Wildlife Is Much More than a Safari. And It Is at Highest Risk of Extinction — Global Issues

Wildlife Is Much More than a Safari. And It Is at Highest Risk of Extinction — Global Issues

A million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction, we have lost half of the world’s corals and lose forest areas the size of 27 football fields every minute, finds WWF report. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, March 01, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 01 (IPS)…

Harnessing the Digital Age to Empower Women & Girls — Global Issues

Harnessing the Digital Age to Empower Women & Girls — Global Issues

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, March 01, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 01 (IPS) – The writer is Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)   The following opinion piece is part of series…

Climate Displacement & Migration in South East Asia — Global Issues

Climate Displacement & Migration in South East Asia — Global Issues

Source: https://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2022/ Opinion by Kwan Soo-Chen, David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 28 (IPS) – Global warming and climate breakdown are going to be disruptive to say the least. Humanity’s insistence on unsustainable development and rising greenhouse gas emissions will make…

A Vital Partnership for the 2030 Agenda — Global Issues

A Vital Partnership for the 2030 Agenda — Global Issues

Opinion by Ulrika Modeer, Steve Utterwulghe (united nations) Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (IPS) – Flexible and predictable funding allows UN agencies to respond promptly and with agility in times of crisis. In countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, and Ukraine, UNDP implements projects and programmes…

Bhutans Civil Servants are Building a Digital Government System — Heres How — Global Issues

Bhutans Civil Servants are Building a Digital Government System — Heres How — Global Issues

Opinion by Ian Richards, Amy Shelver (geneva, switzerland) Tuesday, February 07, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb 07 (IPS) – New UNCTAD software does to digital government what IKEA did to furniture, allowing Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online. Tedious government procedures aren’t just…

Roraima in Search of Safe and Sustainable Energy Autonomy — Global Issues

Roraima in Search of Safe and Sustainable Energy Autonomy — Global Issues

by Mario Osava (boa vista, brazil) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BOA VISTA, Brazil, Feb 06 (IPS) – Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, on the border with Guyana and Venezuela, is undergoing an energy transition that points to the dilemmas and possible solutions for a safe and sustainable…

Race to Prosperity as Least Developed Countries Top Agenda at UN Conference — Global Issues

Race to Prosperity as Least Developed Countries Top Agenda at UN Conference — Global Issues

The world’s Least Developed Countries are in a race against time to deliver Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (united nations & nairobi) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Feb 06 (IPS) – It is a race against time to form…