Residents pose behind the sprinkler that irrigates an alfalfa field thanks to the energy generated by a photovoltaic panel installed on Fanny Lastra’s property in Mirador de Bío…
Read more Small Farmers Reap Growing Benefits From Solar Energy in ChileDelegates from the Forum of Arab Parliamentarians on Population and Development and the Asian Population and Development Association met in Cairo to discuss support for people with disabilities…
Read more Egyptian Parliament Moves to Strengthen Support for People with Disabilities and the ElderlyOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 22 (IPS) – New institutional economics (NIE) has received another…
Read more Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional EconomicsWithout investing in social development and crisis response, vulnerable communities are more susceptible to the impacts and stressors put on by multiple crises. Credit: UN Women_Ryan Brown by…
Read more Overlapping Crises Hinder Global Social Development and Poverty ReductionDeodat Maharaj, Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries Opinion by Deodat Maharaj (united nations) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS,…
Read more A Pact for the World’s PoorestThe iconic Chinese fishing nets along the Kerala coast offer a picturesque scene that draws tourists from around the world. However, the fishworkers that have used them for…
Read more With Climate Change, Government Apathy, Who Should Kerala’s Fishworkers Turn To?Illicit financial flows. Credit: IPS Opinion by Khalid Saifullah (new york) Friday, October 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – Khalid Saifullah, Fellow, Save Bangladesh…
Read more To Put a Stop to Siphoning off Money, Start with DataSection of Castries, Saint Lucia. Through ambitious NDCs, SIDS like Saint Lucia are hoping to shore up resilience and protect their economies and infrastructure. Access to adequate climate…
Read more COP 29: High Stakes for Small Islands Fighting for Climate FinanceDr. Tshilidzi Marwala, USG and Rector of the United Nations University, and Ms. Kaoru Nemeto, Director of the United Nations Information Centre during a discussion ‘Building the Future:…
Read more Summit of the Future: Youth Driven Action Needed to Tackle Nuclear and Climate CrisesStudents interact with ECW’s Executive Director, Yasmine Sherif, as they participate in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine…
Read more ECW Delivers Holistic Education Against All Odds, But More Funding NeededA student participates in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Caritas Ukraine, the school offers vital mental…
Read more Global Community Urged to Help Deliver Quality, Holistic Education for Ukrainian ChildrenOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 11 (IPS) – Marginalised and dominated economically by the Global…
Read more The Global South in the New Cold WarAll six African sub-regions have experienced an increase in the temperature trends over the past six decades, leading to severe water stresses, not enough food and deepening poverty.…
Read more Climate Action Greatest Economic Opportunity of this Century, Says UN Climate ChiefSecretary-General António Guterres (second from right) visits Tonga, where he attended the Pacific Islands Forum. Credit: UN Photo/Kiara Worth by Catherine Wilson (sydney & nuku’alofa) Friday, August 30, 2024…
Read more In Tonga the UN Secretary-General Declares a Global Climate EmergencyActivists protest during the 25th International AIDS Conference (AIDS2024) in Munich over a affordable pricing for a drug currently sold by pharmaceutical firm Gilead. Credit: Ed Holt/IPS by…
Read more Activists Challenge Pharma Company Gilead Over HIV MedicationMichelle Mokone (Left) & Morongwe Mokone (right). Credit: UN magazine Opinion by Mkhululi Chimoio (united nations) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (IPS) –…
Read more How Access to US Market Changed Fortunes of two South African SistersA police officer walks after using tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya’s proposed finance bill in Nairobi, June…
Read more The IMF is Failing Countries like Kenya: Why and What can be Done About it?Girls at Dabaso Girls School in Malindi, Kenya, pose with a ball during break time. Universal secondary education could virtually end child marriage and reduce early childbearing by…
Read more Investing in Teachers, School Leaders Key in Keeping Girls in School UN-African Union Study FindsSeayeen Aum promotes ecotourism in the remote province of Ratanakiri, in Cambodia’s northeast. Credit: Kris Janssens/ IPS by Kris Janssens (phnom penh) Friday, June 28, 2024 Inter Press Service…
Read more Cambodia at a Tipping Point: Authenticity Makes Way for ProgressOpinion by Palitha Kohona (colombo, sri lanka) Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jun 18 (IPS) – Today Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the…
Read more Sustainable Development of 39 Small Island Developing States No Time to Wait
