Dhaka, Nov 6 – Commonwealth parliamentarians will discuss the Rohingya issue at the general assembly of the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) here on Tuesday.
Category: Environment
Bonn climate confce begins: Strong calls to uphold Paris Deal
Dhaka, Nov 6 – This year’s UN Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn, Germany on Monday with strong, unified calls to hold to the path of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The opening of the conference (COP23, November 6-17)…
For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world
When Japarupi Waiapi looks into the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, he sees the equivalent of a supermarket, pharmacy, furniture store — and that’s just the beginning. Food like coconuts, roots and bananas grows plentifully. Animals and fish are…
US for rapid execution of Annan Commission’s report
Dhaka, Nov 5 (UNB) – The United States has sought rapid and complete implementation of the Annan Commission’s recommendations for the safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
What to expect at the Bonn climate change talks?
Bonn, 6 Nov. (Meena Raman) – The annual climate change talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and the Paris Agreement (PA) are taking place in Bonn, Germany from Nov. 6 to…
Kidney disease globally attributed to PM2.5 pollution: Study
The global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to PM2.5 pollution is significant, according to an analysis presented at ASN (American Society of Nephrology) Kidney Week. Benjamin Bowe, MPH, (Clinical Epidemiology Center at the VA Saint Louis Health Care…
Pressure Myanmar for early repatriation of Rohingyas: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Commonwealth countries to exert pressure on the Myanmar government to stop persecution on its Rohingya citizens and take them back from Bangladesh at the earliest. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating 63rd…
Address Rohingya problem not punishment: US
Citing positive developments over Rohingya issue, the United States on Sunday said their current purpose is to solve the Rohingya problem, not to punish anyone. “Right now our purpose is to solve the problem, not to punish…,” US Under Secretary…
Tiny Fiji looks for global impact at Bonn climate talks
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama brings a sobering message as he presides over UN climate talks in Bonn this week—climate change is real, it’s already having disastrous impacts on his people and only urgent action can address the problem. Germany…
Monsoon rains kill 12, displace thousands in southern India
New Delhi, Nov 4 (AP/UNB) – Thousands of people have taken refuge in relief camps as torrential monsoon rains flooded parts of southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, killing at least 12 people this week.
4000 more Rohingyas cross into Bangladesh in two days
Over the last 48 hours, some 4,000 Rohingya people crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar at the Anjumanpara border crossing point, an IOM press release said on Friday. Traumatized, hungry and fearing for their lives, the Rohingyas had camped out in…
Pollution killing more people than wars-disasters
Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. One out…
UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump
Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an anxious eye on Donald Trump’s America. The November 6-17 meeting in Bonn, Germany, is the first for…
Greece: 3 dead, several missing as boat with migrants sinks
Athens, Nov 3 (AP/UNB) – Authorities in Greece and Turkey say at least three people have died and several more are believed to be missing after a boat carrying migrants from Turkey sank off the Greek island of Kalymnos.
Got climate questions? Climate Watch has answers
By Johannes Friedrich and Andrew Pickens Washington DC, Nov 3 (IPS) – Negotiators and stakeholders headed to Bonn, Germany, for next week’s UN climate summit continue to confront a range of questions surrounding one essential query: How do we meet…
Mediterranean migrant arrivals 150982; deaths 2,839 in 2017
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Nov 3 (IOM) – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 150,982 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 1 November, with about 75 percent arriving in Italy and the remainder…
Rohingya crisis stokes fears of Myanmar’s Muslims
By Pascal Laureyn Yangon, Oct 24 (IPS) – In a quiet street, the sound of children’s voices can be heard from an open window. They are reciting verses of the Koran in unison. The small Islamic school lays hidden in…
Climate leadership means ending fossil-fuel production
Tzeporah Berman and Lili Fuhr Vancouver/Berlin – The end of the fossil-fuel era is on the horizon. With renewables like solar and wind consistently outperforming expectations, growth in electric vehicles far exceeding projections, and governments worldwide acknowledging the urgency of…
Queen Rania visits Rohingya Refugees
Prof. M Zahidul Haque JORDAN Queen Rania’s recent visit to the Kutupalang Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar Ukhiya Upazila has added to the efforts of Bangladesh and the International community to help Rohingya refugees who were forced to flee…
JU butterfly fair Saturday
Savar – A butterfly fair will be held in Jahangirnagar University here on the campus Saturday.
Global compact on safe, orderly and regular migration
By Prasad Kariyawasam Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct 31 (IPS) – At this crucial juncture of international migration, where numerous push and pull factors have engendered unprecedented migration flows across the globe, the ongoing discussions at the United Nations must lead…
Organic soils store more carbon, cut emission from agriculture
Conventional agriculture is one of the main causes of the depletion of carbon in the soil and the increased presence of carbon in our atmosphere. The decline in soil organic matter (SOM) is of particular concern due to its key…
Ensure security in Rakhine to repatriate Rohingyas: UNHCR
The Commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi laid emphasis on ensuring security, establishing human rights and rule of law for repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people in Rakhine state of Myanmar. “Security and the…
UN Security Council: Refer Burma to the ICC
The United Nations Security Council should refer Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) because of Burma’s failure to investigate mass atrocities against ethnic Rohingya, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a new question-and-answer document. UN member countries should…
Tough problems need tough solutions
By Sunita Narain Do not read me wrong. Last fortnight I had said we may breathe easier this winter. This does not mean we will breathe clean air. I meant compared to last winter air pollution would be lower because…
How long will UN Security Council be missing in action on Burma?
New Resolution Opportunity for Council to Address Crisis Philippe Bolopion Two months into one of the most vicious ethnic cleansing campaigns in recent history, the United Nations Security Council is still missing in action. For all its pledges to protect…
The virtuous cycle of water and prosperity
Danielle Nierenberg The following is an edited excerpt from Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity by Sandra Postel, published by Island Press.
Longest living dolphin in captivity dies in Japan aquarium
A female bottlenose dolphin has died at a Japanese aquarium only weeks after breaking a national record of more than four decades in captivity, an official said Thursday. Nana, thought to be around 47 years old, was discovered drowned on…
UN call for safe voluntary repatriation of refugees
United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees (Protection) Volker Turk has urged the Myanmar government to ensure a safe environment and the protection of all communities in Rakhine State. Turk reiterated the right of return of the hundreds of thousands…
Another 3000 Rohingyas wait at no-man’s land to enter
Around 3,000 more Rohingyas, fleeing persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, have gathered at the no-man’s land of Anjumanpara along the border in Ukhia upazila on Wednesday to enter Bangladesh. Major Iqbal Ahmed, deputy captain of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-34 Battalion,…