Opinion by Lawrence Wittner (albany, usa) Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Inter Press Service ALBANY, USA, Jul 25 (IPS) – Perhaps the greatest tragedy of the immensely destructive Ukraine War lies in the fact that it could have been averted. The most obvious way was for the Russian government to abandon its…
Deer sanctuary at Nijhum Dwip – the island of tranquility. Opinion by Ramiz Uddin, Mohammad Saiful Hassan (dhaka, bangladesh) Monday, July 24, 2023 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jul 24 (IPS) – Blue tourism, widely referred to as Coastal or Maritime tourism, is a distinct idea from traditional tourism, which capitalizes…
A weaker Russia needs Iran more; on the other hand, a weaker Russia threatens both countries’ authoritarian model of governance. Opinion by Emil Avdaliani (tbilisi, georgia) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service TBILISI, Georgia, Jul 21 (IPS) – Iran is not interested in a highly powerful Russia that could block…
Ibrahim Mayaki, Africa Union Special Envoy for Food Systems Opinion by Kingsley Ighobor (united nations) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) – Q: As the African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems, what is the scope of your mandate and what should Africans expect…
Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, holds up a glittery diary with testimony of the impact of the war on children. Credit: Abigail Van Neely/IPS by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) – The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
Opinion by Kwan Soo-Chen, David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 19 (IPS) – For years, the concept of climate justice has been built on the understanding that countries and communities contributing the least to global warming are disproportionately bearing the impacts…
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 18 (IPS) – The world faces a disaster emergency, yet nowhere is the threat more immediate than in Asia and the Pacific. Ours is a region where climate change-induced disasters are becoming more frequent…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (IPS) – Just after a band of mercenaries tried to oust the government in the Maldives back in 1988, I asked a Maldivian diplomat, using a familiar military catch phrase, about the strength of his…
Opinion by Toby McIntosh (washington dc) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 17 (IPS) – Less than half of United Nations agencies have access to information policies, according to a survey by Eye on Global Transparency. Of 27 UN bodies surveyed, 13 have access policies. So, 14…
To mitigate the worst climate change impacts, we need to consider implementing climate solutions outside of the free economic market. Opinion by Michael Davies-Venn (amsterdam) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service AMSTERDAM, Jul 14 (IPS) – The dangerous state of global climate has reached a new low as a World…
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