If production decreases due to El Niño, there will be less food availability, and the income of the most vulnerable households that live and eat on what they produce will be reduced. Credit: Ligia Calderón / FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Mario Lubetkin…
Flooding in Trinidad’s capital of Port of Spain. Climate justice calls for a fair and equitable response to climate change, recognizing the interconnectedness of our world and the shared responsibility we have in protecting it. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS Opinion by Kibo Ngowi (johannesburg) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG,…
Floods in Kenya’s Turkana County, Lodwar town. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS. Opinion by Kennedy Mugochi (nairobi) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Kennedy Mugochi is Director of Hivos East Africa NAIROBI, Sep 01 (IPS) – As an African, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate change. I have met…
Elias Yousif Opinion by Elias Yousif (washington dc) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 01 (IPS) – In what has become an all too familiar phenomenon, U.S.-trained security personnel have been implicated in the July 26th coup that deposed Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It is…
Mushroom workers rally, Sunnyside, Washington, April 18, 2023. Credit: Peter Costantini by Peter Costantini (seattle, usa) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service SEATTLE, USA, Aug 31 (IPS) – The Yakima River runs southeast from the Cascade Mountains through central Washington state to merge with the Columbia a little north of…
A family shelter on the roof of their small house surrounded by floodwater in Jatrapur Union in Kurigram District, Bangladesh. Credit: Muhammad Amdad Hossain/Climate Visuals by Busani Bafana (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 31 (IPS) – Climate justice is not just about survival but…
UN says increased investments in strong institutions assist in preventing military coups. Credit: Gabon National Television via X by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (IPS) – The United Nations says increased investment in the Sahel region will assist in preventing…
Violent conflicts are at a 30-year high, and the UNHCR has estimated that more than 115 million people will be forcibly displaced before the end of 2023. Credit: UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune Opinion by Katie Smith (arlington, virginia) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug 31 (IPS) – When I…
BRAC International recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bihar Government’s Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society to launch Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Shahari, the first government-led urban Graduation programme in Asia. Credit: BRAC by Rina Mukherji (pune, india) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service PUNE, INDIA, Aug 30 (IPS) – In…
Csaba Ko?ro?si, President of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) – The President of the UN…
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