Nosintu Mcimeli and Bonelwa Nogemane of the Abanebhongo People with Disability (APD) started with an agroecological project to improve food security in South Africa’s Eastern Cape (left). A soup kitchen feeds the village children (right). Credit: ADP by Fawzia Moodley (johannesburg) Thursday, May 11, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 11…
Opinion by Abdoulie Badjie (banjul, the gambia) Thursday, May 11, 2023 Inter Press Service BANJUL, The Gambia, May 11 (IPS) – In the heart of The Gambia, an intrepid young woman called Fatou Juka Darbor is blazing a trail for women fuelled by her fiery passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering…
Nearly every maternal death is preventable, and the clinical expertise and technology necessary to avert these losses have existed for decades. Credit: Patrick Burnett/IPS by Marty Logan (kathmandu) Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, May 10 (IPS) – A new report reveals that from 2000 to 2015, the global…
Parliamentarians attending the Global Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Toward the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Tuesday, May 09, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 09 (IPS) – Parliamentarians from more than 30 countries agreed to send a strong message to the G7 Hiroshima…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Monday, May 08, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 08 (IPS) – The World changes, though prejudices and misconceptions remain. In 1996, political scientist Samuel Huntington published The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, in which he predicted that people’s cultural…
Senor Robiay, cluster coordinator of Laubonu. Credit: Silvino Gomes Opinion by Jharendu Pant (penang, malaysia) Wednesday, May 03, 2023 Inter Press Service PENANG, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) – Dr. Jharendu Pant is Senior Scientist – Sustainable Aquaculture Program, WorldFishFor Timor-Leste, as with most other islands in the Pacific, fortunes are to…
Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Often, women and girls face greater health and safety risks as water and sanitation systems become compromised; and take on increased domestic and care work as resources disappear. Credit: UN MINUSTAH/Logan Abassi Opinion by Ayesha Khan – Eliane Ubalijoro – Yuriko Backes (karachi, pakistan /…
Opinion by Bibbi Abruzzini, Clarisse Sih – Forus (brussels) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Apr 27 (IPS) – In today’s world, human rights defenders face immense challenges, with threats, attacks, and repression being rampant in many countries. According to the latest report by Front Line Defenders, killings of…
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (L) on the set of Ms Marvel, directing actor Mehwish Hayat (R). Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Apr 25 (IPS) – The announcement by Lucas film’s president, Kathleen Kennedy, about the upcoming three new live-action Star Wars films was enough…
Opinion by Kipkemoi Saitabau, Arthur Ngetich Kipkemoi Saitabau (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Monday, April 24, 2023 Inter Press Service Women are at higher risk of malaria due to biological, social, economic, and gender factors. They have limited access to healthcare, less decision-making power and control over household resources, which increases their susceptibility….
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