Peacekeepers turn ground-breakers in the Central African Republic — Global Issues

Peacekeepers turn ground-breakers in the Central African Republic — Global Issues

Operating an excavator, a bulldozer or a wheel loader did not come naturally to Chief Private Ryan Herdhika, an avid motorcyclist and soldier in the Indonesian Army’s 3rd Combat Engineering Battalion. But he has just passed his heavy engineering equipment test and will next month be deployed to the United…

UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror — Global Issues

UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror — Global Issues

The non-binding document, known as The Delhi Declaration on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes was adopted in the Indian capital on Saturday, following a series of panels that involved Member States representatives, UN officials, civil society entities, the private sector, and researchers.  The declaration…

UN chief reaffirms support for deals to ensure export food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia — Global Issues

UN chief reaffirms support for deals to ensure export food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia — Global Issues

The Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered by the UN and Türkiye in July, which was set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world, is due to run out in the second half of November, but it can be extended,…

The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts — Global Issues

The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts — Global Issues

The protracted fighting has taken countless lives, displaced millions in and outside the country and left much of the country’s infrastructure in tatters. The failure of international efforts to make much progress has been ascribed to the lack of understanding amongst formal mediators of the situation on the ground in…

Artisanal Miners Ruining Already Diminishing Forests in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Artisanal Miners Ruining Already Diminishing Forests in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Artisanal miners are cutting down trees to process gold and climate change experts are concerned about the forests. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (mazowe, zimbabwe) Saturday, October 29, 2022 Inter Press Service MAZOWE, Zimbabwe, Oct 29 (IPS) – With homemade tents scattered about, hordes of artisanal gold miners throng parts…

Migration for Many Venezuelans Turns from Hope to Nightmare — Global Issues

Migration for Many Venezuelans Turns from Hope to Nightmare — Global Issues

Venezuelan migrants stranded in Guatemala after their journey to Mexico was cut short by new restrictions issued by the United States. Most of them, unable to afford to return to their home country, await possible humanitarian return flights. CREDIT: IMG by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Friday, October 28, 2022 Inter Press Service…

ECW’s Yasmine Sherif Asks Donors to Redouble Efforts for DRC Displaced Children — Global Issues

ECW’s Yasmine Sherif Asks Donors to Redouble Efforts for DRC Displaced Children — Global Issues

ECW director Yasmine Sherif announced US$2 million in new funding for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, with conflicts, displacements, the climate crisis, COVID-19, and other epidemics such as Ebola disrupting development gains, as many as 3.2 million children (aged 6-11) are out of school, so even more…

Cambodia More Than Ever Squeezed Between Russia and the West — Global Issues

Cambodia More Than Ever Squeezed Between Russia and the West — Global Issues

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Credit: UN Photo/Kim Haughton. by Kris Janssens (phnom penh) Friday, October 28, 2022 Inter Press Service PHNOM PENH, Oct 28 (IPS) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen walks into a diplomatic minefield these days. He supports UN resolutions against Putin but does not want to jeopardize…

Ethiopia and Somalia Show What Makes theDifference — Global Issues

Ethiopia and Somalia Show What Makes theDifference — Global Issues

In 2010-2011, a devastating drought led to more than 260,000 deaths beyond normal levels of expected mortality in Somalia. Yet almost no one died in Ethiopia after a severe drought in 2015. Credit: Abdurrahman Warsameh/IPS Opinion Friday, October 28, 2022 Inter Press Service Oct 28 (IPS) – The Horn of…