Give girls an opportunity to lead by putting them in the forefront of change efforts; hearing their voices; responding to their asks; and welcoming them in decision-making spaces – it is one of the ways to invest in a future that believes in girls’ agency. International Day of the Girl…
PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV: ‘In this atmosphere of tension and increasing geopolitical turbulences, it is vitally important to develop new approaches to strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue and trust.’ Credit: Office of the President Opinion by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (new york) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 06 (IPS) – It…
The voices of young people played an important role in shaping the country’s long-term development trajectory. Credit: UNICEF Timor-Leste Opinion by Riccardo Mesiano (dili, timor-leste) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service DILI, Timor-Leste, Oct 06 (IPS) – In 2002, a group of young people in Timor-Leste were asked to look…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct 06 (IPS) – Some time ago I watched the Indian blockbuster RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt). It received universal praise for direction, screenwriting, cast performances, soundtrack (which won an Oscar) and thrilling action sequences. RRR is…
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Thursday, October 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 05 (IPS) – Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Statement on World Teachers’ DayWe are in a race to deliver on our global promise of education for all by 2030 – especially for the 224 million…
Hyolim Lee and Eunseol Cho, interview Sharon Park at the Songdo Grace Church, Incheon, South Korea. Opinion by Hyolim Kelly Lee – Eunseol Rachel Cho (bangkok & seoul) Thursday, October 05, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK & SEOUL, Oct 05 (IPS) – Four acrylic panels stood like soldiers around the perimeter…
Credit: Education Cannot Wait Opinion by Heike Kuhn (bonn, germany) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Oct 04 (IPS) – Once a year, on October 5, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day. Why is it so important to have a closer look on the teaching profession? What is so…
Source: U.S. American Community Survey, 2021 and Census Bureau, 1960. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Oct 04 (IPS) – America’s immigration has reached record-breaking levels having weighty consequences domestically and internationally. Based on the Census Bureau’s 2023 Current Population Survey, the…
Eight students from Dalton Tokyo Junior visited Foodbank Karuizawa and interviewed Yoko Komiyama at the Watashi Kitchen. Opinion by Momoko Harada – Rei Sato – Shunki Sometaya (tokyo) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Oct 04 (IPS) – Did you know that a staggering 20 million people in Japan…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 04 (IPS) – Ajay Banga was anointed World Bank president for promoting financial inclusion. Thanks to its success and interest rate hikes, more poor people are drowning in debt as consumer prices…
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