Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

Every other Tuesday, a working group of Mayan women meets to review the organization and progress of their food saving and production project in Uayma, in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. CREDIT: Courtesy of the Ko’ox Tani Foundation by Emilio Godoy (uayma, mexico) Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Inter Press…

Earth Day to Earth Disaster — Global Issues

Earth Day to Earth Disaster — Global Issues

The worldwide degradation, fragmentation, and destruction of ecosystems are accelerating and generating serious consequences for flora, fauna and human well-being. Credit: Guillermo Flores/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, April 25, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Apr 25 (IPS) – Since the first Earth Day observed on 22 April…

Torres Strait Islanders fight the loss of their ancestral home — Global Issues

Torres Strait Islanders fight the loss of their ancestral home — Global Issues

The Torres Strait Islands, an autonomous part of Australia, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis, and extreme weather, including storms, rising sea levels and erosion, are a major threat to the indigenous people, who have inhabited the islands for some 70,000 years. With the case ongoing,…

This is not about Russia, this is about Multilateralism — Global Issues

This is not about Russia, this is about Multilateralism — Global Issues

Ambassador Christian Wenaweser has served as the Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York since 2002. Opinion by Christian Wenaweser Friday, April 22, 2022 Inter Press Service Apr 22 (IPS) – The author is Liechtenstein’s UN Ambassador, in an interview on how his country’s veto initiative…

War in Ukraine, Religion and Abiding Ethnocentrism — Global Issues

War in Ukraine, Religion and Abiding Ethnocentrism — Global Issues

Refugees entering Poland from Ukraine at the Medyka border crossing point. March 2022. Credit: UNHCR/Chris Melzer Opinion by Azza Karam (new york) Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 19 (IPS) – “The war in Ukraine is a European …and a Christian… matter… It does not require the…