UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, & Play a More Pivotal and Active Role — Global Issues

UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, & Play a More Pivotal and Active Role — Global Issues

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Opinion by Purnaka de Silva (new york) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 10 (IPS) – “Whatever the circle of hell in which we live, I think we are free to break out of it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre, Preface to the Deutsche Gramaphon recording of No Exit…

Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers — Global Issues

Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers — Global Issues

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Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint, according to the author. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service To avert the ongoing fertilizer crisis, farmers in developed…

The Shocking Extent of Exploitative Baby Formula Milk Marketing — Global Issues

The Shocking Extent of Exploitative Baby Formula Milk Marketing — Global Issues

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The global formula milk industry, valued at some 55 billion US dollars, is targeting new mothers with personalised social media content that is often not recognisable as advertising. Photo by Lucy Wolski on Unsplash by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, May 06 (IPS) – The…

UN Continues Financial Ties with a Vilified Russia Isolated by the International Community — Global Issues

UN Continues Financial Ties with a Vilified Russia Isolated by the International Community — Global Issues

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Credit: United Nations by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, May 04, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 04 (IPS) – The Russian Federation, which invaded Ukraine last February killing scores of civilians and destroying entire cities, has been condemned, vilified and ostracized by the international community. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

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Opinion by Daryl G. Kimball (washington dc) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere,…

Big Business Depletes Nature, Big Business Supplants Naturewith Synthetic Food — Global Issues

Big Business Depletes Nature, Big Business Supplants Naturewith Synthetic Food — Global Issues

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If forest loss continues at the current rate, it will be impossible to keep warming below two degrees Celsius as pledged in the Paris Agreement. Credit: José Garth Medina/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 27 (IPS) – In case you were not aware,…

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

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

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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…