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2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the end of nuclear weapons testing in Semipalatinsk, the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons, the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, and the ratification by Kazakhstan as the 26th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Kazakhstan, widely acknowledged as a leader in nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, has availed of this year’s International Day against Nuclear Tests to honour two eminent advocates of a world free of nuclear weapons.
IDN-InDepthNews, flagship agency of the International Press Syndicate group and its partner, the Global Cooperation Council provided an in-depth extensive coverage of the 2019 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), from July 9 to July 18, 2019 – including the three-day ministerial meeting from July 16 to July 18, and the High-level Segment of ECOSOC on July 19 in ECOSOC Chamber.
We are delighted to have launched an internship programe with the University of Central Asia (UCA) for students from Central Asia from mid-May to mid-August 2019 – at the joint initiative of INPS-IDN Southeast Asia director and roving correspondent in Asia, Kalinga Seneviratne, and Dr Evangelia Papoutsaki, director of the Communication and Media Program at the UCA.
INPS-IDN provided in-depth video coverage of the final phase of the third session of the preparatory committee from April 29 to May 10, 2019 for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The centrepiece were interviews with experts and activists. These were backed by viewpoints and analysis published by IDN.
INPS-IDN spoke with Ambassador Dr. Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Representative of Palestine to the UN Observer Mission of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the United Nations (UN), and discussed what it means to chair the Group of 77 (G77) comprising 134 nations from around the world, without being a full-fledged member of the UN.
INPS-IDN called on the UN Office for South-South Cooperation's director Jorge Chediek on May 10, 2019.
Watch our video:
Jorge Chediek Speaks About Landmark Progress in South-South Cooperation > https://youtu.be/h5Lyvs_48Kg
Three and a half years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the Vatican's Dicastery and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue hosted from March 7-9, 2019 a three-day International Conference on Religions and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Listening to the cry of the earth and the poor'.
