English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework — Global Issues

English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework — Global Issues

Castle, Comfort Dominica. Dominica is the latest Caribbean country to sign on to the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework, to accelerate progress with sustainable development goals and recover from COVID-19 Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (dominica) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service DOMINICA, May 02 (IPS) – Caribbean countries…

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

Opinion by Daryl G. Kimball (washington dc) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere,…

Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words — Global Issues

Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words — Global Issues

To date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS Opinion by Johnpaul Omollo, Taonga Chilalika (nairobi/johannesburg) Friday, April 29,…

Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation — Global Issues

Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation — Global Issues

Rural women are often targeted by human traffickers and taken across borders in Africa and forced to become sex workers. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Friday, April 29, 2022 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Apr 29 (IPS) – Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the…

Government Ministries Must Collaborate to End Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Kenya — Global Issues

Government Ministries Must Collaborate to End Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Kenya — Global Issues

Credit: Michael Duff/UNFPA Opinion by Stephanie Musho Friday, April 29, 2022 Inter Press Service Apr 29 (IPS) – The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported there were 45,754 cases of adolescent pregnancies between January and February this year – that translates to 700 cases a day. Of the total number, at…

With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help — Global Issues

With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help — Global Issues

Asian Americans affected by anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes have provided support to each other. Left to right from top: Dr Boyung Lee, Dr Russell Jeung, Cynthia Choi, Myleen Hollero, and Dr Bryant Lin. Credit: Myleen Hollero by Seimi Chu (california) Thursday, April 28, 2022 Inter Press Service California, Apr 28…

Big Business Depletes Nature, Big Business Supplants Naturewith Synthetic Food — Global Issues

Big Business Depletes Nature, Big Business Supplants Naturewith Synthetic Food — Global Issues

If forest loss continues at the current rate, it will be impossible to keep warming below two degrees Celsius as pledged in the Paris Agreement. Credit: José Garth Medina/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 27 (IPS) – In case you were not aware,…

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

Every other Tuesday, a working group of Mayan women meets to review the organization and progress of their food saving and production project in Uayma, in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. CREDIT: Courtesy of the Ko’ox Tani Foundation by Emilio Godoy (uayma, mexico) Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Inter Press…