The Dynamics of Violent Extremism in sub-Saharan Africa — Global Issues

The Dynamics of Violent Extremism in sub-Saharan Africa — Global Issues

Opinion by Noura Hamladji, Samuel Rizk (united nations) Friday, March 03, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 03 (IPS) – There is no better environment for the expansion of violent extremist groups than a vacuum in state authority. It provides ideal conditions for these groups to prey on existing and…

UN Falls Short of Aid Pledge to Yemen Despite Peace Efforts — Global Issues

UN Falls Short of Aid Pledge to Yemen Despite Peace Efforts — Global Issues

In the southern city of Taiz, 11-month-old Ameer Hellal receives WFP supplementary food for malnutrition. Photo: WFP/Albaraa Mansoor by Alexander Kozul-Wright (geneva) Friday, March 03, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Mar 03 (IPS) – At a high-level UN event, global donors pledged US$1.2 billion in aid operations to Yemen in 2023….

Interwoven Global Crises Can Best be Solved Together — Global Issues

Interwoven Global Crises Can Best be Solved Together — Global Issues

Mangroves in Tai O, Hong Kong. Coastal wetland protection and restoration is an example of the kind of multifunctional solution that is needed to address multiple global crises together. Credit: Chunyip Wong / iStock Opinion by Paula Harrison – Pamela McElwee – David Obura (bonn) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press…

Israel Today and A Possible Israel Tomorrow — Global Issues

Israel Today and A Possible Israel Tomorrow — Global Issues

Israel’s separation barrier as seen from Al Ram.. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Mar 02 (IPS) – Israel of today as a Jewish and democratic state is a contradiction of terms and as such may possibly become transformed…

Research Uncovers Cheaper Diagnostic Tools For Chronic Hepatitis B in Africa — Global Issues

Research Uncovers Cheaper Diagnostic Tools For Chronic Hepatitis B in Africa — Global Issues

Patients in Africa often cannot access treatment as per the WHO hepatitis B guidelines. Now researchers have found a way to improve the diagnosis and care of people living with hepatitis B. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (blantyre) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press Service BLANTYRE, Mar 02 (IPS) –…

The Dynamics of Violent Extremism in sub-Saharan Africa — Global Issues

To save a million species, World Wildlife Day underscores crucial role of partnerships — Global Issues

“One million species teeter on the brink of extinction, due to habitat destruction, fossil fuel pollution and the worsening climate crisis. We must end this war on nature,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in his message for the Day.  The scores of species of fauna and flora under threat from…

Wildlife Is Much More than a Safari. And It Is at Highest Risk of Extinction — Global Issues

Wildlife Is Much More than a Safari. And It Is at Highest Risk of Extinction — Global Issues

A million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction, we have lost half of the world’s corals and lose forest areas the size of 27 football fields every minute, finds WWF report. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, March 01, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 01 (IPS)…

Rising Food Prices, Ongoing Energy Crisis Place South Africa at Risk — Global Issues

Rising Food Prices, Ongoing Energy Crisis Place South Africa at Risk — Global Issues

In July 2021, widespread civil unrest spread across KwaZulu Natal and other South African provinces. While it followed the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma, analysts also attributed it to widespread unemployment and inequality. Credit: Lyse Comins/IPS by Lyse Comins (durban) Wednesday, March 01, 2023 Inter Press Service DURBAN, Mar 01…