Delegates at the UN observance of International Women’s Day, under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday, March 10, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS) – Promoting gender equality in technology and digital spaces is at the…
The Sami people protested in the centre of Oslo against the Fosen wind farm, in the north of Norway (Jannicke Totland/ Natur og Ungdom) by Karlos Zurutuza (rome) Thursday, March 09, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Mar 09 (IPS) – There are 151 wind turbines and more than 130 kilometres of…
Opinion by Vidya Diwakar (brighton, uk) Thursday, March 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Mar 09 (IPS) – This year marks the halfway point— eight years in and eight years out— of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and reduce inequalities. Yet we are a long way off…
The successful transformation of the agri-food systems in the region will require ownership, political commitment, and action plans, writes the author. Credit: Wadner Pierre/IPS Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Thursday, March 09, 2023 Inter Press Service SANTIAGO, Mar 09 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General…
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at an annual parliamentary session in Beijing this week, that China is actively working to advance relations with Russia “as the world becomes more turbulent.” The announcement comes as Western countries warn China against providing lethal aid to Russia in…
According to the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office, more than 250,000 people have been affected, which is almost 80 per cent of the country’s population. First Judy, then Kevin Less than a week after Cyclone Judy forced residents to evacuate from the capital Port Vila, they were then hit by Cyclone Kevin,…
The Doha Political Declaration was adopted to a round of applause in the plenary hall of the Qatar National Convention Centre, where LDC5 has been under way since 5 March. Ushering in new era of solidarity, and enormous socio-economic benefits for world’s 46 least developed countries, today’s action comes nearly…
by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (paris) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service PARIS, Mar 08 (IPS) – For the past six years, Jamaican writer and scholar Opal Palmer Adisa has been one of the voices crying out against the prevalence of gender-based violence in the Caribbean and elsewhere….
Delegates at the Youth Empowerment: Education, Employment and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights forum held in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Mar 08 (IPS) – With more than 600 million youth aged between 18 and 24…
Credit: Equality Now, Millicent Kwambai Opinion by S. Mona Sinha (new york) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service The writer is Global Executive Director at Equality Now. The following opinion piece is part of a series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) – The…
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