The Fearful World of Network News in 2015
Jim Lobe
If your view of world events outside the U.S. was shaped in substantial part by watching the evening news shows on the three major U.S. networks last year, you’d probably want to stay home. Terrorism and the bloody wars of the Middle East dominated the network news coverage of the world outside … MORE > >
Zero Hunger? UN Leads With Landfill Salad and Recycled Food
Thalif Deen
When the United Nations hosted a high-level lunch for visiting world leaders at the UN dining room during the General Assembly sessions last September, they were in for an unexpected surprise. The lunch, hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a strong advocate of “zero hunger”, consisted … MORE > > 
Activists Accuse India of Violating UN Convention on Child Rights
K. S. Harikrishnan
Civil rights groups and child welfare activists have strongly protested against the enactment of a new Juvenile Justice Act by the Indian parliament, lowering the age of a legally defined juvenile for trial from 18 to 16- years old in heinous crimes cases. Human rights activists and people … MORE > >
Mexico Creates First and Second-class Migrants
Emilio Godoy
The Mexican government’s decision to grant humanitarian visas to Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica contrasts sharply with the poor treatment received by the tens of thousands of Central American migrants who face myriad risks as they make their way through this country on their long journey to … MORE > >
Nevis Has A Date With Geothermal Energy
Desmond Brown
Legislators on the tiny volcanic island of Nevis in the northern region of the Lesser Antilles say they are on a path to going completely green and have now set a date when they will replace diesel-fired electrical generation with 100 per cent renewable energy. The island, with a population of … MORE > >
Hail to the Cowpea: a Blue Ribbon for the Black-Eyed Pea
Nteranya Sanginga
2016 is the International Year of Pulses, and we at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture are proud to be organizing what promises to be the landmark event, the Joint World Cowpea and Pan-African Grain Legume Research Conference. Nteranya Sanginga, Director General of the … MORE > >