UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 30 (IPS) – The United Nations Secretary-General’s Dialogue on Financing for Development on 20 September may well be the world’s last chance to save the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and curb global…

UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

More Promises, Less Deliveries — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) – The United Nations will host six “high-level” meetings, including two summits of world leaders– over a short span of five consecutive days, beginning September 18. The back-to-back meetings, described as unprecedented, includes the…

UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

Unleashing Africa’s Potential for Achieving SDGs — Global Issues

Opinion by Antonio Pedro (addis ababa, ethiopia) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service While the challenges associated with achieving the 2030 Agenda remain complex, the slow progress in Africa is, fortunately, redeemable. Africa possesses abundant assets to achieve the SDGs. The challenge lies in effectively harnessing these resources to turn…

UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

Time for Tangible, Impactful, & Accountable Climate Action — Global Issues

Opinion by Arjun Amin (oakland, california) Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Inter Press Service OAKLAND, California, Aug 29 (IPS) – African leaders, public officials, and private-sector executives will converge in Nairobi, September 4-6, at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) – coinciding with the UN Africa Climate Week (ACW). In recent years, Africa…

UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

Digging Africa Deeper into Hunger<br>Annual Green Revolution Forum ignores widespread failure of its push for industrialized agriculture

Opinion by Timothy A. Wise (cambridge, ma.) Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Inter Press Service CAMBRIDGE, MA., Aug 29 (IPS) – As the adage goes, when you find yourself stuck in a hole, stop digging. As African leaders and their philanthropic and bilateral sponsors prepare for another glitzy African Green Revolution Forum,…

IPBES Third Season of Hit Podcast Nature Insights Speed Dating with the Future Takes Listeners Inside Humanitys Relationship With Nature

IPBES Third Season of Hit Podcast Nature Insights Speed Dating with the Future Takes Listeners Inside Humanitys Relationship With Nature

‘Nature Insights – Speed Dating with the Future’ aims to explain human connectedness and impact with nature. CREDIT: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Aug 29 (IPS) – If you’ve ever heard that 1 million species are at risk of extinction and wondered…

Empowering Asias Farming Communities through Inclusive Business — Global Issues

Empowering Asias Farming Communities through Inclusive Business — Global Issues

Credit: Safe Harvest Opinion by Sharon Behn, Ignacio Blanco (bangkok, thailand) Monday, August 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 28 (IPS) – When Lisa Huyen first set up her company, Vinasamex, which specializes in certified organic cinnamon and star anise grown in the mountainous and poorer provinces of Viet…

Debt & Crisis of Survival in Sri Lanka & the World — Global Issues

Debt & Crisis of Survival in Sri Lanka & the World — Global Issues

Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka on April 13, 2022. Credit: Wikipedia Opinion by Asoka Bandarage (washington dc) Friday, August 25, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Aug 25 (IPS) – Sri Lanka has been faced with an unprecedented political and economic crisis since the beginning of 2022. The dominant narrative attributes…

UN Financing Appeal Last Hope for SDGs and Climate? — Global Issues

A Plea for a UN Summit on the Global Food Crisis — Global Issues

Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, August 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (IPS) – A coalition of civil society organizations, (CSOs), including climate activists, anti-poverty campaigners and celebrity chefs, are among those calling for an emergency meeting of world leaders on the global food crisis during…

Flooding, Water Insecurity Looms as Indian Kashmirs Titanic Water Bodies Shrink — Global Issues

Flooding, Water Insecurity Looms as Indian Kashmirs Titanic Water Bodies Shrink — Global Issues

Both the Wular Lake and Dal Lake (pictured here) are crucial for the Kashmir region’s flood management and livelihood generation, however, both are reducing in size with implications for water security. CREDIT: Athar Parvaiz/IPS by Athar Parvaiz (srinagar, india) Thursday, August 24, 2023 Inter Press Service SRINAGAR, INDIA, Aug 24 (IPS)…