Key to Stronger Institutions — Global Issues

Key to Stronger Institutions — Global Issues

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…

Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform — Global Issues

Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform — Global Issues

Adolescents in Gujara Municipality of Rautahat District in Nepal perform a skit on child marriage as part of UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme on Ending Child Marriage. Credit: UNICEF/Kiran Panday Opinion by Hyshyama Hamin (colombo, sri lanka) Thursday, December 22, 2022 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 22 (IPS) – The writer…

Four Ways to Overcome Corruption in the Race Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

Four Ways to Overcome Corruption in the Race Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

Opinion by Francine Pickup (new york) Friday, December 16, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 16 (IPS) – The writer is Deputy Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDPClimate change is the defining issue of our time. In the words of the UN Secretary General at COP27, “we are…

Three Ways to End Gender-based Violence — Global Issues

Three Ways to End Gender-based Violence — Global Issues

Opinion by Jacqui Stevenson – Jessica Zimerman – Diego Antoni (united nations) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) – How are the multiple shocks and crises the world is facing changing how we respond to gender-based violence? Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered…

New Injection Could Boost the Fight, But Some Hurdles Remain — Global Issues

New Injection Could Boost the Fight, But Some Hurdles Remain — Global Issues

Access to PrEP has been slow and mostly limited to high income countries. Some countries, like Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Nigeria, have been more proactive than others, but it is still hard for many to get PrEP. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service Nov…

Legal Recognition of East African Sign Languages Key Towards Inclusion — Global Issues

Legal Recognition of East African Sign Languages Key Towards Inclusion — Global Issues

The United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) require the governments to remove all barriers to information access – including those faced by Deaf persons. Credit: UNCRPD Opinion by Timothy Egwelu (kampala) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service KAMPALA, Nov 30 (IPS) – Since the onset…

Black Fraud-Days and the Shocking Cost of Staying Fashionable — Global Issues

Black Fraud-Days and the Shocking Cost of Staying Fashionable — Global Issues

Around 7,500 litres of water are used to make a single pair of jeans, equivalent to the amount of water the average person drinks over seven years. Credit: pexels by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Nov 25 (IPS) – Please take a quick look at…