How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impacts Africa — Global Issues

How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impacts Africa — Global Issues

Josefa Sacko is the AUC Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) Opinion by Josefa Sacko, Ibrahim Mayaki (luanda, angola) Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Inter Press Service LUANDA, Angola, May 31 (IPS) – While Africa is yet to fully recover from the socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19…

Upset with the Opulence of the Rich? But the World’s Children Are Paying the Bill — Global Issues

Upset with the Opulence of the Rich? But the World’s Children Are Paying the Bill — Global Issues

“The world’s richest countries are providing healthier environments for children within their borders, yet are disproportionately contributing to the destruction of the global environment”. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, May 30, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, May 30 (IPS) – The excesses committed by rich people can be…

UN Deeply Troubled by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations — Global Issues

UN Deeply Troubled by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations — Global Issues

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meeting mid-May. by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, May 30, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (IPS) – The four-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western…

Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution — Global Issues

Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution — Global Issues

Community members in Sowripalayam, outside Coimbatore, receive a meal from No Food Waste, a GFN-supported food bank in India. Credit: The Global Food Banking Network/Narayana Swamy Subbaraman Opinion by Lisa Moon (chicago, usa) Friday, May 27, 2022 Inter Press Service CHICAGO, USA, May 27 (IPS) – For months, the specter of…

Gender Sensitivity Key to Achieving Climate Justice — Global Issues

Gender Sensitivity Key to Achieving Climate Justice — Global Issues

Women attend an event on solutions for implementing gender-responsive climate action at the United Nations in 2019. Credit: UN Women/Ryan Brown. by Juliet Morrison (toronto) Friday, May 27, 2022 Inter Press Service Toronto, May 27 (IPS) – While the climate crisis affects virtually every aspect of life, its impacts are not…