Opacity Surrounds Fossil Fuels in Mexico — Global Issues

Opacity Surrounds Fossil Fuels in Mexico — Global Issues

Lack of disclosure of contracts, payments and socio-environmental impacts characterize Mexico’s coal industry. The picture shows workers at the Nueva Rosita coal mine in the northern state of Coahuila. CREDIT: Courtesy of Cristóbal Trejo by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, May 09 (IPS)…

Zimbabwe’s Press Freedom, One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward — Global Issues

Zimbabwe’s Press Freedom, One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward — Global Issues

Journalist Jeffery Moyo, with his lawyer, Doug Coltart, outside the Magistrate’s Court, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Moyo faces charges of violating Section 36 of the Immigration Act. His sentencing is expected on May 31, 2022. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, May…

Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers — Global Issues

Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers — Global Issues

Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint, according to the author. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service To avert the ongoing fertilizer crisis, farmers in developed…

A New Strategy Is Needed to Address Irans Nuclear Program — Global Issues

A New Strategy Is Needed to Address Irans Nuclear Program — Global Issues

Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU), taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20…

UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees to Mariupol — Global Issues

UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees to Mariupol — Global Issues

Bilohorivka is close to the Government-held city of Severodonetsk, where heavy fighting was reported in the suburbs on Saturday. “This attack is yet another reminder that in this war, as in so many other conflicts, it is civilians that pay the highest price,” Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement on behalf of…

‘A small country with a big heart’ — Global Issues

‘A small country with a big heart’ — Global Issues

Since 24 February, over 450,000 refugees have crossed the Ukraine border, and about a hundred thousand have temporarily settled in with Moldova’s four million people. As its citizens await a visit from UN Secretary-General António Guterres tomorrow, UN News visited the country. Transformation From Odessa, Natalia and her one-year-old daughter currently live…

Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public — Global Issues

Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public — Global Issues

According to information received by UNAMA, this is a formal directive rather than a recommendation, any violations of which will lead to the punishment of male relatives. UNAMA is deeply concerned with today’s announcement by the Taliban that all women must cover their faces in public, should only leave their…

On a mission to cut Papua New Guinea’s high levels of sexual violence — Global Issues

On a mission to cut Papua New Guinea’s high levels of sexual violence — Global Issues

“Most of the survivors of gender-based violence that we see in the clinic are young adults,” says Primrose, Youth Coordinator for the Family Health Association (FHA) in East New Britain province. She has just stepped off stage after delivering a presentation to senior students of Kokopo Secondary School as part…

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’ — Global Issues

Security Council ‘speaks with one voice for peace in Ukraine’ — Global Issues

“As I have often said, the world must come together to silence the guns and uphold the values of the UN Charter,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.  “For the first time, the Security Council spoke with one voice for peace in Ukraine”.  Last week the UN chief flew…