Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever — Global Issues

Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever — Global Issues

Some climate scientists said it was unfortunate that western Rwanda experienced flooding despite past investments. For example, some experts were previously convinced that Sebeya, one of the rivers originating in the mountains of western Rwanda, was no longer a threat to the community. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Friday,…

New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right — Global Issues

New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right — Global Issues

Credit: Martín Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, May 19, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 19 (IPS) – On 7 May, Chileans went to the polls to choose a Constitutional Council that will produce a new constitution to replace the one bequeathed by…

In Praise of Competitive UN Elections — Global Issues

In Praise of Competitive UN Elections — Global Issues

A Security Council meeting in progress. Credit: United NationsMember Countries Can Keep Abusive Governments Off Important UN Bodies. Opinion by Louis Charbonneau (new york) Friday, May 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 19 (IPS) – Next month’s United Nations Security Council elections show why competition is important. UN votes…

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day — Global Issues

UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters — Global Issues

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said in a statement that the executions on Friday of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, were “profoundly concerning in view of the reported involvement of these individuals in the protests that commenced in Iran on 16 September 2022, and allegations of…

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day — Global Issues

Survey reveals war’s ‘immense’ mental health toll on Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland — Global Issues

The finding is the result of a survey conducted by the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland, which also revealed that 53 per cent had considered getting, or had already accessed, mental health support since arriving in the country. ‘Not a surprise’ “The psychosocial toll of the war in Ukraine…

Plenty abuzz on World Bee Day — Global Issues

IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant — Global Issues

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Friday in a statement, that a location near the town of Enerhodar, home of most of the plant’s staff, reportedly came under artillery fire earlier in the day, “in the latest incident indicating an increasingly tense military situation in the area.” Speculation…

Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns — Global Issues

Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns — Global Issues

Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges such as recurrent climate shocks, preventable disease outbreaks and economic instability. Malawi was also slammed by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in March…

One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook — Global Issues

One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook — Global Issues

In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that more countries now face outbreaks, increasing numbers of cases are being reported and the outcome for patients is worse than 10 years ago. Killing the poor in plain sight “The pandemic is killing the…

Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, warns WHO — Global Issues

Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, warns WHO — Global Issues

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the latest World Health Statistics check-up – covering data up to 2022 – “sends a stark message on the threat of noncommunicable diseases, which take an immense and increasing toll on lives, livelihoods, health systems, communities, economies and societies”. The report calls for…