Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, August 11, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (IPS) – Going back to the 16th century and continuing through the late 1960s, France was described as the world’s second largest colonial power—just behind the British Empire. As the old saying goes: The…
Overfishing is harming the informal traders who rely on it for income. CREDIT: Marko Phiri/IPS by Marko Phiri (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Thursday, August 10, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 10 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s ballooning informal sector has, in recent years, spawned the over-exploitation of the country’s natural resources, with the…
A Security Council meeting in progress. Credit: United Nations Opinion by Tim Murithi (cape town, south africa) Thursday, August 10, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug 10 (IPS) – The world’s institutions are ill-prepared and poorly designed to effectively address global challenges such as major power conflicts, pandemics,…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, August 09, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 09 (IPS) – The primary commodity price boom early this century has often been attributed to a commodity ‘super-cycle’, i.e., a price upsurge greater than what might be expected in ‘normal’ booms….
Opinion by Patricia Wong Bi Yi, Arman Bidarbakht-Nia (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, August 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 09 (IPS) – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are relevant to all countries, whether high, middle or low income. With increasing attention to the SDGs, countries are progressively turning to data…
Tatev Azizyan, a local journalist in an empty supermarket in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital. Residents have struggled with deepening shortages of food and medicine since the only road in and out of the region has been closed by Azerbaijan since December 12, 2022. Credit: Edgar Kamalyan / IPS by Anush Ghavalyan,…
Goat rearing is contributing to economic independence and improved livelihoods of women thanks to a post-COVID-19 empowerment project. CREDIT: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (milonpur, india) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service MILONPUR, INDIA, Aug 08 (IPS) – Seema Devi is a 39-year-old woman hailing from India’s northeastern…
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India, December 17, 2021: No Food Waste (NFW) staff serve a nutritious meal to community members in Eswaran Koil Street. Credit: The Global FoodBanking Network / Narayana Swamy Subbaraman Opinion by Lisa Moon (chicago, usa) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service CHICAGO, USA, Aug 08 (IPS) –…
Credit: UN Women/Zhanarbek Amankulov Opinion by Naila Kabeer (london) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 08 (IPS) – Last week the IMF offered a cautious estimate of positive global economic growth for this year, warning ‘we are on track, but not out of the woods’. But with the…
Olivier De Schutter Opinion by Olivier De Schutter (brussels, belgium) Monday, August 07, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 07 (IPS) – The fragile state of global food systems has reached a crossroads. Recent headlines underscore the profound challenges we now confront. The United Nations released sobering statistics that 122…
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