PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet — Global Issues

PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 08 (IPS) – Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure and service provision are both costly and risky. Worse, PPPs typically fail to ensure universal, let alone fair access to public amenities. Public-private partnerships?…

Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador

Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador

Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador by Edgardo Ayala (chirilagua, el salvador) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service CHIRILAGUA, El Salvador, Nov 07 (IPS) – Neither the central government nor most of El Salvador’s 262 municipalities have had the capacity to install enough wastewater treatment plants to prevent…

Amidst Tears and Grief, Afghan Women Call Out To the World — Global Issues

Amidst Tears and Grief, Afghan Women Call Out To the World — Global Issues

Afghan women carry stories of sorrow and resilience. Credit: Learning Together Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Nov 06 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons“When the sun rises in the morning,…

Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement — Global Issues

Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement — Global Issues

Keithlin Caroo speaks to young Saint Lucian on International Rural Women’s Day. Education is an important part of advocacy on behalf of women and girls. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Nov 03 (IPS) – Amid fears that global shocks…

Even Rich Nations Now Worried About ISDS — Global Issues

Even Rich Nations Now Worried About ISDS — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 01 (IPS) – Governments the world over are worried about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules. These allow foreign investors to sue them for billions over new laws or policies reducing their profits….

Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash Pooling — Global Issues

Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash Pooling — Global Issues

Without land rights, women cannot make the necessary decisions to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 31 (IPS) – Excluded by inheritance and ignored by big business, women farmers in Kenya are…

Sharing ‘Real-Time’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps — Global Issues

Sharing ‘Real-Time’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps — Global Issues

Aradhiya Khan, 25, a transwoman, got her vaccination in the middle of the night in July 2021, when the centre was less crowded, and stood in the women’s line as there was none for her gender. by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Oct 31 (IPS)…

African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development of Women, Youth — Global Issues

African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development of Women, Youth — Global Issues

African Lawmakers seek to learn from best practices on how to hold their respective Governments accountable in the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development and the International Conference on Population and Development commitments. Credit: APDA by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Monday, October 30, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI,…

Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands — Global Issues

Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands — Global Issues

Fermina Quispe (fourth from the right, standing) poses for photos together with other farmers from the Women’s Association of Huerto de Nueva Esperanza, which she chairs and with which she promotes crop irrigation with solar pumps in her community, Llarapi Chico, located more than 4,000 meters above sea level in…

Action Delayed, Justice Denied by Voluntary ESG Approach — Global Issues

Action Delayed, Justice Denied by Voluntary ESG Approach — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Siti Sarah Abdul Razak (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 25 (IPS) – Policy approaches relying solely on voluntary actions to address urgent needs are unlikely to succeed. Depending on optional compliance to address global warming will not…