Residents of the Fontanar neighborhood in the Cuban capital are pleased with the incorporation of electric three-wheel vehicles to shorten distances between sectors within Boyeros, one of the municipalities that make up Havana. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS by Luis Brizuela (havana) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service HAVANA, Oct 17…
Opinion by Harvey Dupiton (new york) Monday, October 17, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 17 (IPS) – Talks of an inevitable U.S. military intervention in Haiti are brewing within diplomatic circles. Without any constitutional or legal authority, our Haitian de facto government gave the green light for special forces…
Om, a homestay owner in Paro, is hoping to value add after growing strawberries in her small greenhouse. Credit: Chhimi Dema/IPS by Chhimi Dema (paro, bhutan) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service PARO, Bhutan, Oct 14 (IPS) – Zam, 57, sits at her kitchen table looking out the window at…
Protesters attend a march against the military coup in Myanmar. Credit: Unsplash/Pyae Sone Htun Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The update on September 26, 2022, of the human rights situation in Myanmar to the UN Human Rights Council says…
A school destroyed during a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. September 2022. Credit: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in a never-ending flow of arms to…
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 14 (IPS) – Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities. This…
Climate change, among other crises, has impacted on food security. Changing rainfall patterns have affected a rural community from Kondh Adivasis, Odisha. Credit: Credit: Aniket Gawade / Climate Visuals Countdown by Naureen Hossain (new york) Friday, October 14, 2022 Inter Press Service World Food Day is celebrated on October 16, 2022,…
Lourdes Barreto squats in her greenhouse garden in the village of Huasao in the municipality of Oropesa, in the Andes highlands of the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, proudly pointing to her purple lettuce, grown with natural fertilizers and agroecological techniques. CREDIT: Mariela Jara/IPS by Mariela Jara (cuzco, peru) Thursday, October…
Anne Larigauderie, the Executive Secretary of IPBES, with Hoesung Lee, President of the IPCC. IPBES and the IPCC were joint winners of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2022, which was dedicated to climate change. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, October 13, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Oct 13…
Girls are primarily victims of sexual exploitation (72% of detected girl victims), while boys are mainly subjected to forced labour (66% of detected boy victims). by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, October 13, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Oct 13 (IPS) – A common feature to religions – including the monotheistic ones…
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