US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel– the Largest Ever — Global Issues

US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel– the Largest Ever — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (IPS) – As one of America’s closest allies, Israel has remained heavily dependent on the US —politically, economically, and militarily—since its creation in 1948. US arms supplies, mostly provided gratis, are channeled via US Foreign…

Pacific Games Channels Youth Aspirations in the Solomon Islands — Global Issues

Pacific Games Channels Youth Aspirations in the Solomon Islands — Global Issues

Jovita Ambrose and Timson Irowane are two young athletes training to be part of the Solomon Islands national team at the Pacific Games. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS by Catherine Wilson (honiara, solomon islands) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, Nov 17 (IPS) – The Pacific Games, the most…

The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help. — Global Issues

The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help. — Global Issues

Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 (IPS) – Two centuries ago, Percy Shelley wrote that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Yet elite power has routinely vetoed their best measures. Still, the ability of poetry to…

Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get Worse — Global Issues

Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get Worse — Global Issues

José Lonardi stands in his tiny candy and beverage shop in downtown Buenos Aires. Customers, he says, have lost all reference points for the price of products in Argentina and so nothing surprises them anymore. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman / IPS by Daniel Gutman (buenos aires) Thursday, November 16, 2023 Inter Press…

Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels — Global Issues

Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels — Global Issues

Stephany Musombi and engineers preparing the banana stems for processing at KIRDI. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS by Wilson Odhiambo (nairobi) Thursday, November 16, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Nov 16 (IPS) – ’Going Green’ seems to Dr Jacquline Kisato’s favorite catchphrase as she passionately explains her eco-friendly sanitary towel, a product she…

A Bigger and More Relevant Role for Youth Within the UN System

A Bigger and More Relevant Role for Youth Within the UN System

Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Inter Press Service So far, initiatives have been fragmented with each agency and programs doing a bit on its own, mostly through symbolic and tokenistic ways. Dr. Felipe Paullier of Uruguay, the recently appointed first Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, instead,…

New Cold War Weapon Backfires — Global Issues

New Cold War Weapon Backfires — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Ong Kar Jin (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 15 (IPS) – US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is the economic arm of his administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, aimed at countering China’s influence in the region….

Exposing Dark Web of Fisheries Labour Abuses — Global Issues

Exposing Dark Web of Fisheries Labour Abuses — Global Issues

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), with Greenpeace, Indonesia, conducted a peaceful action in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to encourage the President to immediately ratify the Government Regulation draft on the Protection of Indonesian migrant fishers. Credit: Adhi Wicaksono / Greenpeace by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, November 15,…