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All the wars on the planet

As of January 26th, an Italian project becomes international. It describes the world’s conflicts with an eye to those who are looking for a way out. Trento – 34 are the wars currently declared in the world; dozens the low-intensity…

Patent-free “Corbevax”: a possible turning point for vaccination in poorer countries

Two US researchers have developed the Corona vaccine “Corbevax”, which has been approved in India since December. It is effective and cheap to produce. What makes it so special: the researchers have not applied for a patent. So “Corbevax” is…

Cuba pledges “life-saving package” of Covid-19 vaccine support for the Global South at Progressive International press conference

The Cuban government announced advanced plans to supply 200 million doses of domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine to the Global South, which the head of the Progressive International delegation in the Caribbean country described as a “lifesaver”. by Progressive International The…

Encourage us to transform! FCINA Communicators’ Forum gives a political reading of the current situation

Under the title “Encourage us to transform!”, the Forum of Communication for the Integration of Our America (FCINA) released a document containing the Forum’s reading of the current political situation. In its most general statements, the text points out that…

The World Humanist Forum-Asia sends out a beacon call

Is your organization, association or NGO involved in addressing key issues in your country or community related to the environment, peace, resolving armed or border conflicts, human, gender or indigenous rights, poverty, equality of rights and opportunities? In short, working…

Ruling Out Social Democracy as an Option – And a Way to Rule it Back In

A decisive misunderstanding prolonging today´s mega crisis is the lingering belief that social democracy, as it existed in Europe during the thirty glorious years after World War II, and in a different form in the USA during the four terms…

In open letter, prominent leaders urge nations to adopt policies to reduce nuclear dangers and eliminate nuclear weapons

An Open Letter urging nuclear weapons states to adopt no-first-use and other policies to ensure a nuclear war is never fought has been endorsed by prominent signatories, and was delivered today to leaders of the “nuclear five” or N5 countries — China,…

The U.S. Betrays Its Heritage by Threatening World War III Against Russia and China

Americans who cherish our country’s legacy are horrified by our headlong rush to war. America at its best was the very motor of world progress, higher living standards and peace. That is our true national identity. We betray “the better…

Unleash our Power of Active Nonviolence, Reclaim our West Philippine Sea

By Perfecto Caparas WHAT do you call Beijing’s usurpation and unlawful appropriation of all economic resources within Manila’s own exclusive economic zone? “Grand theft,” says former Philippine Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Carpio. On 12 July 2016, the Ad Hoc Arbitral Tribunal…

Common Security Approaches to Resolve the Ukraine and European Crises

By Joseph Gerson* We have been bombarded by news reports and announcements from President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. On January 18, as he prepared to leave for Kyiv, Berlin and…

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