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World Hunger Day, or World Food Day according to the UN, is celebrated annually on 16 October to celebrate the founding of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). With this year’s theme of “Right to foods for a better life and a better future”,  it is more proper to commemorate “World Hunger Day” to […]

September 21 is International Day of Peace. This is a commemorative date designated by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1981 to signify their commitment to “strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.” Incidentally, September 21 for the Filipino people means something entirely different. This day in 1972 […]

Utilizing marine resources for economic development has become increasingly crucial over the past few decades. There are direct uses, such as fishing and the extraction of natural gas and oil, as well as indirect uses, such as tourism, ports, shipping, and the absorption of carbon dioxide, among others. It is likely that the sea will […]

Indonesia has been constantly sending millions of migrant workers to countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia over the years. Bank Indonesia noted that the number of Indonesian Migrant Workers (IMWs) in 2022 reached 3.44 million people. Based on the country of placement, most IMWs are in Malaysia, totaling 1.67 million. About 837,000 […]

The Primer on Women, Militarism, & Resistance highlights the harsh realities women face in a multipolar world of inter-imperialist competition. This primer was made in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD).

The US trade and investment mission led by the US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo arrived on March 11 in Manila, Philippines. The delegation is composed of 21 corporate leaders including technocrats and business executives from energy, engineering, communications, infrastructure, logistics, investment, and supply chain companies. The Philippine government celebrates the delegation’s two-day visit as […]

Delivered speech by Ms. Julia Puno, general secretary of APRN for the Asia Pacific People’s Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Good morning everyone! We are happy to see everyone all gathered in one space for this timely event. We thank everyone’s participation and contribution to The Peoples’ Forum. Indeed in its 11th year as shared […]

CSO Development Effectiveness traces its roots from the idea of aid effectiveness. The latter is about donors’ conversation on how to harmonize aid in many countries. Donors defined aid effectiveness in terms of ownership, accountability, management for development results, and harmonization. This paradigm was challenged by many CSOs specifically on the point of ownership of […]

Imperialism and wars of aggression: A case of 4 countries[1] INTRODUCTION Since the advent of civilization, the pursuit of economic and political power has led to the imposition and enforcement of authority over people and territories. This phenomenon, with eternal recurrence in the history of humankind, brought ‘states’ to existence. States of colossal economic, political, […]

Where does the idea of people’s research come from? For sure, it did not fall from the sky! The idea of people’s research emerged from social practice, summarized and synthesized in theoretical knowledge, and again put into practice. This video discusses several concepts that contributed to the evolution of people’s research, ideas that have been […]

“…the US treats Israel as its most indispensable accomplice in ensuring its economic and political interests in West Asia and North Africa (WANA); even though it has numerous and formidable allies in the region. Likewise, Israel needs US’ support because of its notorious actions against Palestinians and the wars it launched against neighboring countries which […]

As the Philippines peasant month commemoration concludes, the Filipino peasantry continues to bear the brunt of the food crisis, inflation, and neoliberal oppression under the current Marcos Jr. regime. Despite being at the forefront of the country’s agriculture sector, they continue to suffer from the worsening socio-economic crisis, and the intensifying state terrorism and fascism […]

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group (IMF-WBG) held its Annual Meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco last October 9 to 15 with the theme “Global Action, Global Impact”. Top central bankers, finance ministers, private executives, and other neoliberal stalwarts gathered together in this event to discuss “world economic outlook, global financial stability, poverty eradication, inclusive […]

The Palestinian struggle for national liberation and their right to return inspires people’s movements across the world as it reaches new heights. Since the advent of the Zionist occupation of their land, the Palestinians have been stripped of their rights, shelter, livelihood, and dignity. The adoption of the UN Resolution 181 in 1947 further worsened […]

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This webinar features discussion on free trade and neoliberal globalization, with APEC as one example of multilateral agreements that have destroyed economies of the South to buoy the rich economies of the North (e.g. US) and swell the profits of the TNCs. A stark historical outlook will be tackled by tracing various free trade agreements […]

Statement by Ajay Kumar Jha of CECOEDECON/Asia Pacific regional CSOs Engagement (APRCEM) Excellencies and Colleagues I also represent Asia Pacific Regional CSOs Engagement Mechanism, a platform of more than 500 CSOs, where we describe the current state of the SDGs as “halfway there but nowhere near.” This is because of the simple fact that we […]

The 2014 ascent to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through its ideologue Narendra Modi saw the rise of a revitalized Hindu nationalist movement in India. Through the “Hindutva” principle, Hindu militants under the banner of the BJP have gained ground in reshaping the country’s politics. This also facilitated the persecution of Muslims and […]

The United States continues to be the world’s top military spender. It spent USD 877 billion in 2022, surpassing the military expenditures of the succeeding ten countries combined (SIPRI, 2022). The billions of dollars are spent on producing war materiel, investing in military research and technology, and maintaining its military presence outside American soil. Currently, […]

Date and time: May 30, 2023; 4:30-7:00 PM Manila Attendees: 30 people from the Philippines, West Papua, India, Pakistan, and Burma. Location: Zoom Meeting SUMMARY Defend the Rural Defenders was successful in initiating a dialogue between frontline rural human rights defenders and communities from Burma, the Philippines, Bangsamoro, West Papua, and Palestine. Observers and participants […]

Date and time: June 9, 2023; 11:00AM (Manila time GMT +8) Attendees: 89 Location: Zoom Meeting  SUMMARY Rising Tensions, Threats to Peace: back-to-back primers on militarism launch was a huge success. Speakers from across the world – Philippines, US, Kurdistan, Cyprus, Japan, South Korea, India, and the Burmese diaspora – spoke on the value of […]

How is this unequal relationship maintained? More importantly, how is NATO an irreplaceable component of US foreign policy and military supremacy over its spheres of influence? Why do we say that US imperialism would not exist without NATO and that NATO only exists as a vehicle for US imperialism in Europe and around the world?

Join us on June 9th for the launch of Primers on Militarism! We will be featuring the new publications of APRN and RESIST: 1. The Power Play: Unraveling US Military Agreements in the Asia Pacific 2. NATO: Imperialist War Machine In a world torn by crisis and war, the US continues to lead the West […]

While billions of working people are plunged into poverty and instability, the super-rich and financial oligarchs continue to rake in fortune. According to Forbes, the top 5 world’s richest are Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton, who amassed $11 billion more in a month and is now the richest man worth 236.7 billion dollars, Elon Musk […]