UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, & Play a More Pivotal and Active Role — Global Issues

UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, & Play a More Pivotal and Active Role — Global Issues

Opinion by Purnaka de Silva (new york) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 10 (IPS) – “Whatever the circle of hell in which we live, I think we are free to break out of it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre, Preface to the Deutsche Gramaphon recording of No Exit…

Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers — Global Issues

Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers — Global Issues

Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint, according to the author. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service To avert the ongoing fertilizer crisis, farmers in developed…

A New Strategy Is Needed to Address Irans Nuclear Program — Global Issues

A New Strategy Is Needed to Address Irans Nuclear Program — Global Issues

Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU), taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20…

Civil Society Responds — as Health-Care Facilities in Ukraine Come Under Attack — Global Issues

Civil Society Responds — as Health-Care Facilities in Ukraine Come Under Attack — Global Issues

Delivering medicine and humanitarian aid to those in need. Credit: 100%LIFE via UNAIDS Opinion by Eamonn Murphy (geneva) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, May 06 (IPS) – The writer is UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director and is leading UNAIDS’ humanitarian response.Alongside the devastation caused by bombs and bullets, the…

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

New Tactical Nuclear Weapons? Just Say No — Global Issues

Opinion by Daryl G. Kimball (washington dc) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere,…