Visitors: 3801 May 2017, Suva, Fiji Regional Private Sector and Civil Society organisations will have an opportunity for informed discussions on PACER Plus prior to the signing of the Agreement. The 7th regional Non-State Actors Dialogue is being planned for the 29th of May ahead of the signing, which is scheduled for June. The Secretary General […]
Visitors: 5261 May 2017, Suva, Fiji Regional Private Sector and Civil Society organisations will have an opportunity for informed discussions on PACER Plus prior to the signing of the Agreement. The 7th regional Non-State Actors Dialogue is being planned for the 29th of May ahead of the signing, which is scheduled for June. The Secretary General […]
Visitors: 413 [themify_box]Ajay Ghosh[/themify_box] (Washington, DC: April 28, 2017) The growing influence of doctors of Indian heritage is evident, as increasingly physicians of Indian origin hold critical positions in the healthcare, academic, research and administrative positions across the nation. With their hard work, dedication, compassion, and skills, they have thus carved an enviable niche in […]
Visitors: 543Prof Richard Falk, PhD The pre-Trump establishment is anxiously discussing among themselves such questions as ‘is this the end game of liberalism’ and ‘how best to revive liberalism under present conditions?’ The contrary question I pose is the one assumed by the Washington/New York elites, that is, whether liberalism in its present and recent […]
Visitors: 654Prof Richard Falk, PhD The pre-Trump establishment is anxiously discussing among themselves such questions as ‘is this the end game of liberalism’ and ‘how best to revive liberalism under present conditions?’ The contrary question I pose is the one assumed by the Washington/New York elites, that is, whether liberalism in its present and recent […]
Visitors: 394Pepe Escobar (SputnikNews)[themify_quote]In the end, there was hardly a reset; rather a sort of tentative pause on Cold War 2.0. Interminable days of sound and fury were trudging along when President Trump finally decided NATO is “no longer obsolete”; still, he wants to “get along” with Russia.[/themify_quote] Just ahead of meeting US Secretary of State Rex […]
Visitors: 545Pepe Escobar (SputnikNews)[themify_quote]In the end, there was hardly a reset; rather a sort of tentative pause on Cold War 2.0. Interminable days of sound and fury were trudging along when President Trump finally decided NATO is “no longer obsolete”; still, he wants to “get along” with Russia.[/themify_quote] Just ahead of meeting US Secretary of State Rex […]
Visitors: 576 Two prominent philanthropists and social activists who have been serving the people in the society for their upliftment, education and welfare activities were conferred Rotary National Peace Award at the hands of RTN Paul Netzel ( Trustee Chair Elect, The Rotary Foundation) on the occasion of International Understanding and Peace Symposium (IUPS) held […]
Visitors: 549 Two prominent philanthropists and social activists who have been serving the people in the society for their upliftment, education and welfare activities were conferred Rotary National Peace Award at the hands of RTN Paul Netzel ( Trustee Chair Elect, The Rotary Foundation) on the occasion of International Understanding and Peace Symposium (IUPS) held […]
Visitors: 384[themify_hr color=”red”] Just a few days back one of the cows at our Prerna Kendra delivered a male calf. My colleague called me to inform about the birth of it. Everyone there was waiting for the cow to deliver and as usual each one was expecting a female calf. My colleague was sad to […]
Visitors: 373[themify_hr color=”red”] Just a few days back one of the cows at our Prerna Kendra delivered a male calf. My colleague called me to inform about the birth of it. Everyone there was waiting for the cow to deliver and as usual each one was expecting a female calf. My colleague was sad to […]
Visitors: 423Rene Wadlow The United Nations (UN) together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland which have often led humanitarian issues in the UN system held a high-level pledging conference in Geneva on April 25, 2017 to again draw attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen, currently the largest food security emergency in […]
Visitors: 501Rene Wadlow The United Nations (UN) together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland which have often led humanitarian issues in the UN system held a high-level pledging conference in Geneva on April 25, 2017 to again draw attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen, currently the largest food security emergency in […]
Visitors: 404The consumer price index (CPI) of Tokelau increased 0.7 percent for the March 2017 quarter. The Tokelau National Statistics Office released this figure today. Some of the items that contributed to the rise in CPI in this quarter were biscuits and crackers (up 61 percent), cheese-flavoured corn snacks (up 50 percent), and corned beef […]
Visitors: 414The consumer price index (CPI) of Tokelau increased 0.7 percent for the March 2017 quarter. The Tokelau National Statistics Office released this figure today. Some of the items that contributed to the rise in CPI in this quarter were biscuits and crackers (up 61 percent), cheese-flavoured corn snacks (up 50 percent), and corned beef […]
Visitors: 394Baher Kamal It all happened on the very same day—4 April. That day, indigenous peoples were simultaneously characterised as fundamental allies in the world’s war on hunger and poverty, while being declared as collective victims of a “tsunami” of imprisonments in Australia. See what happened. Australia must reduce the “astounding” rates of imprisonment for […]
Visitors: 587Baher Kamal It all happened on the very same day—4 April. That day, indigenous peoples were simultaneously characterised as fundamental allies in the world’s war on hunger and poverty, while being declared as collective victims of a “tsunami” of imprisonments in Australia. See what happened. Australia must reduce the “astounding” rates of imprisonment for […]
Visitors: 3582017-04-21 The conclusion of the regional trade negotiations, known as PACER-Plus, offers little for Pacific Island Countries in guaranteed benefits but burdens them with legally binding costs, with the real winners in this poorly designed trade agreement are Australia and New Zealand, argues the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG). “What has been concluded is […]
Visitors: 443Robert J. Burrowes While much of the world is engulfed in violence of one sort or another (whether violence in the home or on the street, exploitation, ecological destruction or war), a global network of individuals and organizations is committed to ending this violence in all of its manifestations. With individual signatories in 100 […]
Visitors: 433Robert J. Burrowes While much of the world is engulfed in violence of one sort or another (whether violence in the home or on the street, exploitation, ecological destruction or war), a global network of individuals and organizations is committed to ending this violence in all of its manifestations. With individual signatories in 100 […]
Visitors: 587Onkareshwar Pandey Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has got minor relief and major headache. The Pakistan Army which had successfully ousted him on 12 October 1999 under the command of General Parvez Musharraf after the Kargil war with India, will probe that whether Sharif and his family is guilty of amassing illegal wealth abroad. […]
Visitors: 564Onkareshwar Pandey Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has got minor relief and major headache. The Pakistan Army which had successfully ousted him on 12 October 1999 under the command of General Parvez Musharraf after the Kargil war with India, will probe that whether Sharif and his family is guilty of amassing illegal wealth abroad. […]
Visitors: 485(RPI) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday accused Iran of sending troops to fight in Syria and of destabilizing the region. He did not mention that Iranian troops were invited into the country while US troops are in Syria illegally. Tillerson condemned Iran as a leading human rights abuser while praising Saudi Arabia — […]
Visitors: 481(RPI) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday accused Iran of sending troops to fight in Syria and of destabilizing the region. He did not mention that Iranian troops were invited into the country while US troops are in Syria illegally. Tillerson condemned Iran as a leading human rights abuser while praising Saudi Arabia — […]