Cuban Farmers Fight Land Degradation with Sustainable Management — Global Issues

Cuban Farmers Fight Land Degradation with Sustainable Management — Global Issues

Farmer José Antonio Sosa, known as Ché, stresses the importance of taking into account the direction of the land for planting, and the use of live or dead barriers to prevent rains from washing away the topsoil to lower areas, thus combating soil degradation in Cuba. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS…

Rise of the Super Rich & Fall of the World’s Poor — Global Issues

Rise of the Super Rich & Fall of the World’s Poor — Global Issues

Women in Nigeria collect food vouchers as part of a programme to support families struggling under the COVID-19 lockdown. Credit: WFP/Damilola Onafuwa by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, May 23, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) – Michael Bloomberg, the three-term Mayor of New York city and a…

Davos 2022: At the World Economic Forum, there’s no ‘business as usual’ in shadow of war

Davos 2022: At the World Economic Forum, there’s no ‘business as usual’ in shadow of war

Placeholder while article actions load You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas, and opinions to know sent to your inbox every weekday. DAVOS, Switzerland — Before the pandemic interrupted the ritzy gatherings of the…

UNAIDS ‘concerned’ about stigmatizing language against LGTBI people — Global Issues

UNAIDS ‘concerned’ about stigmatizing language against LGTBI people — Global Issues

As of May 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) received reports of 92 laboratory-confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases from 12 countries not endemic for the disease. Some cases have been identified through sexual health clinics and investigations are ongoing.  The disease could affect anyone According to WHO, available evidence…

“COVID-19 is not over”, Tedros warns World Health Assembly — Global Issues

“COVID-19 is not over”, Tedros warns World Health Assembly — Global Issues

Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus delivered his message during the kick-off of the annual World Health Assembly–the decision-making body of WHO comprised of representatives of 194 countries. Noting that it was the first time since 2019 that the Assembly could take place in-person, he asked Ministers where the world stood two years…