Global Pushback Puts Lives at Risk — Global Issues

Global Pushback Puts Lives at Risk — Global Issues

Opinion by Dorothy Akongo – Flata Mwale – Vivian Mugarisi (kampala/lusaka/harare) Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA/LUSAKA/HARARE, Sep 12 (IPS) – Almost 30 years ago in 1994, the world witnessed a historic event as 179 nations convened on African soil, in Cairo, for the International Conference on Population and…

Safe, Regular & Orderly Migration for Inclusion and Sustainability — Global Issues

Safe, Regular & Orderly Migration for Inclusion and Sustainability — Global Issues

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2020). International Migrant Stock 2020. Opinion by Vanessa Steinmayer, Simon Graham (bangkok, thailand) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 08 (IPS) – In Asia and the Pacific, migration is again on the rise. In 2020, almost 109…

May the Race for Climate Justice Leader Begin — Global Issues

May the Race for Climate Justice Leader Begin — Global Issues

KlimaSeniorinnen (Climate Seniors) Visit in Athens, Greece. The KlimaSeniorinnen on their visit to Athens, Greece (24-27 of January). They spoke with volunteers and organizations including Greenpeace about the importance of a strong climate movement, its close relation to human rights and how to make the movement stronger. Opinion by Mads…

When the UN Came Under Attack from a Mis-Guided Rocket Launcher — Global Issues

When the UN Came Under Attack from a Mis-Guided Rocket Launcher — Global Issues

Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Minister of Industries of Cuba, addresses the General Assembly on Dec. 11, 1964. Credit: UN Photo/TC by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (IPS) – When 150+ world leaders, including Presidents and Prime Ministers, arrive in New York to…

Global Pushback Puts Lives at Risk — Global Issues

Leading Food System Transformation and Climate Resilience — Global Issues

Opinion by Angela Churie Kallhauge – Ishmael Sunga – Serah Makka (nairobi, kenya) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 05 (IPS) – When a continent with 65% of the world’s arable land struggles to feed its 1.4 billion people, we know something is wrong. The African and…

Behind the Scenes of a General Assembly Session — Global Issues

Behind the Scenes of a General Assembly Session — Global Issues

The General Assembly: where the debates take place. Credit: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY by Prisca Chaoui (united nations) Monday, September 04, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 4 2023 (IPS) – The 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session begins September 5. Below is an interview with…

What Nigers Coup Says About US Security Assistance in the Sahel — Global Issues

What Nigers Coup Says About US Security Assistance in the Sahel — Global Issues

Elias Yousif Opinion by Elias Yousif (washington dc) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 01 (IPS) – In what has become an all too familiar phenomenon, U.S.-trained security personnel have been implicated in the July 26th coup that deposed Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. It is…

Want to Prevent Atrocities? Think Locally. Act Locally — Global Issues

Want to Prevent Atrocities? Think Locally. Act Locally — Global Issues

Violent conflicts are at a 30-year high, and the UNHCR has estimated that more than 115 million people will be forcibly displaced before the end of 2023. Credit: UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune Opinion by Katie Smith (arlington, virginia) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug 31 (IPS) – When I…

General Assembly President Calls for a Human-Centered Approach to Disarmament — Global Issues

General Assembly President Calls for a Human-Centered Approach to Disarmament — Global Issues

Csaba Ko?ro?si, President of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) – The President of the UN…