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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) – The Communist Manifesto of a bygone era, authored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, begins with an implicit warning: “A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of Communism.” And today another specter is haunting– this time at the United…
Erico Platt looks at the disarmament exhibition that she staged, “Three Quarters of a Century After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Hibakusha—Brave Survivors Working for a Nuclear-Free World.” Credit: UNODA/Diane Barnes by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, August 01, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 01 (IPS) – The upcoming 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, July 03, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 03 (IPS) – The US gun lobby justifies the unfettered American gun ownership in the US on a misguided premise: Guns don’t kill people, it’s bullets that kill people. The accusations of genocide and war crimes in Gaza have been directed…
Streets in Rafah are emptying as families continue to flee in search of safety. Credit: UNRWA by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (IPS) – The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to seek warrants on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has…
A view of the Earth and a satellite as seen from outer space. Credit: NASA via UN News by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, May 07, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) – When the 15-member UN Security Council failed last month to adopt its first-ever resolution on outer space—co-sponsored by the US…