US Lagging Behind on Funding International Family Planning & Reproductive Health — Global Issues

US Lagging Behind on Funding International Family Planning & Reproductive Health — Global Issues

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Midwives Lucie Banionia and Lydie Mawelo help deliver the future at the General Reference Hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the world’s fastest-growing countries. Credit: UNFPA/Junior Mayindu Opinion by Maniza Habib (washington dc) Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Mar 28 (IPS) – International…

A Plan for the Gulf States to Power a Low-Emissions Revolution — Global Issues

A Plan for the Gulf States to Power a Low-Emissions Revolution — Global Issues

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Building renewables plants across the Global South is a preferable alternative to generate fewer emissions — but the international community has to date been unwilling to provide the substantial funding needed to construct this type of additional generation capacity at the level developing countries require. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS Opinion by…

Pressure from the Taliban has Contributed to Rise in Underage Marriages in Afghanistan — Global Issues

Pressure from the Taliban has Contributed to Rise in Underage Marriages in Afghanistan — Global Issues

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The life of women has become extremely restricted in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in August 2021.  by Anonymous Friday, March 24, 2023 Inter Press Service Mar 24 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld…

Burkina Faso Home to Almost Half of Closed Schools in Central & West Africa — Global Issues

Burkina Faso Home to Almost Half of Closed Schools in Central & West Africa — Global Issues

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Opinion by Marine Olivesi (ouagadougou, burkina faso) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Mar 23 (IPS) – Over a million children in Burkina Faso are currently affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of over 40 per cent since…

Cash Transfers, Poverty Alleviation Assists with Mental Health Study — Global Issues

Cash Transfers, Poverty Alleviation Assists with Mental Health Study — Global Issues

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Governments low- and middle-income countries are encouraged to take note of a new story that finds cash transfers help with mental health of those living in poverty. Credit: Annie Spratt/Unsplash by Francis Kokutse (acra) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service ACRA, Mar 23 (IPS) – Poverty alleviation policies, especially cash…

The Vampiric Draining and Poisoning of Lifeblood: Water — Global Issues

The Vampiric Draining and Poisoning of Lifeblood: Water — Global Issues

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“Drop by drop, this precious lifeblood is being poisoned by pollution and drained by vampiric overuse, with water demand expected to exceed supply by 40% by decade’s end” Credit: Bigstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 21 (IPS) – Shockingly, the human suicidal war…

BRAC International Signs MoU with Rwanda to Empower People in Extreme Poverty — Global Issues

BRAC International Signs MoU with Rwanda to Empower People in Extreme Poverty — Global Issues

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Jean Claude Muhire, Rwanda Program Director of BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, a flagship program at BRAC International, and Samuel Dusengiyumva, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government sign the MoU in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit BRAC UPGI. by Joyce Chimbi (kigali) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Mar 21…