Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO — Global Issues

Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO — Global Issues

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According to a report issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, during 2022, multiple nations in the region had their warmest year on record but the expanded use of renewable energy provides a silver lining. Extreme heat, drought and wildfire, marine heatwaves,…

Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassadors Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy — Global Issues

Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassadors Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy — Global Issues

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Yohei Sasakawa chronicles his campaign to rid the world of leprosy in his biography Making the Impossible Possible. Credit: Hurst Publishers by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, June 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 19 (IPS) – In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded….

Kenyas Hits and Misses on Journey to Eliminating Plastic Waste — Global Issues

Kenyas Hits and Misses on Journey to Eliminating Plastic Waste — Global Issues

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Kenya is dealing with a serious solid waste management crisis. An estimated 22,000 tonnes of waste is generated in Kenya per day, and at least 20 percent of it is plastic. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, June 16, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 16 (IPS) – Plastic…

The U.S. Assault on Mexicos Food Sovereignty — Global Issues

The U.S. Assault on Mexicos Food Sovereignty — Global Issues

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Opinion by Timothy A. Wise (cambridge, mass.) Tuesday, June 06, 2023 Inter Press Service CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Jun 06 (IPS) – On June 2, the U.S. government escalated its conflict with Mexico over that country’s restrictions on genetically modified corn, initiating the formal dispute-resolution process under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). It is…

Close Inequalities to End AIDS & Prepare for Future Pandemics — Global Issues

Close Inequalities to End AIDS & Prepare for Future Pandemics — Global Issues

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Thembeni Mkingofa, a woman living with HIV, visits the PMTCT section of the Makhume District Hospital, Zimbabwe. She has three children – 14, 10 and 2 who are all HIV negative. This is her fourth pregnancy. Her husband is also on HIV treatment. Here she is pictured with her two-year-old…

Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death — Global Issues

Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death — Global Issues

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Fake or substandard antimalarial medicines kill as many as 267,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 02 (IPS) – There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres…

What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health — Global Issues

What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health — Global Issues

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While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. policymakers can look to sub-Saharan Africa for guidance on reversing this trend. Credit: Ernest Ankomah/IPS Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor (abuja) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Jun 02 (IPS) – New…

US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’ — Global Issues

US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’ — Global Issues

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Since the start of the year, abortion has been banned in 14 states across the country, and the consequences of the Supreme Court decision has reverberated throughout the entire legal and policy system, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts said. “The regressive position taken by the US Supreme Court…by essentially dismantling…