Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws — in the Name of Religious Freedom — Global Issues

Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws — in the Name of Religious Freedom — Global Issues

Independent UN human rights experts condemned the death sentence of a university lecturer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, calling the ruling “a travesty of justice”. December 2019. Credit: UNICEF/Josh Estey Opinion by Soraya M. Deen, Christine M. Sequenzia (new york) Monday, September 12, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 12…

United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development — Global Issues

United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development — Global Issues

Opinion by Siddharth Chatterjee, Deepali Khanna (bangkok / beijing) Monday, September 12, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK / BEIJING, Sep 12 (IPS) – The world today faces a future that is in peril. Our challenges have become more complex and interconnected, as we see the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an…

An Unsealed Indictment of Trumps Crimes Against Migrant Families — Global Issues

An Unsealed Indictment of Trumps Crimes Against Migrant Families — Global Issues

Katy Rodríguez (R) and her son (in his father’s arms) when they were reunited after leaving the Migrant Assistance Centre in San Salvador following their deportation. Like thousands of other families, mother and son were separated for four months after entering the United States without the proper documents. Credit: Edgardo…

Africa Needs More Action, Fewer Words to Secure Food and Nutrition — Global Issues

Africa Needs More Action, Fewer Words to Secure Food and Nutrition — Global Issues

Ritta Achevih? was barely able to feed her family, but now the Kenyan farmer has changed her fortunes by adopting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) approaches that improve soil health and productivity by protecting the soil from degradation. Credit. Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (kigali) Friday, September 09, 2022 Inter Press Service…

United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development — Global Issues

As New Covid Boosters Move Forward, Better Outreach is Needed to Save US Lives — Global Issues

Opinion by Lily Meyersohn (new york) Friday, September 09, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 09 (IPS) – This week––nearly ten months after the emergence of the Omicron variant––the United States is rolling out Covid-19 booster vaccines that specifically target newer, now-dominant strains of the virus. The Centers for Disease…

In the Face of Scarcity, Cubans Dream of Once Again Drinking Their Daily Cup of Coffee — Global Issues

In the Face of Scarcity, Cubans Dream of Once Again Drinking Their Daily Cup of Coffee — Global Issues

A waiter serves coffee in a glass to a customer outside a coffee shop in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. Drinking coffee on the street and in homes is a custom in Cuba that has become increasingly difficult to maintain, due to scarcity and cost. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS by Luis Brizuela (havana)…

Developing Countries Must Grow More Food; Climate change and war on Ukraine a wake-up call — Global Issues

Developing Countries Must Grow More Food; Climate change and war on Ukraine a wake-up call — Global Issues

CHINA – Constructing an irrigation network in Qinghai Province. Workers were paid part of their wages in food supplied by the World Food Programme. Credit WFP/Sarah Errington Opinion by Trevor Page (lethbridge, canada) Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inter Press Service LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 08 (IPS) – As our planet continues to…

Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens — Global Issues

Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens — Global Issues

Delegates from the Zambia All Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development (ZAPPD) met in Lusaka to develop a strategic plan to tackle population and development issues. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inter Press Service Johannesburg, Sep 08 (IPS) – Parliamentarians play a decisive role in…

Inequitable Global Health Responses Underscore Need for More Self-Sufficiency in Developing Countries — Global Issues

Inequitable Global Health Responses Underscore Need for More Self-Sufficiency in Developing Countries — Global Issues

A medical officer preparing to give a COVID-19 vaccine in Somalia in May 2021. Credit: Mokhtar Mohamed/AMISOM by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 08 (IPS) – With the outbreak of Monkeypox in non-endemic countries leading to a scramble for vaccines, global health…