The Modern Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Global Issues

The Modern Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Global Issues

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Food and energy prices have increased to their highest levels in decades. And 62 new food billionaires have been created. Credit: Bigstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 12 (IPS) – While often too quickly attributing -quasi exclusively- the world unprecedented hunger tragedy to…

An Opportunity to Create a Bottom-Up Global Governance — Global Issues

An Opportunity to Create a Bottom-Up Global Governance — Global Issues

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Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 10 (IPS) – The upcoming summit on Education, part of the UN Secretary General’s ambitious agenda, can truly bring accountability and participation to the inevitably new ways education will be imparted in the future. With…

Of the Far West, the ‘Good Cowboys’ And the Bad Indians — Global Issues

Of the Far West, the ‘Good Cowboys’ And the Bad Indians — Global Issues

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The female guardians of Venezuela’s Imataca Forest Reserve | An FAO-GEF project, which also aims to increase gender equality in the forestry sector, has continued supporting the Kariña women in actively leading the development of their territories and the conservation of the area’s biodiversity. Credit: FAO by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday,…

Indigenous Women at the Forefront of Transformational Change — Global Issues

Indigenous Women at the Forefront of Transformational Change — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jamison Ervin (united nations) Monday, August 08, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 08 (IPS) – The writer is Manager, UNDP’s Global Programme on Nature for DevelopmentThe International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, commemorated annually on August 9, is a day to celebrate the many contributions of…

UN Chief Urges Governments to Tax “Immoral” & Excessive” Oil and Gas Profits — Global Issues

UN Chief Urges Governments to Tax “Immoral” & Excessive” Oil and Gas Profits — Global Issues

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten Opinion by Antonio Guterres (united nations) Thursday, August 04, 2022 Inter Press Service Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his address to the UN press corps while launching the third brief by the Global Crisis Response Group on Energy. UNITED NATIONS,…

Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs — Global Issues

Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs — Global Issues

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Venezuelan migrant Manuela Molina (not her real name) was promised a decent job in Trinidad, but minutes after her arrival she was forced into a van and taken to a secret location. Credit: IOM Port of Spain by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, August 03, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 03…

Frugal Innovation is Key to Advancing the UNs Global Goal for Education — Global Issues

Frugal Innovation is Key to Advancing the UNs Global Goal for Education — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jaideep Prabhu (cambridge, uk) Tuesday, August 02, 2022 Inter Press Service CAMBRIDGE, UK, Aug 02 (IPS) – The world needs tens of millions of new teachers by 2030, according to UNESCO – an order of magnitude that requires “frugal innovation.” I’ve studied frugal innovation for more than a decade,…

Climate Change is Putting Women & Girls in Malawi at Greater Risk of Sexual Violence — Global Issues

Climate Change is Putting Women & Girls in Malawi at Greater Risk of Sexual Violence — Global Issues

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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…