Hundreds of Millions of Children Sentenced to Ignorance — Global Issues

Hundreds of Millions of Children Sentenced to Ignorance — Global Issues

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There are 244 million children out of school. Credit: Shafiqul Alam Kiron/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, September 07, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Sep 07 (IPS) – More than two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read and understand a simple text. This shocking finding should be enough to be alarmed…

A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars — Global Issues

A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars — Global Issues

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Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people – 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan – are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives. Credit: UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, September 06, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Sep 06…

A Tale of the Spanish Neckties and Other Made-in-Europe Things — Global Issues

A Tale of the Spanish Neckties and Other Made-in-Europe Things — Global Issues

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“Wildfires – well known for their disastrous consequences in southern Europe – are now occurring as far north as Scandinavia”. Credit: Unsplash/Fabian Jones. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 30 (IPS) – Shortly before the 25 August approval by the Spanish Parliament of the…

"The Worse, The Better" Doctrine and the Melting Ice — Global Issues

"The Worse, The Better" Doctrine and the Melting Ice — Global Issues

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As of 2019, the total value of the annual world shipping trade had reached more than 14 trillion US Dollars. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, August 25, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 25 (IPS) – ‘There is a prevailing doctrine among the right and far-right political parties who…

The Modern Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Global Issues

The Modern Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Global Issues

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Food and energy prices have increased to their highest levels in decades. And 62 new food billionaires have been created. Credit: Bigstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 12 (IPS) – While often too quickly attributing -quasi exclusively- the world unprecedented hunger tragedy to…

Of the Far West, the ‘Good Cowboys’ And the Bad Indians — Global Issues

Of the Far West, the ‘Good Cowboys’ And the Bad Indians — Global Issues

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The female guardians of Venezuela’s Imataca Forest Reserve | An FAO-GEF project, which also aims to increase gender equality in the forestry sector, has continued supporting the Kariña women in actively leading the development of their territories and the conservation of the area’s biodiversity. Credit: FAO by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday,…

Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs — Global Issues

Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs — Global Issues

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Venezuelan migrant Manuela Molina (not her real name) was promised a decent job in Trinidad, but minutes after her arrival she was forced into a van and taken to a secret location. Credit: IOM Port of Spain by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, August 03, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 03…