Opinion by Lars Jensen, George Gray Molina (united nations) Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (IPS) – Developing low- and middle-income economies are taking hard hits from global economic developments outside their control. Monetary tightening in advanced economies coupled with increasing fears of a global recession…
How will the incoming Egyptian presidency step up to the challenge? And how too will the new UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, approach this major meeting? Credit: United Nations Opinion by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (new york) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service The 27th annual UN climate summit is…
Travelers await the Laos-China Railway. Credit: Bridget Dooley/IPS by Bridget Dooley (vientiane, laos) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service VIENTIANE, Laos, Oct 18 (IPS) – Mountainous terrain in northern Laos has until now restricted chances for farmers and producers in much of the nation to export their goods, limiting them…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (IPS) – Preoccupied with enhancing their own ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks (CBs) are again driving the world economy into recession, financial turmoil and debt crises. Wall…
Gabon’s Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea, and Environment, Lee White reflects on forest conservation, carbon credits and challenges with a burgeoning elephant population. by Francis Kokutse (libreville) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service Libreville, Oct 18 (IPS) – Over the past few years, Gabon has been successful in its…
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, known in English as The Prophet’s Mosque, in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia. Credit: Unsplash/Yasmine Arfaoui Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 18 (IPS) – The recent conflict between the United States…
Maldives Minister for Gender, Family, and Social Services, Aishath Mohamed Didi, in her keynote address said her island country faced unique development challenges and is vulnerable to economic shocks and climate change. by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service Johannesburg, Oct 18 (IPS) – An aging population…
Rural women are less able to access land, credit, agricultural inputs, markets, and high-value agrifood chains and obtain lower prices for their crops. Credit: Mallika Aryal/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Oct 17 (IPS) – Make no mistake. Violence against women has been perpetuated,…
Edious Murewa, resettled farmer, is on his farm where his barns are empty and have been for years. Experts blame climate change and a lack of farming know-how for the resettled farmers’ woes. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (mwenezi, zimbabwe) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service MWENEZI, Zimbabwe, Oct…
Laboni Akhter works on a laptop in front of the digital service centre at Bawalkar village in Badarkhali, Barguna district, southern Bangladesh, in September 2022. Credit: Farid Ahmed/IPS by Farid Ahmed (badarkhali, bangladesh) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service BADARKHALI, Bangladesh, Oct 17 (IPS) – A barefoot young man in…
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