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)…

Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate — Global Issues

Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate — Global Issues

View of the Itaipú hydroelectric plant shared by Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS Opinion by Philippe Benoit, Anne Sophie Corbeau (washington dc) Thursday, August 03, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Aug 03 (IPS) – The Colorado river basin has recently been wracked by an extended…

Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance — Global Issues

Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Nazihah Noor (kuala lumpur and bern) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Aug 02 (IPS) – To achieve universal health coverage, people need public healthcare systems providing fair access to decent health care. This should be an entitlement for all, regardless…

Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda’s Fish Farming Industry — Global Issues

Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda’s Fish Farming Industry — Global Issues

Women fishing in Lake Victoria. Opinion by Pearl Amina Karungi (united nations) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) – In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through…

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

Embracing Our Survival in a Mute System — Global Issues

Embracing Our Survival in a Mute System — Global Issues

Lack of accessible information in sign language has made online platforms, education, healthcare inaccessible for the Deaf due to non-provision of information in sign language formats. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Egwelu Timothy (kampala) Thursday, July 27, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA, Jul 27 (IPS) – Every July, the disability community honors…