Displaced children in Burundi wait for class to begin. Credit: ECW/Amizero by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Inter Press Service United Nations, Aug 23 (IPS) – Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued a wake-up call for the global community to support efforts on facilitating education…
Rising inflation and the Ukraine war has added to the woes of Zimbabweans, where even the middle class struggle to buy a loaf of bread. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (harare) Friday, August 19, 2022 Inter Press Service Harare, Aug 19 (IPS) – With inflation at 191 percent, 49-year-old Dambudzo…
Opinion by Saber Azam (geneva) Friday, August 19, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Aug 19 (IPS) – After the horrendous tragedies of 9/11 in the year 2001, the US intervened in Afghanistan. Promising statements such as “we are going to smoke them out” and “we are after ending terrorism” received warm…
Opinion by David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 (IPS) – Global Public Investment. A short and simple phrase. But one that means so much. At its most basic, GPI means public money being used to invest in goods and services…
Refugee tents in a camp in Greece. UN report shows refugees may be affected by poor health outcomes. CREDIT: Julie Ricard/Unsplash) by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Inter Press Service United Nations, Aug 16 (IPS) – While refugees globally face insecurity and uncertainty, a new World Health Organization…
Action taken against stall-owners at the Refugees Bazaar in Peshawar. Afghan refugees say they are unfairly targeted by the authorities. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, August 15, 2022 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Aug 15 (IPS) – Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from…
Food and energy prices have increased to their highest levels in decades. And 62 new food billionaires have been created. Credit: Bigstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 12 (IPS) – While often too quickly attributing -quasi exclusively- the world unprecedented hunger tragedy to…
Three inspiring #Youth4EiE Advocates – Nataly Rivas, Angela Abizera, and Jean-Paul Saif. Nataly, Angela, and Jean-Paul are three Global Youth for Education in Emergencies panel members. Credit: ECW by IPS Correspondent (ecuador, malawi, lebanon) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service Ecuador, Malawi, Lebanon, Aug 12 (IPS) – On this International…
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif, H.D. Wright (new york) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 12 (IPS) – Today marks International Youth Day, a global celebration of the transformative power of young people. Introduced by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999, the event was inaugurated not only…
Opinion by Mauro Teodori (brussels) Thursday, August 11, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (IPS) – On August 3rd residents of the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw were suddenly awakened by the sound of military helicopters in the air. The helicopters hovered over the city all day. The way to the regime’s…
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