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15th BRICS Summit opens in South Africa

The 15th Summit of the BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, India, China and the host, South Africa, began on Tuesday (22) in Johannesburg. Under the theme “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism”,…

Japan’s plan to dump radioactive water in the ocean rejected nationally and internationally

According to the Japanese government’s plan, this Thursday the 24th, contaminated water from the nuclear accident in Fuskushima in 2011 will be released into the ocean. Japan assures that the water has been treated, but protests from different fronts are…

The Whole World Is Swimming in Solidarity With Gaza on Saturday 26th August

On the 26th August, The Gaza Swimming Carnival shall be celebrated on the beaches of Gaza. On the same day, people at more than two dozen locations all over the world will be taking part in a swim in solidarity…

Commemoration of the 184th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery Act in the British Empire

Countries in both Africa and the Caribbean, which have been or remain British colonies, commemorate Emancipation Day every August 1st, remembering the passing in 1834 of the Act for the Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire and all its…

BRICS countries prepare a meeting in South Africa to strengthen dialogue, consultation, solidarity, and cooperation

Representatives of the BRICS countries held a meeting last week to prepare for their next meeting to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, exchanging views on current challenges in strategic areas such as food and water security, energy security, counter-terrorism,…

First debate at UN Security Council on risks and benefits of Artificial Intelligence

With the contribution of experts on the subject and a final call for concerted action, the United Nations Security Council debated for the first time the new realities that the international community is facing with the so-called “artificial intelligence”. In…

Social Movements and Indigenous Peoples Oppose the UN Food Systems Summit and Call for True Food Systems Change

Ahead of next week’s United Nations Food Systems Summit stocktaking event, the largest global food justice movements, small-scale food producer organizations, and Indigenous Peoples, representing millions of people across the world, have released a new statement denouncing the United Nations’ controversial approach…

Pablo Neruda’s Legacy on the Anniversary of his birth (1904)

Every July 12, we commemorate the anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest poets of all time: Pablo Neruda. Born on 12 July 1904 under very precarious conditions in the town of Parral, Chile, Neruda left a literary…

Let’s drop all weapons. Many voices join as one single prayer from Comiso’s Peace Pagoda.

  by Alessandra L’Abate, Anna Luisa Leonardi (Florence), Angela Ricciardi (Naples), Comiso – Italy editorial staff   Last Sunday, July 2, 2023, the annual Peace Ceremony was held at the Comiso Peace Pagoda (Sicily, Italy) by monks and nuns from all…

Ethiopia: Green Legacy initiative enters its second phase

In 2019, Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, launched a campaign to plant 6 billion trees as part of the so-called Green Legacy initiative. The initiative is part of the government’s policies to combat climate change and achieved, in…

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