COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk — Global Issues

COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk — Global Issues

The figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, show the percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) – a marker for immunization coverage within and across countries – fell five points between 2019 and 2021,…

Achieving the SDGs in Extraordinary Times — Global Issues

Achieving the SDGs in Extraordinary Times — Global Issues

Woochong Um Opinion by Armida Alisjahbana – Woochong Um – Kanni Wignaraja (bangkok, thailand) Friday, July 15, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 15 (IPS) – The start of the “Decade of Action” to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has also marked the start of an unprecedented…

Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case — Global Issues

Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case — Global Issues

The development came after Hamid Nouri – a former Iranian prosecutor and prison officer – was arrested at a Stockholm airport in 2019. He was later charged with war crimes and the mass murder of detainees in Iran in 1988, in line with an order issued by the then Supreme Leader…

A Confederation of Israel, Palestine & Jordan — Global Issues

A Confederation of Israel, Palestine & Jordan — Global Issues

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the S tate of Palestine, addresses the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, July 15, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 (IPS) – Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…

Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden and Clear Path for a Better Nominee in 2024 — Global Issues

Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden and Clear Path for a Better Nominee in 2024 — Global Issues

Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, July 15, 2022 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jul 15 (IPS) – Pundits are focused on Joe Biden’s tanking poll numbers, while progressives continue to be alarmed by his dismal job performance. Under the apt headline “President Biden Is Not Cutting the…

Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden and Clear Path for a Better Nominee in 2024 — Global Issues

Guterres condemns deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia; more than 20 killed — Global Issues

Cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea struck civilian areas of the city, including an office block and residential buildings, according to media reports, citing Ukrainian authorities.  Dozens of civilians have been killed in Ukraine over the last 24 hours. Multiplying attacks against civilian infrastructure are…

Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden and Clear Path for a Better Nominee in 2024 — Global Issues

New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ — Global Issues

The Resilience and Social Cohesion project, launched by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP), will enhance peace, increase livelihood opportunities, and provide education, health, nutrition, child protection, and sanitation support to vulnerable populations in Borno and Yobe states. “This is a pathway to peace and sustainable…

Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden and Clear Path for a Better Nominee in 2024 — Global Issues

New administration in Colombia provides ‘tremendous opportunity’ to further peace — Global Issues

Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, reported on recent political developments, including the election last month of President Gustavo Petro and Vice-President Francia Márquez, the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold the position.  Mr. Massieu has met with both officials, who…

Drones To Help Fishers Avoid Border Conflicts on Lake Victoria — Global Issues

Drones To Help Fishers Avoid Border Conflicts on Lake Victoria — Global Issues

Thanks to the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), fishers on Lake Victoria may soon have a drone keeping an eye on them and making sure they do not fall victim to border conflicts. Credit: TUK by Wilson Odhiambo (nairobi) Thursday, July 14, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Jul 14 (IPS) –…

Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden and Clear Path for a Better Nominee in 2024 — Global Issues

World Faces Cascading Crises Causing Profound Suffering & Multiple Famines — Global Issues

Opinion by UN SG (united nations) Thursday, July 14, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) – In his opening address to the 2022 Ministerial meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, July 13-15.Our world is in deep trouble – and so too are…