Alarm Bells are Ringing at Halfway Point of the 2030 Agenda — Global Issues

Alarm Bells are Ringing at Halfway Point of the 2030 Agenda — Global Issues

SDG logos are projected in the UN General Assembly Hall. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Opinion by Oli Henman (new york) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 26 (IPS) – The world is now half way to 2030 but the ambitious goals agreed in 2015 including the Paris…

Resistance Against the Odds — Global Issues

Resistance Against the Odds — Global Issues

Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 26 (IPS) – Maryam al-Khawaja’s journey home ended before it had begun: British Airways staff stopped her boarding her flight at the request of Bahraini immigration authorities. Maryam was no regular passenger: her father…

African Coups and Resource Rights — Global Issues

African Coups and Resource Rights — Global Issues

What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS Opinion by Solange Bandiaky Badji (washington dc) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25…

The Urgent Call for the US to Address Global Inequality Through Climate Action — Global Issues

The Urgent Call for the US to Address Global Inequality Through Climate Action — Global Issues

Abby Maxman visits Rufisque and Bargny, Senegal, where Oxfam partners are helping communities cope with climate change, protect the environment, and advocate for their rights. Credit: Djibril Dia/Oxfam Opinion by Abby Maxman (new york) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) – With its global representation,…

Reality is Governments Not Truly Held Accountable to Implement SDGs — Global Issues

Reality is Governments Not Truly Held Accountable to Implement SDGs — Global Issues

The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. September 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, September 22, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 22 (IPS) – What does transformative and sweeping really mean in the overarching…

The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change — Global Issues

The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change — Global Issues

Opinion by Wavel Ramkalawan (victoria, seychelles) Thursday, September 21, 2023 Inter Press Service VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sep 21 (IPS) – For the people of Seychelles, the ocean is more than just a source of livelihood. It is also a way of life. About 80% of our homes and infrastructure are located along…

Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in Africa — Global Issues

Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in Africa — Global Issues

Credit: CIP 2023 Opinion by Hugo Campos (nairobi, kenya) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 (IPS) – Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to Africa’s…

The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change — Global Issues

Gains, Losses & Lessons One Year On — Global Issues

Opinion by Sanam Naraghi (new york) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 20 (IPS) – On September 16th Iranians everywhere commemorated the first anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s murder by the country’s notorious ‘guidance patrol’. Arrested for being badly covered, the 22-year-old was beaten so violently, she…

The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change — Global Issues

Dangerous Scramble for Renewable Energy Resources — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 20 (IPS) – The growing and changing material requirements for new technologies have triggered natural resource scrambles for strategic minerals, generating dangerous rivalries fought out in the global South. Scrambles for resources…

The Ocean Offers Rich Solutions for Climate Change — Global Issues

UN Must Live Up to Its Promises of Gender Equality —and Support Women — Global Issues

Opinion by Shihana Mohamed (united nations) Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) – In 2015, the UN’s 193 member states adopted 17 goals for the health of the world that together comprise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be reached worldwide by 2030. The UN…