Opinion by Herbert Wulf (duisburg, germany) Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Inter Press Service DUISBURG, Germany, Jan 11 (IPS) – If our societies are to become resilient and sustainable, our priorities must change towards de-escalation, including in diplomacy and economy. Putin’s war against Ukraine has not only damaged the international cooperative security…
Credit: United Nations Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, January 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 06 (IPS) – The UN Democracy Fund, also known as UNDEF, is an interesting tool but it is too small and lacking resources to mark a difference. How can the UN do…
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Monday, January 02, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Jan 02 (IPS) – 2022 has been a year of great uncertainty when it seemed the world perilously reached the brink of self-destruction – be it human-induced climate change or military conflict. Welcoming 2022, we had enough reasons…
Over the past fifty years the world’s life expectancy at birth increased by 16 years, i.e., from 56 in 1970 to 72 in 2020. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Dec 23 (IPS) – Despite the objections, resistance and protests…
Opinion by James Paul (new york) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 23 (IPS) – The writer is former Executive Director, Global Policy Forum and author of “Of Foxes and Chickens”—Oligarchy and Global Power in the UN Security Council.The UN Charter mandates the Security Council to maintain…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (IPS) – The reform of the Security Council, the most powerful body at the United Nations, has remained a never-ending political saga. According to the President of the General Assembly, Csaba K?rösi of Hungary, 43…
Adolescents in Gujara Municipality of Rautahat District in Nepal perform a skit on child marriage as part of UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme on Ending Child Marriage. Credit: UNICEF/Kiran Panday Opinion by Hyshyama Hamin (colombo, sri lanka) Thursday, December 22, 2022 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 22 (IPS) – The writer…
Opinion by Sanam Naraghi (washington dc) Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Dec 21 (IPS) – There are two sides to the problem of Gender Parity at the United Nations. On the one hand, member states need to appoint more women to their senior ambassadorial ranks. There is…
While women have come a long way since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action nearly 25 years ago, they still lag behind on virtually every Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Credit: UN Women, India Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec…
Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (new york) Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) – Promoting innovation and technology to promote inclusive development means using new technologies to enhance equal access to services, eliminate discrimination, increase transparency, and create a stable and just future for all…
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