It’s Time to Move Away from Public-Private Partnerships & Build a Future That is Public — Global Issues

It’s Time to Move Away from Public-Private Partnerships & Build a Future That is Public — Global Issues

Protesters in Mulhouse, France warn of the dangers of privatisation. The sign reads ‘when everything is privatised, we will be deprived of everything. Credit: NeydtStock / Shutterstock.com Opinion by Oceane Blavot – Rodolfo Bejarano – Mae Buenaventura (brussels / lima / manila) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS /…

the Biden Administration can Provide it — Global Issues

the Biden Administration can Provide it — Global Issues

US-Africa Leaders Summit. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Opinion by Pauline Muchina, Emira Woods (nairobi, kenya) Thursday, January 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 19 (IPS) – United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is traveling to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal this week in the hopes of strengthening U.S.-Africa relations at…

The Value of Strong Multilateral Cooperation in a Fractured World — Global Issues

The Value of Strong Multilateral Cooperation in a Fractured World — Global Issues

Opinion by Ulrika Modeer, Tsegaye Lemma (united nations) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (IPS) – The multilateral system, even in the face of heightened geopolitical tension and big power rivalry, remains the uniquely inclusive vehicle for managing mutual interdependencies in ways that enhance national and…

Africas Vast Arable Land Underutilized for Both Cash and Food Crops — Global Issues

Africas Vast Arable Land Underutilized for Both Cash and Food Crops — Global Issues

A new conversation is needed about food production in Africa. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, January 16, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) – Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present…

The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region — Global Issues

The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region — Global Issues

A riverside park in Boa Vista, which would probably disappear with the construction of the Bem Querer hydroelectric plant, 120 kilometers downstream on the Branco River. The projection is that the reservoir would flood part of the capital of the state of Roraima, in the extreme north of Brazil. CREDIT:…

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – Calls for more government regulation and intervention are common during crises. But once the crises subside, pressures to reform quickly evaporate and the government is told to withdraw. New…

Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero? — Global Issues

Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero? — Global Issues

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 29 (IPS) – The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table…

A Looming Debt Crisis is Threatening Global Health Security. It is time to Drop the Debt — Global Issues

A Looming Debt Crisis is Threatening Global Health Security. It is time to Drop the Debt — Global Issues

Opinion by Jaime Atienza, Charles Birungi (geneva) Monday, November 21, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Nov 21 (IPS) – In this moment of profound challenge in international relations, it was understandable that the conclusion of the G20 meeting left leaders feeling relieved that the meeting took place without a breakdown. Leaders…

G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

G20 Summit, a Missed Opportunity to Tackle Global Cost of Living Crisis — Global Issues

Opinion by Matti Kohonen (london) Friday, November 18, 2022 Inter Press Service The G20 summit motto was “Recovering Together, Recovering Stronger” yet the Joint Declaration failed to deliver any alternatives to the wave of austerity engulfing the world. It ignored the option of raising enough tax revenues from large corporations, taxing…

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

Time is Running Out for Decisions on Debt Relief as Countries Face Escalating Development Crisis — Global Issues

Opinion by Lars Jensen, George Gray Molina (united nations) Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (IPS) – Developing low- and middle-income economies are taking hard hits from global economic developments outside their control. Monetary tightening in advanced economies coupled with increasing fears of a global recession…