asked how a…
By Claire Stam*| EURACTIV.com – Human Wrongs Watch Only sixteen countries out of the 197 that have signed the Paris Agreement have defined national climate action plan ambitious enough to meet their pledges, according to a policy brief released on Monday (29 October), ahead of…
By Yula Rocha – Fast Company Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who openly longs for the return of military dictatorship, has gained in the election due to a swarm of fake news spread by the popular platform With just two days to go before the run-off vote on Sunday, Jair…
