The World Is Melting Down and the Cause is Corruption- The G20 Needs to Take Action — Global Issues

The World Is Melting Down and the Cause is Corruption- The G20 Needs to Take Action — Global Issues

The G20 needs to strengthen regulatory authorities across its membership and expand sanctions for violating Anti-Money Laundering requirements. Opinion by Sanjeeta Pant, Blair Glencorse (washington dc) Friday, July 01, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 01 (IPS) – The G20 is meeting again next week in Indonesia for the second…

More Weapons than Ever. And a Hunger Crisis Like No Other — Global Issues

More Weapons than Ever. And a Hunger Crisis Like No Other — Global Issues

Conflict is still the biggest driver of hunger, with 60 percent of the world’s hungry living in areas affected by war and violence. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, July 01, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul 01 (IPS) – While the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit ended…

The Digital Divide, a Pending Issue in Chile’s Educational System — Global Issues

The Digital Divide, a Pending Issue in Chile’s Educational System — Global Issues

Children at the San José Obrero School use the primary school’s computer lab. At their homes in the municipality of Peñalolén, to the east of Santiago de Chile, many do not have computers because 90 percent of them come from poor families. CREDIT: Courtesy of San José Obrero by Orlando…

World Leaders Must Look at the Big Picture to Solve Food Crisis — Global Issues

World Leaders Must Look at the Big Picture to Solve Food Crisis — Global Issues

Opinion by Marco Ferroni (chicago, usa) Friday, July 01, 2022 Inter Press Service CHICAGO, USA, Jul 01 (IPS) – The writer is Chair of the CGIAR System Board From the worst drought in four decades threatening famine across the Horn of Africa to extreme heat in South Asia, the war in…

IPBES Shoring up Private Sector Support for Biodiversity Science — Global Issues

IPBES Shoring up Private Sector Support for Biodiversity Science — Global Issues

River and mountain in the interior of Dominica. IPBES’ collaboration with the private sector funds research and evidence that helps businesses make better-informed decisions to protect biodiversity. Credit: JAK/IPS by Alison Kentish (dominica) Friday, July 01, 2022 Inter Press Service DOMINICA, Jul 01 (IPS) – With the world facing a biodiversity…

Mexico Makes Risky Bet on Liquefied Gas in New Global Scenario — Global Issues

Mexico Makes Risky Bet on Liquefied Gas in New Global Scenario — Global Issues

Electricity generation in the city of La Paz in the northwestern state of Baja California Sur depends primarily on a thermoelectric plant that burns fuel oil, a highly polluting fuel. The Mexican government plans to replace it with gas. CREDIT: Cerca by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Thursday, June 30, 2022 Inter…

A Conversation with Kaddu Sebunya — Global Issues

A Conversation with Kaddu Sebunya — Global Issues

Kaddu Sebunya, CEO of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in the Serengeti. His current role entails spearheading the vision of a modern Africa where human development includes thriving wildlife and wildlands as a cultural and economic asset for Africa’s future generations. Credit: AWF by Guy Dinmore (st davids, wales) Thursday, June…

World Leaders Must Look at the Big Picture to Solve Food Crisis — Global Issues

Older Persons as Agents of Development — Global Issues

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 29 (IPS) – Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in agricultural fields producing our food supplies, peddle their wares as street vendors, drive tuk-tuks and buses, exercise in…

Renewing the Promise of Justice for the Gravest Crimes — Global Issues

Renewing the Promise of Justice for the Gravest Crimes — Global Issues

Peter Lewis Opinion by Peter Lewis (the hague, netherlands) Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Inter Press Service The HAGUE, Netherlands, Jun 29 (IPS) – The writer has been the Registrar of the International Criminal Court since April 2018.On 1 July 2022, the International Criminal Court (ICC) turns 20. The entry into force…