Sweden and Mugabe — Global Issues

Sweden and Mugabe — Global Issues

Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jul 12 (IPS) – The road to hell is paved with good intentions.                                   Proverb of unknown originThe war in Ukraine continues unabated; young men are sacrificed on battlefields, towns laid waste by aerial attacks, the threat…

Water a Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace? — Global Issues

Water a Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace? — Global Issues

Opinion by Maria Skold, Martina Klimes (stockholm, sweden) Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jul 11 (IPS) – The role of water in conflicts is changing, with more attacks against environmental and civilian infrastructure. Dr Martina Klimes of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) recently held a lecture…

The Potential Role of Insurance in Protecting the Most Vulnerable — Global Issues

The Potential Role of Insurance in Protecting the Most Vulnerable — Global Issues

Experts continue to debate where insurance belongs in climate financing. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS Opinion by Jamie Cummings (chapel hill, nc, usa) Friday, July 07, 2023 Inter Press Service The 2023 Climate Conference COP27 in Sharm put loss and damage clearly on the political agenda with the agreement to set up a…

Over-Reliance on Attracting Investment is Undermining Change at World Bank — Global Issues

Over-Reliance on Attracting Investment is Undermining Change at World Bank — Global Issues

Opinion by Bhumika Muchhala, Maria Jose Romero (new york / brussels) Thursday, July 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK / BRUSSELS, Jul 06 (IPS) – One message that was repeated throughout last month’s summit on a so-called “New Global Financing Pact” was that developing countries urgently need mass financing to…

Recognising Human Rights Defenders as Remarkable Agents of Positive Change — Global Issues

Recognising Human Rights Defenders as Remarkable Agents of Positive Change — Global Issues

Opinion by Olive Moore (dublin, ireland) Wednesday, July 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBLIN, Ireland, Jul 05 (IPS) – In recent years, the global landscape for human rights defenders (HRDs) has become more difficult and complex, with both new and heightened challenges. With hundreds of defenders killed every year, the scale…

How the Security Council can Better Pursue Accountability for International Crimes Against Children — Global Issues

How the Security Council can Better Pursue Accountability for International Crimes Against Children — Global Issues

A young refugee boy, pictured in a temporary displacement camp in Kalak, Iraq, in June 2014. Credit: Amnesty International Opinion by Janine Morna (florida usa) Monday, July 03, 2023 Inter Press Service FLORIDA USA, Jul 03 (IPS) – Around 2018, when Anwar was 14 or 15 years old, his father, a…