Drought-Displaced Afghan Peasants Yearn for Their Rural Life — Global Issues

Drought-Displaced Afghan Peasants Yearn for Their Rural Life — Global Issues

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Climate change poses a direct threat to small-scale peasants in Afghanistan, with soaring summer temperatures and frigid winters becoming increasingly challenging. Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service Jul 17 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is…

The Race Question in Americas Population Census — Global Issues

The Race Question in Americas Population Census — Global Issues

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Jul 17 (IPS) – With preparations for America’s 2030 population census underway and the Census Bureau encouraging additional public input, it’s time to seriously evaluate the continued inclusion of the race question…

Guns for Hire? A Season for Mercenaries — Global Issues

Most UN Agencies Lack Access to Information Policies, Survey Finds — Global Issues

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Opinion by Toby McIntosh (washington dc) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 17 (IPS) – Less than half of United Nations agencies have access to information policies, according to a survey by Eye on Global Transparency. Of 27 UN bodies surveyed, 13 have access policies. So, 14…

‘Spending Money on Education is Investing in Humanity’ — Global Issues

‘Spending Money on Education is Investing in Humanity’ — Global Issues

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ECW director Yasmine Sherif and other delegates at the “Ensuring Education Continuity: The Roles of Education in Emergencies, Protracted Crises and Building Peace” conference at the UN. Credit: Abigail Van Neely/IPS by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) – As…

‘Passion Seeds’ Fertilize Brazil’s Semiarid Northeast — Global Issues

‘Passion Seeds’ Fertilize Brazil’s Semiarid Northeast — Global Issues

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Ligoria Felipe dos Santos poses for a photo on her agroecological farm that mixes corn, squash, fruits, vegetables and medicinal herbs. She is part of the women’s movement that is trying to prevent the installation of wind farms in the Borborema mountain range, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Paraíba….

What a World 1.5 degrees Hotter Would Look Like — Global Issues

What a World 1.5 degrees Hotter Would Look Like — Global Issues

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To mitigate the worst climate change impacts, we need to consider implementing climate solutions outside of the free economic market. Opinion by Michael Davies-Venn (amsterdam) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service AMSTERDAM, Jul 14 (IPS) – The dangerous state of global climate has reached a new low as a World…

Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Polls — Global Issues

Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Polls — Global Issues

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Analysts are concerned about pre-election violence and intimidation ahead of next month’s Zimbabwean poll. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Thursday, July 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jul 13 (IPS) – Zimbabwe holds general elections next month amid growing human rights and press freedom concerns in what analysts say…

Twenty-five Years After the Creation of the International Criminal Court — Global Issues

Twenty-five Years After the Creation of the International Criminal Court — Global Issues

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Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi Opinion by Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi (the hague, netherlands) Thursday, July 13, 2023 Inter Press Service THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jul 13 (IPS) – On the night of 17 July 1998, the outcome of the Diplomatic Conference convened to create the International Criminal Court was still uncertain. Hundreds…