Nazihah Noor Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Nazihah Noor (kuala lumpur and bern) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Jul 19 (IPS) – In 2015, almost all heads of government in the world committed to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including universal health coverage…
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 18 (IPS) – The world faces a disaster emergency, yet nowhere is the threat more immediate than in Asia and the Pacific. Ours is a region where climate change-induced disasters are becoming more frequent…
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Jul 17 (IPS) – With preparations for America’s 2030 population census underway and the Census Bureau encouraging additional public input, it’s time to seriously evaluate the continued inclusion of the race question…
Opinion by Toby McIntosh (washington dc) Monday, July 17, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 17 (IPS) – Less than half of United Nations agencies have access to information policies, according to a survey by Eye on Global Transparency. Of 27 UN bodies surveyed, 13 have access policies. So, 14…
To mitigate the worst climate change impacts, we need to consider implementing climate solutions outside of the free economic market. Opinion by Michael Davies-Venn (amsterdam) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service AMSTERDAM, Jul 14 (IPS) – The dangerous state of global climate has reached a new low as a World…
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jul 14 (IPS) – We all know and agree that patience is a virtue. It is indeed. With one exception. In the face of a child’s suffering, impatience is the highest virtue. Or as we say…
Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi Opinion by Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi (the hague, netherlands) Thursday, July 13, 2023 Inter Press Service THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jul 13 (IPS) – On the night of 17 July 1998, the outcome of the Diplomatic Conference convened to create the International Criminal Court was still uncertain. Hundreds…
While India decreased its population without access to clean cooking fuels by about 30 percent from 2010 to 2020, Africa has seen an increase of more than 50 percent over the same period, driven by a rising number of poor, tepid government policies to address this issue, and overarching poverty…
Women play a critical role in conflict management and peacebuilding efforts in Mauritania. Credit: IOM Mauritania Opinion by Lila Pieters Yahia (nouakchott, mauritania) Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Jul 12 (IPS) – Deep in the heart of Southeastern Mauritania lies the district and town of Bassikounou, nestled…
Sarah Razak Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Sarah Razak (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 12 (IPS) – As our planet continues to heat up at an alarming rate, carbon credits, markets and trading have been promoted as effective measures to combat global…
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