About 60% of the poorest countries are already at high risk of debt distress or already in distress. Credit: Pixabay. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 14 (IPS) – The external debt of the world’s low and middle-income countries at the end of 2021…
Don’t Gas Africa protest during COP27. Credit: Don’t Gas Africa by Paul Virgo (rome) Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Dec 14 (IPS) – One of the knock-on effects of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is that European countries have embarked on a ‘dash for gas’ to find alternatives to…
India’s new Chief Justice, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has significant challenges ahead as activists hope he will continue with his legacy. Credit: Subhashish Panigrahi and Charmanderrulez by Mehru Jaffer Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Inter Press Service Dec 14 (IPS) – India’s new Chief Justice, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, has a significant challenge…
Opinion by Anwarul K. Chowdhury (new york) Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 14 (IPS) – The writer is former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations, former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the UN and former President of the Security Council.As COP27 was coming to a…
Aerial view of the Municipal Theater of Boa Vista and its parking lot covered by solar panels, near the center of a city of wide avenues, empty spaces, abundant solar energy and high quality of life compared to other cities in Brazil’s Amazon region. In the background is seen the…
Female workers sort out plastic bottles for recycling in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. New initiatives were launched at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) to reduce plastic pollution. Credit: Abir Abdullah/Climate Visuals Countdown by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service Kigali, Dec 13 (IPS) – Experts…
Migrants somewhere in the central Mediterranean are contacted by the Open Arms crew. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (barcelona) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service BARCELONA, Dec 13 (IPS) – It was a hellish journey aboard a crammed boat amid three-meter waves. It had started on a…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – Calls for more government regulation and intervention are common during crises. But once the crises subside, pressures to reform quickly evaporate and the government is told to withdraw. New…
COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Credit: United Nations Opinion by Anwarul K. Chowdhury (new york) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service Part Two of Three NEW YORK, Dec 13 (IPS) – The African women and Girls were deeply concerned about the lack of commitment by UNFCCC Parties as climate change continues…
Wind and solar energy are behind a major project to transport electricity from Egypt to Greece. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, December 01, 2022 Inter Press Service Cairo, Dec 01 (IPS) – As Europe braces for an unusual winter due to a global energy crisis, Greece is embarking…
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