by Rene Wadlow. 22 August has been set by the United Nations General Assembly as the “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”. Due to Nazi and Japanese militarist persecution of religious groups during the
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by Rene Wadlow. On 5 August 2019; the Central Government of India put an end to article 370 of the Indian Constitution; which provided autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir; an autonomy which dated from shortly after Independence. Pre-Independence Kashmir was ultimately divided
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By Rene Wadlow. 8 June of each year has been proclaimed by The UN General Assembly as the Day of the Law of the Sea. However; as my friend John Logue; who had participated with me as non-governmental organization representative in the
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by Rene Wadlow. World wide; the Covid-19 pandemic has caught both governments and non-governmental organizations (NGO); unprepared for the scope and complexity of the challenges. The lockdowns have had strong economic consequences; as well as social consequences; including; the rapid rise of
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By Rene Wadlow. International Mother Earth Day; on 22 April each year was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009. Its aim is to promote living in harmony with Nature; and to achieve a just balance among the economic, social
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The people of the earth having agreed that the advancement of man in spiritual excellence and physical welfare is the common goal of mankind…therefore the age of nations must end, and the era of humanity begin.” Preamble to the Preliminary Draft of
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by Rene Wadlow. The United Nations has designated 5 April as The International Day of Conscience. The first celebration is this year 2020. An awakened conscience is essential to meeting the challenges; which face humanity today as we move into the World
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The United Nations General Assembly on 20 October 2010; by resolution A/RES/65/PV.34. Designated the first week of February of every year, as the World Interfaith Harmony Week between all religions, faiths and beliefs. The General Assembly, building on its efforts for a
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by Rene Wadlow. The Fairy Godmothers of world politics met in Berlin, on 19 January 2020 to assist at the birth of a State structure arising, from the currently deeply divided factions of Libya: German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio
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The Term Civil Society. The term “Civil Society” came into extensive use; especially in Europe in the mid -1970s; as efforts to bridge the East-West divide and prevent the dangers of war in Europe. As Mary Kaldor writes “A group of us
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