Opinion by Philippe Lazzarini (east jerusalem) Monday, October 16, 2023 Inter Press Service EAST JERUSALEM, Oct 16 (IPS) – As of today, my UNRWA colleagues in Gaza are no longer able to provide humanitarian assistance. As I speak with you, Gaza is running out of water and electricity. In fact, Gaza…
Men walk through a heavily damaged area of central Gaza. Credit: UN News/Ziad Taleb by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 11 (IPS) – It is a bloodbath and unmitigated mayhem as heavy fighting unfolds between Israeli forces and the Palestinian group Hamas which has…
PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV: ‘In this atmosphere of tension and increasing geopolitical turbulences, it is vitally important to develop new approaches to strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue and trust.’ Credit: Office of the President Opinion by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (new york) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 06 (IPS) – It…
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Thursday, October 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 05 (IPS) – Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Statement on World Teachers’ DayWe are in a race to deliver on our global promise of education for all by 2030 – especially for the 224 million…
Credit: Education Cannot Wait Opinion by Heike Kuhn (bonn, germany) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Oct 04 (IPS) – Once a year, on October 5, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day. Why is it so important to have a closer look on the teaching profession? What is so…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council, 20 September 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Opinion by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (new york) Thursday, September 28, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 28 (IPS) – As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly has…
During UN-organized beach and buffer zone clean-ups, though, youth from both the north and south of Cyprus work side-by-side with peacekeepers. Credit: UNFICYP by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) – Along the 180-kilometer-long buffer zone separating the north and…
Civilians are evacuated in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, after the Azeri attack on September 19. Local administration data estimates the population of Karabakh at 120,000. Credit: Siranush Sargsyan/IPS. by Karlos Zurutuza (rome) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Sep 26 (IPS) – On September 19, the sound of…
72-year-old Kawthar Ajlouni stands alone in her yard in H2, Hebron, the occupied Palestinian territory. The backdrop reveals a fortified Israeli checkpoint. Amid 645 documented movement obstacles in the West Bank, 80 are here in H2 as of 2023. Isolated due to strict Israeli policies, she is one of 7,000…
Opinion by Gordon Brown (london) Friday, September 15, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Sep 15 (IPS) – With hope and courage, we must rise to the challenges before us. We must rise to the challenge of a world set afire by climate change, forced displacement, armed conflicts and human rights abuses….
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