Climate Change Turns African Rivers into Epicentres of Conflict — Global Issues

Climate Change Turns African Rivers into Epicentres of Conflict — Global Issues

Cattle carcass in Kenya’s Kitengela Maasai rangelands in the great drought of 2009. A new report shows that major river basis in Africa have become sources of conflict due to drying up thanks to climate change and environmental degradation. Credit: ILRI by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press…

Women hold the Key to Success of Pastoralism in Africa — Global Issues

Women hold the Key to Success of Pastoralism in Africa — Global Issues

Cattle quench their thirst at a drying river as worsening drought conditions continue in Isiolo County, Kenya. Credit: ILRI/Geoffrey Njenga by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 17 (IPS) – Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in…

Working to Relieve the Trauma of Syrian Earthquake Orphans — Global Issues

Working to Relieve the Trauma of Syrian Earthquake Orphans — Global Issues

Earthquake orphans are cared for at the Kuramaa Center in the Idlib Governorate, Northern Syria. Credit: Sonia Al Ali/IPS by Sonia Al Ali (idilib, syria) Friday, October 13, 2023 Inter Press Service IDILIB, SYRIA, Oct 13 (IPS) – Seven-year-old Salim al-Bakkar was orphaned in the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and…

Unraveling Koreas Startling Elderly Suicide Surge — Global Issues

Unraveling Koreas Startling Elderly Suicide Surge — Global Issues

An image illustrating the ‘No-senior zone’ in a Korean café. Credit: The Nation Opinion by Hyunsung Julie Lee (seoul) Friday, October 13, 2023 Inter Press Service In this, the fourth of IPS’ Youth Thought Leaders series, the author looks at suicide rates in older persons and concludes we should break barriers…

Undocumented Afghan Women Fear Eviction from Pakistan — Global Issues

Undocumented Afghan Women Fear Eviction from Pakistan — Global Issues

Afghans living illegally in Pakistan have asked the authorities to reconsider their threat to evict them by November 1 because of the Taliban’s attitude toward working women and education for girls. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Thursday, October 12, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Oct 12 (IPS) – Amid…

Alarm Raised as Israels Ground Military Invasion, Blockade of Gaza Strip Looms — Global Issues

Alarm Raised as Israels Ground Military Invasion, Blockade of Gaza Strip Looms — Global Issues

Men walk through a heavily damaged area of central Gaza. Credit: UN News/Ziad Taleb by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 11 (IPS) – It is a bloodbath and unmitigated mayhem as heavy fighting unfolds between Israeli forces and the Palestinian group Hamas which has…

Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban Takeover — Global Issues

Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban Takeover — Global Issues

Credit: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021 has devastated millions of Afghanis. But women and girls have been particularly affected by progressively restrictive decrees that have…

Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic — Global Issues

Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic — Global Issues

With decisive leadership and the support of civil society Kerala was able to the spread of COVID-19 down. Picture Supplied by Ranjit Devraj (new delhi) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Oct 06 (IPS) – When COVID-19 claimed millions of lives across India, Kerala state at the southern…

In Brazil, Indigenous Leaders and Youth Activists Fight To Protect Amazon — Global Issues

In Brazil, Indigenous Leaders and Youth Activists Fight To Protect Amazon — Global Issues

Indigenous leader and activist Vanda Witoto poses at her home in Manaus, Brazil, in October 2022. Credit: Michael Dantas/United Nations Foundation by Farai Shawn Matiashe (brasÍlia) Thursday, October 05, 2023 Inter Press Service BRASÍLIA, Oct 05 (IPS) – Raffaello Nava, a youth and student activist, has fled his home at the…