Due to its structure, methane traps more heat in the atmosphere per molecule than carbon dioxide (CO2) making it 80 times more harmful than CO2 during the 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere.. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul…
Heat waves increase the risks of crop failures, threatening food security for billions of people. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service URBANA, Illinois, USA, Jul 29 (IPS) – Across the U.S., and around the world, particularly Europe, heat records are…
Credit: EBRD Opinion by Vanora Bennett (london) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 29 (IPS) – Until Russia went to war on Ukraine in February, Ukraine was known as the “breadbasket of Europe”. One of the largest grain exporters in the world, it provided about 10 per cent…
Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, July 28, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul 28 (IPS) – A wide majority, including the United States, has cheered the 22 July Turkey-brooked agreement between Russia and Ukraine to resumen cereals and fertilisers exports from both countries. Such exports had been stopped since…
A child eating WFP high-energy biscuits as part of WFP’s nutrition assistance in Batangafo town, northern Central African Republic. Credit: WFP/Bruno Djoyo Opinion by Alexander Muller – Adam Prakash – Elena Lazutkaite (berlin / terni, italy) Monday, July 25, 2022 Inter Press Service BERLIN / TERNI, Italy, Jul 25 (IPS) –…
Michelle Bachelet, the outgoing High Commissioner for Human Rights. Credit: OHCHR Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, July 22, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 22 (IPS) – The writer is Editor-in-Chief at CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance. He is one of the lead authors for CIVICUS Lens and the…
The media could play a vital role in the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a webinar on the media and SDGs heard. Credit: Juliet Morrison/IPS by Juliet Morrison (new york) Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Inter Press Service New York, Jul 20 (IPS) – With the latest United Nations…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) – The French writer and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), once famously remarked: “I disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend unto death, your right to utter them.” But that political axiom…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (kuala lumpur and sydney) Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jul 19 (IPS) – Joining or ratifying dubious trade deals is supposed to offer miraculous solutions to recent lacklustre economic progress. Such naïve advocacy is misleading at best, and…
Pinched between two antagonistic blocs, the United Nations was in a deadlock for decades. Credit: United Nations Opinion by Marc Saxer (berlin) Monday, July 18, 2022 Inter Press Service BERLIN, Jul 18 (IPS) – With the invasion of Ukraine, Russia effectively destroyed the European peace order. Now, Europe needs to find…
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