International Inertia Follows Israeli Assault on Jenin in the West Bank — Global Issues

International Inertia Follows Israeli Assault on Jenin in the West Bank — Global Issues

Shu’fat refugee camp is home to 120,000 Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. Photo credit: Jawad Al Malhi by Catherine Wilson (sydney) Friday, July 28, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Jul 28 (IPS) – The likelihood of further confrontations remains high following a major…

The Humanitarian & Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine — Global Issues

The Humanitarian & Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine — Global Issues

Opinion by Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl (washington dc) Friday, July 28, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 28 (IPS) – The Biden administration’s decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a weapon widely banned for the inherent dangers they pose to non-combatants, is risky. In addition to the immediate and…

A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer — Global Issues

A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer — Global Issues

Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor, advises women to listen to their bodies and be aware of the symptoms of cervical cancer. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Jul 26 (IPS) – “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening,…

Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit — Global Issues

Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit — Global Issues

Dr Abhijit Bhattacharya, MS, Central Hospital Kalla, Eastern Coalfields Ltd., assesses an x-ray of a TB patient. Credit: ILO by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 21 (IPS) – In a surprise move, pharma giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has agreed not to enforce some…

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jul 20 (IPS) – Scientists have recently unveiled a first-ever weather forecasting model using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions to help vulnerable African countries build resilience to climate impacts. Researchers from the Kigali-based African Institute of Mathematical…

Financing Biggest Hurdle to Providing Children with Quality Education in Crisis Situations ECW — Global Issues

Financing Biggest Hurdle to Providing Children with Quality Education in Crisis Situations ECW — Global Issues

ECW’s Yasmine Sherif and Graham Lang walk with UNHCR partners through Borota, where thousands of new refugees, most of them women, and children, have arrived after fleeing the conflict in Sudan. Credit: ECW by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) –…

Mandela Day Reminder to Stand Witness to Human Rights Defenders — Global Issues

Mandela Day Reminder to Stand Witness to Human Rights Defenders — Global Issues

by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jul 18 (IPS) – As human rights increasingly deteriorate, rights defenders are being violently suppressed. Abducted, detained, tortured, and humiliated, many now live one day at a time. They have been told, in no uncertain times, that anything could…

Seizing the Moment for a More Resilient Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

Seizing the Moment for a More Resilient Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 18 (IPS) – The world faces a disaster emergency, yet nowhere is the threat more immediate than in Asia and the Pacific. Ours is a region where climate change-induced disasters are becoming more frequent…

‘Spending Money on Education is Investing in Humanity’ — Global Issues

‘Spending Money on Education is Investing in Humanity’ — Global Issues

ECW director Yasmine Sherif and other delegates at the “Ensuring Education Continuity: The Roles of Education in Emergencies, Protracted Crises and Building Peace” conference at the UN. Credit: Abigail Van Neely/IPS by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) – As…

Marginalising Key Populations Impacting Efforts to End HIV/AIDS Epidemic — Global Issues

Marginalising Key Populations Impacting Efforts to End HIV/AIDS Epidemic — Global Issues

A transgender person participates in health services provided by the Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 2019. Credit: UNAIDS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 14 (IPS) – A report released this week has highlighted how continuing criminalisation and marginalisation…