Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda — Global Issues

Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda — Global Issues

Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Jun 03 (IPS) – What I have most wanted to do… is to make political writing into an art.                                                                                         George OrwellWarfare and misinformation are intimately connected. The 29th of May was globally observed as The Day of Communication…

a Global Ranking Rates US Weakest Among Liberal Democracies — Global Issues

a Global Ranking Rates US Weakest Among Liberal Democracies — Global Issues

A disappointing slide for the US after an election blighted by disinformation. Credit: Aaron Burson/Unsplash. Opinion Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service Jun 03 (IPS) – Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our age. The land war in Ukraine is widely considered a front…

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform — Global Issues

The UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal (3rd from right), talks to migrants in Tak province on the impact of COVID-19. Credit: UNSDG/Build back better: UN Thailand’s COVID-19 strategy. Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny…

What Developing Countries Need to Do — Global Issues

Where are we and What are we Bound for? — Global Issues

Opinion by Kwan Soo-Chen, David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Thursday, June 02, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 02 (IPS) – It is increasingly clear that human health and wellbeing are being threatened everywhere because of global warming and environmental damage. Extreme weather events, sea level rise, increasing scarcity…

What Developing Countries Need to Do — Global Issues

Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Opinion by Emily Karanja (nairobi, kenya) Thursday, June 02, 2022 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 02 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is Program Associate, Sustainable Energy Futures Program, Society for International Development (SID)A global transition…

If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

The Iraqi capital of Baghdad covered in a layer of dust during the third dust storm in two months, 24th May 2022. Credit: Zaid Albayati/Oxfam 2022 Opinion by Sally Abi Khalil (beirut, lebanon) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service The following article is part of a series to commemorate World…

Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War — Global Issues

Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War — Global Issues

Over 1,600 schools and universities have been damaged or destroyed since Russia’s invasion on February 24, according to Ukraine’s Education Ministry. Credit: UNICEF Opinion by Jerome Marston, Marika Tsolakis (new york) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) – Conflict has taken a horrific toll on…

What Developing Countries Need to Do — Global Issues

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Opinion by Ibrahim Thiaw (bonn, germany) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Jun 01 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Land…

What Developing Countries Need to Do — Global Issues

Gun Control at the Pentagon? Dont Even Think About It — Global Issues

Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jun 01 (IPS) – New outcries for gun control have followed the horrible tragedies of mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. “Evil came to that elementary school classroom in Texas, to that grocery store…