What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS Opinion by Solange Bandiaky Badji (washington dc) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25…
Abby Maxman visits Rufisque and Bargny, Senegal, where Oxfam partners are helping communities cope with climate change, protect the environment, and advocate for their rights. Credit: Djibril Dia/Oxfam Opinion by Abby Maxman (new york) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) – With its global representation,…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (IPS) – When the UN’s 193 member states reviewed the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, the verdict was mostly failures—and with…
The aftermath of the flood in the Libyan city of Derna. Credit: UNHCR/Ahmed Al Houdiri T by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, September 22, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 22 (IPS) – African countries are increasingly in the eye of deadly climate-induced disasters. Recent devastating extreme events include intense shattering earthquakes…
The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. September 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, September 22, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 22 (IPS) – What does transformative and sweeping really mean in the overarching…
Miriam Poma stands in the electromechanical workshop for high-end vehicles that she co-owns in the city of El Alto, adjacent to La Paz, Bolivia. In the past, she had several jobs in the informal sector and also had to overcome a lot of resistance to working as an automotive mechanic….
Opinion by Wavel Ramkalawan (victoria, seychelles) Thursday, September 21, 2023 Inter Press Service VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sep 21 (IPS) – For the people of Seychelles, the ocean is more than just a source of livelihood. It is also a way of life. About 80% of our homes and infrastructure are located along…
A former fishing village based in the Buhuka flats on the Uganda side of Lake Albert on the DRC border. Residents in the area say oil exploration has come with changes. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS by Wambi Michael (kampala, buliisa, kikuube) Thursday, September 21, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA, BULIISA, KIKUUBE, Sep…
72-year-old Kawthar Ajlouni stands alone in her yard in H2, Hebron, the occupied Palestinian territory. The backdrop reveals a fortified Israeli checkpoint. Amid 645 documented movement obstacles in the West Bank, 80 are here in H2 as of 2023. Isolated due to strict Israeli policies, she is one of 7,000…
Credit: CIP 2023 Opinion by Hugo Campos (nairobi, kenya) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 (IPS) – Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to Africa’s…
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