Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero? — Global Issues

Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero? — Global Issues

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Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 29 (IPS) – The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table…

Ugandan Women Tackle Domestic Violence with Green Solutions — Global Issues

Ugandan Women Tackle Domestic Violence with Green Solutions — Global Issues

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Constance Okollet Achom, chair and founder of Osukuru United Women Network (OWN), an organization fighting against domestic violence using climate change solutions in Uganda, during an exclusive interview with IPS at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (sharm el sheikh) Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Inter…

Pan-African Approach to Tackle Food Insecurity Arising from Conflict and Climate Shocks — Global Issues

Pan-African Approach to Tackle Food Insecurity Arising from Conflict and Climate Shocks — Global Issues

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Pan-African initiatives to boost food production and research and development could increase yields on farms on the continent. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Nov 22 (IPS) – Upheaval on the global stage, the war in Ukraine, conflict in the Horn of…

A Looming Debt Crisis is Threatening Global Health Security. It is time to Drop the Debt — Global Issues

A Looming Debt Crisis is Threatening Global Health Security. It is time to Drop the Debt — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jaime Atienza, Charles Birungi (geneva) Monday, November 21, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Nov 21 (IPS) – In this moment of profound challenge in international relations, it was understandable that the conclusion of the G20 meeting left leaders feeling relieved that the meeting took place without a breakdown. Leaders…

Peruvian Women Still Denied Their Right to Abortion — Global Issues

Peruvian Women Still Denied Their Right to Abortion — Global Issues

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Yomira Cuadros faced motherhood at an early age, as well as the obstacles of a sexist society like Peru’s, regarding her reproductive decisions. In the apartment where she lives with her family in Lima, she expresses faith in the future, now that she has finally started attending university, after having…

G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

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Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Friday, November 18, 2022 Inter Press Service The G20 summit motto was “Recovering Together, Recovering Stronger” yet the Joint Declaration failed to deliver any alternatives to the wave of austerity engulfing the world. It ignored the option of raising enough tax revenues from large corporations, taxing…