Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Thursday, June 22, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jun 22 (IPS) – The author is Executive Director of Financial Transparency CoalitionThe sanctions against Russian oligarchs who hold billions of dollars have mostly failed to have a real impact beyond freezing a few yachts and properties. So,…
The expansion towards the mountains of the coastal city of Ensenada, in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, stresses the water supply, which is scarce in this peninsular region due to its arid nature and deficiencies in water management. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPS by Emilio Godoy (ensenada, mexico) Wednesday, June 21,…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21 (IPS) – When the 193-member General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development back in September 2015, it was aimed at transforming the world into an idealistic state of peace and economic prosperity. But…
Irene Grace says human rights defenders hiding in Kenya fear harassment and intimidation due to a decline in civic rights. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 20 (IPS) – Home Away From Home is the theme of World Refugee Day 2023….
With one-fifth of farming households dependent on palm oil production, policy considerations that look after the environment, lives, and livelihoods were essential. by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 20 (IPS) – Oil palm has brought significant benefits and prosperity to Liberia. The export of…
Opinion by Tanja Sejersen – Nicola Richards – Victoria Fan (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 20 (IPS) – Each year, the births of 64 million children under the age of five and deaths of 8.4 million people are invisible to governments in Asia and…
These human tragedies are playing out at Europe’s land and sea borders on a daily basis. The first quarter of this year marked the deadliest in the central Mediterranean in six years, say humanitarian organisations in a joint statement. Credit: UN News Centre by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, June 19, 2023…
The remains of a shipwreck on a beach in western Libya. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (rome) Monday, June 19, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Jun 19 (IPS) – A new catastrophe in the Mediterranean, this time off the coast of Greece. The number of drowned still to be determined…
Woman and child walk through flood waters in east Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change impacts are becoming more severe, and there is concern that vulnerable developing countries will not receive the assistance required to mitigate risks. Credit: Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan / World Meteorological Organization by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Monday, June 19, 2023…
Dörte Wollrad Opinion by Dorte Wollrad (montevideo, uruguay) Monday, June 19, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 19 (IPS) – Drinking water is running out in Uruguay — this headline got the small South American country onto international news. Prolonged drought has brought the reservoir and river that supply the…
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