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The Mexican government of Claudia Sheinbaum has launched the National Voluntary Disarmament Plan ‘Yes to disarmament, Yes to peace’, a program that aims to get the population to surrender their firearms in exchange for financial compensation. The President, accompanied by…

What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding? Perhaps it seems a bit strange or a bit silly to be contemplating the idea of a real possibility for world peace amidst the current chaos of ongoing wars, proxy wars and…

We, the 230 members of the Philippine-Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI), express profound concern regarding the Supreme Court’s First Division’s affirmation of the Malabon Regional Trial Court’s decision declaring Sections 4 (58), 16, and 18 of the Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic…

Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality May be the Most Significant Issue of the 21st Century Net Zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG), such as CO2, that’s produced and the amount that’s removed from the…

Retreat From Climate Pledges Deemed ‘a Lily-Livered Effort to Avoid Criticism’ Six of the largest banks in the United States have bowed out of the global Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), with the inauguration of Donald Trump predicted to bring political backlash concerning climate action, reported The…

The six fires raging across Los Angeles have now claimed more than 12,000 homes and other structures, and at least 11 lives. An estimated 180,000 people remain under evacuation orders and another 166,800 face evacuation warnings as firefighters continue to…

The construction of a colossal hydropower project by China in Tibet has emerged as a matter of grave concern for India, especially for those residing in its eastern regions including Bangladesh. These areas now face a perpetual threat akin to…

Two of this year’s “Freedom Medals” went to Hillary Clinton and Liz Cheney. The question that immediately came to my mind when I heard the news was: What sort of freedom and for whom? Because if they’re basing these awards…

During the bilateral meeting at Palazzo Chigi last night (9/1/2025) between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a few pacifists in Rome hoisted, next to the Colosseum, a gigantic banner bearing Julian Assange’s famous quote, “If wars can…

Today Jehovah’s Witness Volodymyr Baranov was placed to pre-trial detention by Darnitsky District Court of Kyiv, judge Olha Prosalova. The court decided he could be released on the bail 180 000 UAH. It was not a public hearing, I was…