Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

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…

The US-Saudi Alliance Will Stand the Test of Time — Global Issues

The US-Saudi Alliance Will Stand the Test of Time — Global Issues

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…

Local Solutions Boost Sustainable Micro-Mobility in Cuba — Global Issues

Local Solutions Boost Sustainable Micro-Mobility in Cuba — Global Issues

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…

UN Censures 42 Nations for Retaliating Against Human Rights Activists & Journalists — Global Issues

UN Censures 42 Nations for Retaliating Against Human Rights Activists & Journalists — Global Issues

Police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 24, 2022. Credit: Voice of America by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 10, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) – The United Nations has singled out 42 countries (out of 193…

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

Journalists, Under Threat, Need Safe Refuge Through Special Emergency Visas — Global Issues

Opinion by Gypsy Guillen Kaiser (new york) Tuesday, October 04, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – “This woman sitting next to me, Maria Ressa, is a Nobel laureate and a convicted criminal,” said barrister Amal Clooney, who co-leads the international legal team representing Ressa. The founder of…

UN Plans a New Mobility Scheme Where Staffers will be Forced to Work Overseas — Global Issues

UN Plans a New Mobility Scheme Where Staffers will be Forced to Work Overseas — Global Issues

The United Nations Staff Union is the Labor Union representing New York Secretariat Staff, Locally Recruited Staff in the field, and Staff Members of UN Information Centers. by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 03, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 03 (IPS) – The United Nations is planning to…

UNs High-Level Meeting of World Leaders Falls Short of Gender Empowerment — Global Issues

UNs High-Level Meeting of World Leaders Falls Short of Gender Empowerment — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, September 30, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) – When the UN’s high-level meeting of world leaders concluded last week, the head count seemed lopsided: 190 speakers, including 76 Heads of State, 50 Heads of Government, 4 Vice-Presidents, 5 Deputy Prime Ministers,…

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

UN Bans NGOs During High-Level Meetings of World Leaders— Triggering Strong Protests — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) – When world leaders, numbering over 150, make their annual political pilgrimage to address the General Assembly in the third week of September, the security at the world body is exceptionally tight. And this…

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

The Day the UN General Assembly Abandoned its New York City Home — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, September 19, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) – When the United Nations decided to locate its 39-storeyed Secretariat in New York city, the United States, as host nation, signed a “headquarters agreement” in 1947 not only ensuring diplomatic immunity to foreign…

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

Reflections on High-Level Meetings of the UN General Assembly — Global Issues

Opinion by James Paul (new york) Monday, September 19, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 19 (IPS) – The high-level segment of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is famous for its fiery speeches and the colorful personalities assembled in the GA Hall. But much more goes on beyond the hall…