New Challenges in Agriculture in the Face of the El Ni񯠐henomenon — Global Issues

New Challenges in Agriculture in the Face of the El Ni񯠐henomenon — Global Issues

If production decreases due to El Niño, there will be less food availability, and the income of the most vulnerable households that live and eat on what they produce will be reduced. Credit: Ligia Calderón / FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Mario Lubetkin…

The Case for Climate Justice — Global Issues

The Case for Climate Justice — Global Issues

Flooding in Trinidad’s capital of Port of Spain. Climate justice calls for a fair and equitable response to climate change, recognizing the interconnectedness of our world and the shared responsibility we have in protecting it. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS Opinion by Kibo Ngowi (johannesburg) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG,…

a Critical Opportunity for Collective Action on Climate Change — Global Issues

a Critical Opportunity for Collective Action on Climate Change — Global Issues

Floods in Kenya’s Turkana County, Lodwar town. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS. Opinion by Kennedy Mugochi (nairobi) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Kennedy Mugochi is Director of Hivos East Africa NAIROBI, Sep 01 (IPS) – As an African, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate change. I have met…

Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts — Global Issues

Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts — Global Issues

“The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into total submission,” the independent experts said. They stressed that the proposed parliamentary Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the…

‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief — Global Issues

‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief — Global Issues

The desperate situation prompted a tweet on Friday from Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths calling for an immediate end to the fighting. “This carnage needs to stop” said the UN relief chief. Major escalation In the past two weeks alone, 71 people have been killed and injured in capital Port-au-Prince,…

UN expert urges international support for The Bahamas amid climate crisis — Global Issues

UN expert urges international support for The Bahamas amid climate crisis — Global Issues

“The Bahamas needs long-term financial planning to address its climate vulnerability and economic dependence on tourism,” said Attiya Waris, the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, international financial obligations and human rights, in a statement at the end of a 10-day visit to the country. Financial aid challenges Ms. Waris…

The British Betrayal of an Afghan Special Police Commando Force

The British Betrayal of an Afghan Special Police Commando Force

OPINION/EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Two years ago, on August 28, 2021, the final British evacuation flight took off from Kabul airport. So ended 20 years of British endeavour in Afghanistan. Some was ineffectual but some inspirational. This is the story of a major success but with a decidedly bitter aftertaste. Just…

What Nigers Coup Says About US Security Assistance in the Sahel — Global Issues

What Nigers Coup Says About US Security Assistance in the Sahel — Global Issues

Elias Yousif Opinion by Elias Yousif (washington dc) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 01 (IPS) – In what has become an all too familiar phenomenon, U.S.-trained security personnel have been implicated in the July 26th coup that deposed Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It is…