How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impacts Africa — Global Issues

How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impacts Africa — Global Issues

Josefa Sacko is the AUC Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) Opinion by Josefa Sacko, Ibrahim Mayaki (luanda, angola) Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Inter Press Service LUANDA, Angola, May 31 (IPS) – While Africa is yet to fully recover from the socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19…

Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution — Global Issues

Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution — Global Issues

Community members in Sowripalayam, outside Coimbatore, receive a meal from No Food Waste, a GFN-supported food bank in India. Credit: The Global Food Banking Network/Narayana Swamy Subbaraman Opinion by Lisa Moon (chicago, usa) Friday, May 27, 2022 Inter Press Service CHICAGO, USA, May 27 (IPS) – For months, the specter of…

A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City
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A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City

As New York enters a post-pandemic new normal, a perfect storm has been brewing — involving rising anti-Semitic incidents and growing anti-Israel movements — that will have devastating consequences for the city’s Jewish community. It’s clear the Jewish population is already in danger, given the citywide increase in hate crimes…

Corruption Kills — Global Issues

Corruption Kills — Global Issues

Nigerians should not be pushing against global COVID-19 vaccine inequity amid widespread looting of the national treasury. Credit: UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor (abuja) Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Inter Press Service ABUJA, May 24 (IPS) – Nigeria’s accountant-general, the administrative head of the country’s treasury, has been arrested by the Economic and…