The median ages of populations are expected to continue rising over the coming decades. East Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, January 16, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Jan 16 (IPS) – Demography doesn’t care about such things as national strikes over pension…
Africa needs to urgently invest in health programmes to reduce maternal deaths, which is more than five times above the 2030 SDG target of fewer than 70 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births. Measures include ensuring women access to skilled birth attendants. Credit: Ernest Ankomah/IPS by Francis Kokutse (accra) Tuesday,…
Good governance and strong institutions enhance a country’s ability to mobilize domestic resources through revenue collection. Credit: UN-OSAA Opinion by Kavazeua Katjomuise (united nations) Monday, January 02, 2023 Inter Press Service The writer is a Senior Economic Affairs Officer and leader of the Policy Analysis and Coordination team in the UN…
Over the past fifty years the world’s life expectancy at birth increased by 16 years, i.e., from 56 in 1970 to 72 in 2020. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Dec 23 (IPS) – Despite the objections, resistance and protests…
Credit: UNOHCR. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, December 01, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Dec 01 (IPS) – Illegal immigration has evolved into a mounting crisis for a growing number of countries worldwide and governments appear to be at a loss on how to deal with the crisis….
The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), to be hosted by the Government of Ethiopia with the support of UN ECA and UN DESA, will take place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the overarching theme “Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future”….
Opinion by Myles Benham (doha, qatar) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service DOHA, Qatar, Nov 25 (IPS) – The sun is shining, and the temperature sits at an idyllic 28 degrees Celsius. The Uber driver taking me to work is from Pakistan and devastated about the recent loss to England…
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Nov 23 (IPS) – Countries worldwide, and as different as India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Israel and Italy, are struggling with the issue of how best to balance diversity and meritocracy across…
Opinion united nations Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15 (IPS) – The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, signalling major improvements in public health that have lowered the risk of dying and increased life expectancy. But the moment is…
Kathleen Mogelgaard Opinion by Kathleen Mogelgaard (washington dc) Friday, November 11, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Nov 11 (IPS) – Global population is about to reach 8 billion, a mere 11 years after it reached 7 billion. The official Day of 8 Billion is observed by the UN November 15,…
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