New Start for Stability in Libya.
Photo by jorono in Pixabay By Rene Wadlow. The 74 members of the Libya Political Dialogue Forum meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; with the mediation of the United Nations; on 5 February…
People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the first requirements of sanity in our times.
In this period of world transformations, independent voices are needed, to warn, to highlight the need for cooperative action and to propose measures for the peaceful resolution of disputes. On behalf of world citizens, the Association of World Citizens, which has consultative status with the United Nations, issues Appeals for UN action and measures to be taken by individual governments, multilateral institutions and non-governmental organizations. These World Citizen Diplomacy Appeals aim to reduce violence, protect human rights, and to create bridges between cultures.
Continuing Instability in the Darfur Conflicts.
12 Mar 2021 – Despite the removal after 30 years of power of the Sudanese military dictator Omar Al-Bashir and his subsequent arrest; stability has not returned to Darfur; where fighting…
Syria: The Start of a Long Night of Sorrow.
by Rene Wadlow. On 13 March 2011 in Derra, in the south of Syria; 15 teenage boys were arrested by Syrian security police; for having written hostile graffiti against President…
Ethiopia’s Tigray, a New Biafra?.
Photo by Taylor Wilcox on Unsplash. By Rene Wadlow. On 4 March 2021; at the United Nations, Mark Lowcock; the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; warned that a campaign of destruction is taking…
Nagorno-Karabakh: Continuing Repercussions in Armenia.
This map describes the current situation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but mostly governed by the de facto independent state, Republic…
Sudan: Difficult Transitions.
Photo by Mohamed Tohami on Unsplash. By Rene Wadlow. With the death on 26 November 2020 of Sadeq Al-Mahdi; a major figure of modern Sudanese politics; leaves the scene at…
Myanmar: Fair Elections But Challenges Ahead.
Pete Souza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. By Rene Wadlow. The 8 November 2020 elections; for the two houses of the Myanmar Parliament were carried out with little violence. The…
Virtual Education. The Path to the Democratization of Education.
Without a doubt; we are living the most interesting moments of our lives. We are human beings with a global vision of the world; and we are concerned about events…
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Phantom Republic Takes Center Stage
Photo by Sarin Aventisian on Unsplash From bitter searching of the heartQuickened with passion and with painWe rise to play a greater part.This is the faith from which we startMen…