A waterfall is on the verge of drying out. High temperatures and prolonged droughts are blamed on the devastating impact of climate change. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Feb 15 (IPS) – As the effects of climate change escalate and natural…
Opinion by Louis Charbonneau (new york) Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) – United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that China, Russia, and their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a precedent for…
Diyarbakir´s city centre after the military operation launched by Ankara in 2015-2016 across the country´s main Kurdish cities. Credit: KNK. by Karlos Zurutuza (rome) Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Feb 14 (IPS) – Geology explains the terrible earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria on February 6 with academic…
Opinion by Jasmina Byrne (united nations) Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) – The year 2022 was incredibly difficult for people around the world. We were confronted by a series of major crises, including a continuing pandemic, a major war in Europe, an energy crisis,…
Sierra Leone’s women are now guaranteed 30 percent of all political positions in national and local government, the civil service and in private enterprises that employ more than 25 employees. Credit: Annie Spratt/Unsplash by Francis Kokutse (freetown) Monday, February 13, 2023 Inter Press Service FREETOWN, Feb 13 (IPS) – Sierra Leone’s…
“A street of local markets in a residential area in North Syria that has been blocked by the ruins of collapsed buildings.” Credit: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) by Sania Farooqui (new delhi, india) Monday, February 13, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, India, Feb 13 (IPS) – Almost over 33,000 people…
As Pakistanis rebuild their lives, says UNDP, all development must be resilient and disaster and climate proof. Credit: UN Development Programme/Jamil Akhtar Opinion by Shiraz Ali Shah, Khusrav Sharifov (peshawar, pakistan) Monday, February 13, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (IPS) – Last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan cost…
Source: Our World in Data. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, February 13, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Feb 13 (IPS) – With one in ten people in the world going hungry, food prices hitting record highs, and the worsening conditions of the environment and climate, it’s time for…
Credit: World Health Organization (WHO) by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, February 13, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) – As the toll in last week’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria exceeds a staggering 28,000 people dead and more than 78,000 injured–and counting– the United Nations is in…
An electric bus in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. Credit: Inés Acosta/IPS Opinion by Brianne Watts (new york) Friday, February 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) – Latin America’s (LATAM) transportation sector produces the largest share of regional emissions and is a large source of air pollution, making transforming…
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