War in Ukraine Triggers New International Non-Alignment Trend — Global Issues

War in Ukraine Triggers New International Non-Alignment Trend — Global Issues

View of the United Nations General Assembly, which on three occasions this year has censured the invasion of Russian forces in Ukraine and where many countries have expressed non-alignment with the positions taken by the contenders. CREDIT: Manuel Elias/UN by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Monday, June 20, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS,…

US President Biden Refuses to Mention Worsening Dangers of Nuclear War While Media & Congress Enable His Silence — Global Issues

US President Biden Refuses to Mention Worsening Dangers of Nuclear War While Media & Congress Enable His Silence — Global Issues

Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, June 10, 2022 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jun 10 (IPS) – I’ve just finished going through the more than 60 presidential statements, documents and communiques about the war in Ukraine that the White House has released and posted on its website…

The UN Security Council is in Desperate Need of Comprehensive Reforms — Global Issues

The UN Security Council is in Desperate Need of Comprehensive Reforms — Global Issues

Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, June 06, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 06 (IPS) – Any fair analysis of the United Nations strongly suggests that the UN of today is not the same UN that was established in 1945. The United Nations Security Council in particular, which…

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

The UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal (3rd from right), talks to migrants in Tak province on the impact of COVID-19. Credit: UNSDG/Build back better: UN Thailand’s COVID-19 strategy. Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny…

Gun Control at the Pentagon? Dont Even Think About It — Global Issues

Gun Control at the Pentagon? Dont Even Think About It — Global Issues

Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jun 01 (IPS) – New outcries for gun control have followed the horrible tragedies of mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. “Evil came to that elementary school classroom in Texas, to that grocery store…

No Quick End to Children Trapped in Tobacco Production — Global Issues

No Quick End to Children Trapped in Tobacco Production — Global Issues

Children working on tobacco farms in Chipangali District in Eastern Province of Zambia. Credit: Brenda Chitindi, British Medical Journal, 2015. Opinion by Judith Mackay, Leonce Dieudonne Leonce (hong kong / lome) Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Inter Press Service HONG KONG / LOME, May 17 (IPS) – Despite World Day Against Child…

No Climate Transition Without Securing Land Rights — Global Issues

No Climate Transition Without Securing Land Rights — Global Issues

Opinion by Alexander Muller, Jes Weigelt (berlin) Monday, May 16, 2022 Inter Press Service BERLIN, May 16 (IPS) – The landmark land tenure decision by parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 2019 offers a blueprint for upcoming climate negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh in November. The ongoing…

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

Opinion by Daryl G. Kimball (washington dc) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere,…