In class at the public school in Lasbela, in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The low quality of government schools has turned private education into a luxury accessible to only a few. Credit: Mariyam Suleman Anees/IPS by Mariyam Suleman Anees (gwadar, pakistan) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service GWADAR, Pakistan, Sep 13…
Women walk in a village in Indian-administered Kashmir. Women here often find themselves lured by the promise of a job into unsuitable marriages. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS by Athar Parvaiz (budgam, india) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BUDGAM, INDIA, Sep 13 (IPS) – It has been over a decade since…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 13 (IPS) – The commodity boom early this century was mainly driven by mineral prices. Yet, mining’s contribution to developing countries’ revenue has been modest, largely due to massive tax evasion and…
Opinion by Eve Devillers (oakland, california) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service OAKLAND, California, Sep 13 (IPS) – In the wake of the recent Africa Climate Summit, which convened in Nairobi from September 4-6, 2023, the world’s attention was drawn to the pressing challenges facing the African continent as it…
Sotaro Kusumoto Opinion by Osamu Kusumoto, Sotaro Kusumoto (tokyo, japan) Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Sep 12 (IPS) – 1. SDGs and global governance Sustainable development is the challenge of how to build a society in which humanity can live with dignity in this global environment….
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (IPS) – Everyone in this world is entitled to 15 minutes of fame– is a legendary quote mis-attributed to the American pop icon Andy Warhol. Over the years, the United Nations has laid down its…
Opinion by Dorothy Akongo – Flata Mwale – Vivian Mugarisi (kampala/lusaka/harare) Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA/LUSAKA/HARARE, Sep 12 (IPS) – Almost 30 years ago in 1994, the world witnessed a historic event as 179 nations convened on African soil, in Cairo, for the International Conference on Population and…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 12 (IPS) – While climate change is relentlessly progressing, threatening life on earth, world leaders continue to meet while planning for a future where this immense menace to human existence remains a minor item on…
With Hope and Courage: 2022 Annual Results Report by Joyce Chimbi (united nations & nairobi) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Sep 08 (IPS) – In a world set on fire by climate change and brutal conflict, millions of children in emergencies and protracted crises need…
The time is ripe to transform American agriculture from monoculture heavy farming and food systems to diversified cropping and food systems with a variety of crops including specialty crops. Credit: Bigstock. Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service URBANA, Illinois, USA, Sep 08 (IPS)…
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