Migration Puts the Brakes on Venezuela’s Vehicles — Global Issues

Migration Puts the Brakes on Venezuela’s Vehicles — Global Issues

On residential streets of Caracas with little traffic it is possible to see cars that have been abandoned by their owners for years. They probably migrated from Venezuela or cannot afford to repair and sell their vehicles. CREDIT: Humberto Márquez / IPS by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Monday, October 23, 2023 Inter…

Egypt Sacrifices Part of UNESCO Site for Road Development — Global Issues

Egypt Sacrifices Part of UNESCO Site for Road Development — Global Issues

Egypt is sacrificing a historic area to make way for a road network to assist with traffic flow in Cairo. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Inter Press Service CAIRO, Oct 18 (IPS) – The Egyptian government is clearing a vast area in Historic Cairo, a…

Working to Relieve the Trauma of Syrian Earthquake Orphans — Global Issues

Working to Relieve the Trauma of Syrian Earthquake Orphans — Global Issues

Earthquake orphans are cared for at the Kuramaa Center in the Idlib Governorate, Northern Syria. Credit: Sonia Al Ali/IPS by Sonia Al Ali (idilib, syria) Friday, October 13, 2023 Inter Press Service IDILIB, SYRIA, Oct 13 (IPS) – Seven-year-old Salim al-Bakkar was orphaned in the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and…

Unraveling Koreas Startling Elderly Suicide Surge — Global Issues

Unraveling Koreas Startling Elderly Suicide Surge — Global Issues

An image illustrating the ‘No-senior zone’ in a Korean café. Credit: The Nation Opinion by Hyunsung Julie Lee (seoul) Friday, October 13, 2023 Inter Press Service In this, the fourth of IPS’ Youth Thought Leaders series, the author looks at suicide rates in older persons and concludes we should break barriers…

Beware Climate Finance Charade — Global Issues

Beware Climate Finance Charade — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 11 (IPS) – Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate losses and damages. Global warming accelerating…

El Ni񯧳 Impact on Central America’s Small Farmers Is Becoming More Intense — Global Issues

El Ni񯧳 Impact on Central America’s Small Farmers Is Becoming More Intense — Global Issues

Farmer Gustavo Panameño stands in the middle of what is left of his cornfield, hit hard by drought and windstorms, near Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador. Many Salvadoran small farmers are feeling the impact of El Niño, as are many others in Central America and the rest of…

The Frogs Are Drying Up! Let’s Explore What We Can Do! — Global Issues

The Frogs Are Drying Up! Let’s Explore What We Can Do! — Global Issues

Atashi Kitchen in Karuizawa operates a children’s cafeteria (Kodomo-Shokudo), providing free or low-cost meals and distributing food to those in need. Opinion by Karuta Yamamoto – Seiji Takano – Shun Shikii – Sota Yoshihar (tokyo) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Oct 10 (IPS) – In the third in…

Are Many Children in Japan Going Hungry? How Can We Help? — Global Issues

Are Many Children in Japan Going Hungry? How Can We Help? — Global Issues

Eight students from Dalton Tokyo Junior visited Foodbank Karuizawa and interviewed Yoko Komiyama at the Watashi Kitchen. Opinion by Momoko Harada – Rei Sato – Shunki Sometaya (tokyo) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Oct 04 (IPS) – Did you know that a staggering 20 million people in Japan…