Credit: Mohamed Afrah/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Thursday, October 12, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Oct 12 (IPS) – Ahead of the presidential election, Solih faced accusations of irregularities in his party’s primary vote, in which he defeated former president Mohamed Nasheed. The Electoral Commission was accused…
Credit: ESCAP Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Thursday, October 12, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 12 (IPS) – This year we pass the halfway mark both on our journey towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the signing of…
Press Briefing was held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs ahead of the XXI anniversary meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on October 11, 2023. The agenda for the meeting includes an exchange of views on the outcomes of the VII Congress of…
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…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 11 (IPS) – Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate losses and damages. Global warming accelerating…
Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Oct 11 (IPS) – When Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations spoke outside the Security Council on Sunday, he said: “This is Israel’s 9/11. This is Israel’s 9/11.” Meanwhile, in a PBS NewsHour interview,…
Farmer Gustavo Panameño stands in the middle of what is left of his cornfield, hit hard by drought and windstorms, near Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador. Many Salvadoran small farmers are feeling the impact of El Niño, as are many others in Central America and the rest of…
Atashi Kitchen in Karuizawa operates a children’s cafeteria (Kodomo-Shokudo), providing free or low-cost meals and distributing food to those in need. Opinion by Karuta Yamamoto – Seiji Takano – Shun Shikii – Sota Yoshihar (tokyo) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Oct 10 (IPS) – In the third in…
The reef surrounding Namotu Island, Fiji, has experienced serious coral bleaching caused by increasing ocean temperatures. Credit: Beau Pilgrim / Climate Visuals by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Oct 10 (IPS) – The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently…
Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still born baby. Credit: UNICEF/Marieke van der Velden Opinion by Divya Srinivasan (geneva, switzerland) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Inter Press Service The UN commemorates International Day of the Girl Child on…
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