Promoting children’s primary and secondary education, especially for girls, will contribute significantly to development efforts as well as facilitate the demographic transition. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, August 22, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Aug 22 (IPS) – While most countries in the world have…
Opinion by Gabriel Odima (minnesota, usa) Monday, August 22, 2022 Inter Press Service MINNESOTA, USA, Aug 22 (IPS) – Once again, Kenya finds itself at a crossroads. The current events in Kenya illustrate how and why electoral malpractices and not democracy and human rights are the leading form of governance in…
In spite of their high preparedness and growing consciousness and activism and their indisputable right to decide upon their present and future, today’s youth voice is still far from being heard. Credit: Maged Srour/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, August 18, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 18 (IPS) – A…
Opinion by David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 (IPS) – Global Public Investment. A short and simple phrase. But one that means so much. At its most basic, GPI means public money being used to invest in goods and services…
A UNFPA staff member walks to a damaged health centre in General Santos on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Credit: UNFPA Philippines Opinion by Barry Mirkin (davao city, philippines) Wednesday, August 03, 2022 Inter Press Service DAVAO CITY, Philippines, Aug 03 (IPS) – With the national election and transfer…
Credit: UNICEF/Noorani Opinion by Tsitsi Matekaire, Tara Carey (london) Monday, August 01, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) – It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi – one…
A hundred Central American migrants were rescued from an overcrowded trailer truck in the Mexican state of Tabasco. It has been impossible to stop people from making the hazardous journey of thousands of kilometers to the United States due to the lack of opportunities in their countries of origin. CREDIT:…
While abortion in Canada has been legal for decades, procuring one is difficult for many. Credit: Gayatri Malhotra/Unsplash by Juliet Morrison (ottawa) Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Inter Press Service Ottawa, Jul 19 (IPS) – Toronto resident Miranda Knight describes her abortion experience as relatively simple. After finding out she was pregnant…
Opinion by Osamu Kusumoto (tokyo) Monday, July 11, 2022 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Jul 11 (IPS) – Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan, has died. It was a murder caused by a personal grudge rather than political terrorism. And it was not a direct grudge against Mr. Abe. A…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, July 11, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) – India and China, two Asian nuclear powers who are also longstanding rivals embroiled in the geo-politics of the Indian Ocean region, have remained two of the world’s most populous nations accounting for over…
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