Localizing SDGs Means Truly Empowering Citizens — Global Issues

Localizing SDGs Means Truly Empowering Citizens — Global Issues

Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 18 (IPS) – The Future We Want was the groundbreaking outcome of the Rio+20 Summit, the summit, held in 2012, where the idea of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was first conceptualized. Amid the unfolding of…

When US Spies Read Russian Lips in the Security Council Chamber — Global Issues

When US Spies Read Russian Lips in the Security Council Chamber — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (IPS) – The massive leak of a treasure trove of highly-classified US intelligence reports—described as “one of the most remarkable disclosures of American secrets in the last decade”-– has also revealed a more surprising angle…

Livelihoods of Almost Half the Worlds Population Depend on Agrifood Systems — Global Issues

Livelihoods of Almost Half the Worlds Population Depend on Agrifood Systems — Global Issues

The 1.23 billion people working in agrifood systems belong to households made up of an estimated 3.83 billion people. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS by Paul Virgo (rome) Monday, April 17, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Apr 17 (IPS) – New research by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed…

Myanmars Forgotten War Lurches Deeper into Horror — Global Issues

Myanmars Forgotten War Lurches Deeper into Horror — Global Issues

Faces of the dead. Myanmar’s non-profit Assistance Association for Political Prisoners has a museum in the Thai border town of Mae Sot documenting the identities of over 3,000 civilians killed by the military since it seized power in 2021, as well as those killed since the first post-independence coup in…

We can Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals but it will take Courage & Urgent Transformations — Global Issues

We can Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals but it will take Courage & Urgent Transformations — Global Issues

Navid Hanif Opinion by Navid Hanif (united nations) Monday, April 17, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) – The world is at a crossroads. This week, the United Nations Secretary-General, government ministers and senior leaders are gathered in New York at the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. (scheduled…

How the UN in Samoa is Responding to the Triple Planetary Crisis — Global Issues

How the UN in Samoa is Responding to the Triple Planetary Crisis — Global Issues

Only 55 percent of people across the Pacific Islands have access to basic drinking water and just 30 percent have sanitation services – the lowest rate in the world. Photo Credit: UN Samoa Opinion by Simona Marinescu (apia, samoa) Friday, April 14, 2023 Inter Press Service APIA, Samoa, Apr 14 (IPS)…

International Human Rights Law As a Tool To Stop Rising Homophobia in Africa — Global Issues

International Human Rights Law As a Tool To Stop Rising Homophobia in Africa — Global Issues

Currently, there are four African countries that operate capital punishment for being gay. These are Mauritania, Niger, Somalia and South Sudan. Credit: Dai Kurokawa/EPA Opinion by Stephanie Musho (nairobi) Friday, April 14, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 14 (IPS) – Imagine your government enacted a law where you and all…

Vulnerable Countries Need Action on Loss and Damage Today and Not at COPs To Come — Global Issues

Vulnerable Countries Need Action on Loss and Damage Today and Not at COPs To Come — Global Issues

There is an urgency for the loss and damage fund to become a reality as many developing countries are impacted due to climate change. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Friday, April 14, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Apr 14 (IPS) – In March 2023, more than 600 people died…

When US Spies Read Russian Lips in the Security Council Chamber — Global Issues

Should Internet Access be Declared a Basic Human Right? — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, April 13, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 13 (IPS) – The United Nations defines human rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status”. Back in 1948, the UN General Assembly proclaimed…

Comoros Has Huge Untapped Investment Potential — Global Issues

Comoros Has Huge Untapped Investment Potential — Global Issues

Kingsley Ighobor. Africa Renewal Opinion by Kingsley Ighobor (moroni, comoros) Thursday, April 13, 2023 Inter Press Service MORONI, Comoros, Apr 13 (IPS) – In February 2023, the Union of Comoros ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Later that month, the country’s President Azali Assoumani took over as Chairperson of…