We Need a New Recipe to Combat Hunger — Global Issues

We Need a New Recipe to Combat Hunger — Global Issues

Olivier De Schutter Opinion by Olivier De Schutter (brussels, belgium) Monday, August 07, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 07 (IPS) – The fragile state of global food systems has reached a crossroads. Recent headlines underscore the profound challenges we now confront. The United Nations released sobering statistics that 122…

Putin’s Many Paradoxes & Russia’s Weaponisation of Food — Global Issues

Putin’s Many Paradoxes & Russia’s Weaponisation of Food — Global Issues

UN inspectors of the Joint Coordination Centre go to inspect a grain shipment aboard the merchant vessel LADY SPERANZA under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Istanbul, 17 February 2023. Credit: UN/Duncan Moore Opinion by John R. Bryson (birmingham, uk) Friday, August 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BIRMINGHAM, UK, Aug 04 (IPS)…

Beyond Our Assumptions — Global Issues

Should Military Leaders be Barred from Addressing the UN? — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, July 31, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) – A rash of military coups in African countries — including Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Mali, and most recently Niger– has raised a legitimate question: What should be the response of the United Nations,…

Beyond Our Assumptions — Global Issues

Indias Rising Population & its March Towards Worlds Second Largest Economy — Global Issues

Opinion by Taira Bhargava (washington dc) Monday, July 31, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 31 (IPS) – This year, India surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation. China is expected to overtake the US as the world’s largest economy by 2035, but its population will likely continue to…

The Humanitarian & Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine — Global Issues

The Humanitarian & Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine — Global Issues

Opinion by Elias Yousif, Rachel Stohl (washington dc) Friday, July 28, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 28 (IPS) – The Biden administration’s decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a weapon widely banned for the inherent dangers they pose to non-combatants, is risky. In addition to the immediate and…

Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan — Global Issues

Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan — Global Issues

A doctor prescribes medicine for mothers and children during a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team visit. Credit: Karim / UNICEF Opinion by James Elder (kabul, afghanistan) Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 (IPS) – The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are…