US in Proxy War with Russia Doles out 100 Billion Dollars in Aid & Arms to Ukraine — Global Issues

US in Proxy War with Russia Doles out 100 Billion Dollars in Aid & Arms to Ukraine — Global Issues

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on screen) of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine. “We are dealing with a State that is turning the veto of the United Nations Security Council into the right to die”, President Zelynskyy warned. If it continues, countries will rely not on…

Key to Stronger Institutions — Global Issues

Key to Stronger Institutions — Global Issues

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Good governance and strong institutions enhance a country’s ability to mobilize domestic resources through revenue collection. Credit: UN-OSAA Opinion by Kavazeua Katjomuise (united nations) Monday, January 02, 2023 Inter Press Service The writer is a Senior Economic Affairs Officer and leader of the Policy Analysis and Coordination team in the UN…

Generation and Self-Consumption, the Path to Clean Energy in Argentina — Global Issues

Generation and Self-Consumption, the Path to Clean Energy in Argentina — Global Issues

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Aerial view of the 5000 square meter roof full of solar panels, in one of the pavilions of La Rural, the busiest fair and exhibition center in Buenos Aires. It is the largest private solar park in the capital of Argentina and required an investment of almost one million dollars….

Living Another Year Dangerously — Global Issues

War, Famine, Disease, Disasters 2022 a Year Staring at Apocalypse — Global Issues

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Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 (IPS) – A year that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is ending with famine in Africa, while still spreading death and misery through an enduring pandemic and a deteriorating climate crisis…

Living Another Year Dangerously — Global Issues

After 43 Years of Negotiations, Security Council Reforms Move at the Pace of a Paralytic Snail — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (IPS) – The reform of the Security Council, the most powerful body at the United Nations, has remained a never-ending political saga. According to the President of the General Assembly, Csaba K?rösi of Hungary, 43…

Forget About All this Humanitarian Blah Blah (And Buy More Weapons) — Global Issues

Forget About All this Humanitarian Blah Blah (And Buy More Weapons) — Global Issues

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Sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached 592 billion US dollars in 2021, a 1.9% increase compared with 2020 in real terms. Credit: Shutterstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, December 22, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 22 (IPS) – Day after day,…

Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform — Global Issues

Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform — Global Issues

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Adolescents in Gujara Municipality of Rautahat District in Nepal perform a skit on child marriage as part of UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme on Ending Child Marriage. Credit: UNICEF/Kiran Panday Opinion by Hyshyama Hamin (colombo, sri lanka) Thursday, December 22, 2022 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 22 (IPS) – The writer…