Month: June 2017

United Nations Declaration on the Rights to Indigenous people, adopted in the 107th Plenary Meeting on 13th September 2007, recognises the need to to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to…

The youth of today face innumerable societal problems. The social issues facing today’s youth can have major effects on how these young people will in due course turn out as they reach adulthood. As youth and its experiences shape up the adult life which in turn will affect the nation and its progress, the issues…

Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. According to March 2017 Global Financial Integrity Report titled ‘Transnational Crime and the Developing World’, the global market in drug trafficking has an estimated annual global value of between $426 billion and…

United Nations for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) is the leading agency of the United Nations to promote cooperation among the developing countries. It’s stated objectives are to promote South-South and triangular (North-South-South) cooperation, and streamline and lead global advocacy efforts to develop and strengthen these partnerships, leverage the South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange (SS-GATE) and…

Energy is vital to life.  Devoid of it, many billions of people would be left cold and famished. The chief supply of energy comes from fossil fuels, and the principal fossil fuels used today by most developed and developing countries are oil, coal, and natural gas. Among these fossil fuels, oil is the most consumed…

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been one of the primary factors of economic growth in both the developed and the developing world. In developing countries, ICTs have served as a major vehicle for advancing sustainable development, and significant improvement in the standard of living in such countries of the Global South in the past…

The two day visit of Chile President Michelle Bachelet to Indonesia on 12th and 13th May 2017 has further enhanced the bilateral relations between Chile and Indonesia. The bilateral relations between the two countries were established in 1965, and since then have historically developed in accordance with the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement. Till 1989,…