Opinion by Patricia Scotland (london) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Sep 18 (IPS) – The author is Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralIn today’s increasingly interconnected world, marked by grave economic, environmental, and security crises that transcend global boundaries, it’s abundantly clear that our interdependence is an undeniable reality. Rt Hon Patricia…
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….
In class at the public school in Lasbela, in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The low quality of government schools has turned private education into a luxury accessible to only a few. Credit: Mariyam Suleman Anees/IPS by Mariyam Suleman Anees (gwadar, pakistan) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service GWADAR, Pakistan, Sep 13…
Women walk in a village in Indian-administered Kashmir. Women here often find themselves lured by the promise of a job into unsuitable marriages. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS by Athar Parvaiz (budgam, india) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BUDGAM, INDIA, Sep 13 (IPS) – It has been over a decade since…
With Hope and Courage: 2022 Annual Results Report by Joyce Chimbi (united nations & nairobi) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Sep 08 (IPS) – In a world set on fire by climate change and brutal conflict, millions of children in emergencies and protracted crises need…
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Aug 22 (IPS) – Qur’an burning has become a symbol of intolerance and “Islamophobia”, especially in some Western countries. Following the public burning of a Quran in front of Stockholm’s largest mosque on June 28 during the Islamic…
The #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign is a compelling and poignant campaign developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion, Somaya Faruqi. CREDIT: ECW by Cecilia Russell (nairobi) Monday, August 14, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Aug 14 (IPS) – Two years ago, the then 19-year-old Somaya Faruqi and the Afghan Robotic Team travelled from…
Opinion by Leon Usigbe (abuja, nigeria) Monday, August 14, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug 14 (IPS) – Wisdom Ajah, an 18-year-old senior secondary school graduate living in Karshi, a satellite town in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, dreams of a university education that will secure him a good job after…
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Saturday, August 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 12 (IPS) – International Youth Day Statement by ECW Executive Director Yasmine SherifTo save our people and our planet from the life-threatening risks of the climate crisis, we must invest in the education of today’s…
Categorizing countries into “low- and middle-income countries” and “high income countries” is not appropriate for studying healthcare systems and population health. It is misleading to categorize countries for convenience of data analysis and interpretation. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor, Sowmya R Rao (abuja) Friday, August 11, 2023 Inter Press…
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