Indigenous Women at the Forefront of Transformational Change — Global Issues

Indigenous Women at the Forefront of Transformational Change — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jamison Ervin (united nations) Monday, August 08, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 08 (IPS) – The writer is Manager, UNDP’s Global Programme on Nature for DevelopmentThe International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, commemorated annually on August 9, is a day to celebrate the many contributions of…

Researchers Embrace Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Banana Disease in Burundi — Global Issues

Researchers Embrace Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Banana Disease in Burundi — Global Issues

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Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT (ABC) are using artificial intelligence to help eradicate Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD). The disease threatens the livelihoods of farmers and impacts food security. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Friday, August 05, 2022 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Aug 05 (IPS) – A group of…

To Protect Our Planet, They Need To Be Exposed — Global Issues

To Protect Our Planet, They Need To Be Exposed — Global Issues

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Despite increasing public awareness of (and regulations on) plastic pollution, the global plastic crisis is only getting worse. Credit: Albert Oppong-Ansah/IPS. Opinion Friday, August 05, 2022 Inter Press Service Aug 05 (IPS) – This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the…

Indigenous Women at the Forefront of Transformational Change — Global Issues

Women Play a Key Role in Food & Nutrition Security in Nigeria — Global Issues

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Opinion by Victor Ekeleme, Kalejaiye Olatundun (washington dc) Friday, August 05, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Aug 05 (IPS) – In Nigeria, women play key roles in food and nutrition security through their contributions to agricultural production, their influence on how to allocate household income, and their efforts to ensure…

Nonagenarian Opposition Backer Contends for Change in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Nonagenarian Opposition Backer Contends for Change in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

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Pictured at her home in Harare, 91-year-old Idah Hanyani, better known as Gogo Chihara, a staunch opposition supporter in Zimbabwe, dons a yellow T-shirt adorned with the portrait of the country’s top opposition leader Nelson Chamisa whom she has vowed to back as she fights for political change in this…

UN Chief Urges Governments to Tax “Immoral” & Excessive” Oil and Gas Profits — Global Issues

UN Chief Urges Governments to Tax “Immoral” & Excessive” Oil and Gas Profits — Global Issues

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten Opinion by Antonio Guterres (united nations) Thursday, August 04, 2022 Inter Press Service Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his address to the UN press corps while launching the third brief by the Global Crisis Response Group on Energy. UNITED NATIONS,…

Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs — Global Issues

Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs — Global Issues

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Venezuelan migrant Manuela Molina (not her real name) was promised a decent job in Trinidad, but minutes after her arrival she was forced into a van and taken to a secret location. Credit: IOM Port of Spain by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, August 03, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 03…