International issues

Please tell Americans, that Iranians are kind and hospitable. Come and visit us.  You are most welcome here.”  This was a common refrain encountered in a recent trip to Iran. At present the US military has mobilized a strike group…

Speaking from Tonga on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a “global SOS,” urging governments to increase climate action to “Save Our Seas.” By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Guterres called for international leaders to slash global greenhouse gas emissions, rapidly phase…

“September Days of Solidarity with Palestine,” will see members of Veterans For Peace from California to New Hampshire conduct protests and educational events in 25 cities September 1-7. Activities will vary from hanging banners over expressways to conducting nonviolent actions…

August 28, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability,  International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by 174 civil society organizations, regional and global networks, and activists, is…

The Rohingya crisis has lasted for seven years, and there still seems to be no sign of an end in sight. More than a million Rohingya people in Myanmar crossed the border to seek refuge in Bangladesh in 2017 as…

This piece of writing is a twenty page essay that synthesizes and ties together a particular group of recent and fairly recent decisions and doings that, in my view, will be looked back on in years to come as the…

by Mohammad Nazrul Islam Due to the opening of the Dambur and Ghazaldoba dams in India, flash floods have occurred in 13 districts of Bangladesh including Feni, Noakhali, Lakshipur, Comilla, Chandpur, Brammanbaria, Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, it is not a natural…

Major planetary boundaries that support life are at risk of collapse. This is happening at speeds that climate scientists never thought possible. What are the consequences and what, if anything, can be done? Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Research,…

More than half of people on Earth — approximately 4 billion— lack access to safe drinking water, which is double the number estimated in 2020, a new study by REACH global research program has found. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Launched by University of…

On August 14, 2024, at Riverside Church in Manhattan, the Palestinian Priest of Bethlehem, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, delivered a powerful speech addressing the silence of American churches and the influence of Christian Zionism. A video of the event can…