Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 27 (IPS) – In recent years, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have spread rapidly. While usually profitable for the private partners, PPPs have generally not served the longer-term public interest. PPPs as miracle all-purpose…
SDG logos are projected in the UN General Assembly Hall. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Opinion by Oli Henman (new york) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 26 (IPS) – The world is now half way to 2030 but the ambitious goals agreed in 2015 including the Paris…
Abby Maxman visits Rufisque and Bargny, Senegal, where Oxfam partners are helping communities cope with climate change, protect the environment, and advocate for their rights. Credit: Djibril Dia/Oxfam Opinion by Abby Maxman (new york) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) – With its global representation,…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (IPS) – When the UN’s 193 member states reviewed the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, the verdict was mostly failures—and with…
The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. September 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, September 22, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 22 (IPS) – What does transformative and sweeping really mean in the overarching…
Opinion by Wavel Ramkalawan (victoria, seychelles) Thursday, September 21, 2023 Inter Press Service VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sep 21 (IPS) – For the people of Seychelles, the ocean is more than just a source of livelihood. It is also a way of life. About 80% of our homes and infrastructure are located along…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 20 (IPS) – The growing and changing material requirements for new technologies have triggered natural resource scrambles for strategic minerals, generating dangerous rivalries fought out in the global South. Scrambles for resources…
Opinion by Shihana Mohamed (united nations) Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) – In 2015, the UN’s 193 member states adopted 17 goals for the health of the world that together comprise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be reached worldwide by 2030. The UN…
Credit: Unsplash/Steve Johnson Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (united nations) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (IPS) – In 2002, the Human Development Report (UNDP) focused on Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World. It was an important discourse then that evoked lot of insightful cross-regional exchanges…
Opinion by Patricia Scotland (london) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Sep 18 (IPS) – The author is Commonwealth Secretary-GeneralIn today’s increasingly interconnected world, marked by grave economic, environmental, and security crises that transcend global boundaries, it’s abundantly clear that our interdependence is an undeniable reality. Rt Hon Patricia…
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