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6th Harmony Peace Pilgrimage In Pune, India to Walk to Ten Religious Sites
A Harmony Peace Pilgrimage across various places of worship in the Pune Camp area will be held as part of an ongoing series of Harmony Peace Pilgrimages, as part of celebrations in preparation for ‘The International Day of World Peace’…
Comprehensive Regulatory Measures on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Pushed
6 September 2023, Quezon City, Metro Manila. As part of its continuing advocacy towards a zero waste and toxics-free society, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition organized a seminar last September 5 focusing on ubiquitous synthetic chemicals that mimic, block…
In memory of Montse Prieto who passed away on 2nd September 2023
Pressenza is saddened to learn of the passing away at the age of 56 of Montserrat Prieto, a member of the Humanist organization, World without Wars and Violence, since its inception in the 90s and one of the key members…
The BRICS’ ‘Tectonic Change’: A Momentous 72 Hours
The BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 22-24, moves center stage in the world, and in history. Some 22 nations have applied to join the original five, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The issue is reformulating the…
PEC Condemns Scribe’s Murder in India’s Bihar Province
Geneva, 18 August 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the murder of Vimal Kumar Yadav, a young scribe associated with the leading Hindi newspaper, Dainik Jagran, in Bihar province of north India this…
World Health Organization Summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science
Speaking at the event on Thursday [17 August 2023], WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus underscored the “enormous” contributions of traditional medicine to human health and its understanding of the “intimate links” between health and the environment. Tedros stressed the importance of the gathering for…
PEC Demands Justice for Bereaved Families of Murdered Pak Journos
Geneva, 16 August 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses its serious concern over the murder of two Pakistani journalists within a week and the global media safety and rights body (www.pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) demands justice for the bereaved families of Jan Mohammed…
An Open Letter to the People of Japan from Concerned Peace and Civil Society Organizations of the United States
—In observance of the 78th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Japan— We, the undersigned, representing a coalition of concerned peace and civil society organizations in the United States, are advocating for the elimination of nuclear weapons globally. We join…
UN sounds alarm over Sudan’s catastrophic humanitarian situation
The United Nations has warned that ongoing fighting between rivaling forces in Sudan has plunged the humanitarian situation of the impoverished nation from critical to catastrophic. Two senior UN officials, who just returned from Sudan, painted a sad picture of…
New York Needs to Triple Its Renewable Energy Capacity to Meet 2030 Goals, Report Finds
According to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, New York needs to increase its renewable energy capacity by 20 gigawatts by the end of the decade to meet the state goal of 70% electricity from renewable resources by…
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