Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa — Global Issues

Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa — Global Issues

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A farmer tends to his tomatoes. Because of the risks in the agricultural sector, including climate change, many farmers were not able to get finance. Now several non-profits have come into the market to assist. Credit: Geoffrey Kamadi/IPS by Geoffrey Kamadi (nairobi) Monday, October 30, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct…

African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development of Women, Youth — Global Issues

African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development of Women, Youth — Global Issues

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African Lawmakers seek to learn from best practices on how to hold their respective Governments accountable in the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development and the International Conference on Population and Development commitments. Credit: APDA by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Monday, October 30, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI,…

Revisiting the Operational Credibility of the United Nations — Global Issues

Revisiting the Operational Credibility of the United Nations — Global Issues

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Opinion by Anwarul K. Chowdhury (new york) Monday, October 30, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 30 (IPS) – I thank the United Nations Asia Network for Diversity and Inclusion (UN-ANDI) for inviting me to present the keynote speech on this special occasion for the observance of the United Nations…

Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People — Global Issues

Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People — Global Issues

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Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, October 27, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 27 (IPS) – In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between adult men as unconstitutional. Its reasoning…

What is Happening in Gaza is Inhumane, illegal, and Unacceptable — Global Issues

What is Happening in Gaza is Inhumane, illegal, and Unacceptable — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 27, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (IPS) – Last August, 91 UN member states, “in a demonstration of solidarity and commitment”, signed a U.S.-Led Joint Communiqué condemning the Use of Food as a Weapon of War. Roughly 345 million people –…

Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands — Global Issues

Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands — Global Issues

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Fermina Quispe (fourth from the right, standing) poses for photos together with other farmers from the Women’s Association of Huerto de Nueva Esperanza, which she chairs and with which she promotes crop irrigation with solar pumps in her community, Llarapi Chico, located more than 4,000 meters above sea level in…

Human Action Pushing the World Closer to Environmental Tipping Points, UN University Warns — Global Issues

Human Action Pushing the World Closer to Environmental Tipping Points, UN University Warns — Global Issues

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COP 15 in Paris. A reminder of global warming and glacier melting. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Thursday, October 26, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Oct 26 (IPS) – A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence…