Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, August 11, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (IPS) – Going back to the 16th century and continuing through the late 1960s, France was described as the world’s second largest colonial power—just behind the British Empire. As the old saying goes: The…
A Security Council meeting in progress. Credit: United Nations Opinion by Tim Murithi (cape town, south africa) Thursday, August 10, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug 10 (IPS) – The world’s institutions are ill-prepared and poorly designed to effectively address global challenges such as major power conflicts, pandemics,…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, August 09, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 09 (IPS) – The primary commodity price boom early this century has often been attributed to a commodity ‘super-cycle’, i.e., a price upsurge greater than what might be expected in ‘normal’ booms….
Opinion by Patricia Wong Bi Yi, Arman Bidarbakht-Nia (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, August 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 09 (IPS) – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are relevant to all countries, whether high, middle or low income. With increasing attention to the SDGs, countries are progressively turning to data…
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India, December 17, 2021: No Food Waste (NFW) staff serve a nutritious meal to community members in Eswaran Koil Street. Credit: The Global FoodBanking Network / Narayana Swamy Subbaraman Opinion by Lisa Moon (chicago, usa) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service CHICAGO, USA, Aug 08 (IPS) –…
Credit: UN Women/Zhanarbek Amankulov Opinion by Naila Kabeer (london) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 08 (IPS) – Last week the IMF offered a cautious estimate of positive global economic growth for this year, warning ‘we are on track, but not out of the woods’. But with the…
Olivier De Schutter Opinion by Olivier De Schutter (brussels, belgium) Monday, August 07, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 07 (IPS) – The fragile state of global food systems has reached a crossroads. Recent headlines underscore the profound challenges we now confront. The United Nations released sobering statistics that 122…
Credit: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, August 04, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 04 (IPS) – The title shouldn’t fool you: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the world’s longest-ruling autocrats. A political survivor, this former military commander…
Women are still woefully underrepresented in leadership positions, even in industries where women constitute the majority of workers. Credit: Patricia Grogg/IPS Opinion by Jemimah Njuki, Jocelyn Chu (new york) Friday, August 04, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 04 (IPS) – Last week, there was uproar in Kenya when a…
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)…
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