In the United States and Canada, overdose deaths, predominantly driven by an epidemic of the non-medical use of fentanyl, continue to break records. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid)…
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Read more Forus Civil Society Network Urges that Respect for Human Rights, Climate Justice and Accountability should be at the core of the New Global Financing PactThe expansion towards the mountains of the coastal city of Ensenada, in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, stresses the water supply, which is scarce in this…
Read more Mexico Needs to Step Up Treatment and Reuse of Water to Address CrisisWith one-fifth of farming households dependent on palm oil production, policy considerations that look after the environment, lives, and livelihoods were essential. by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, June 20,…
Read more Innovative Approach to Sustainable Development Policy and Investment for Public, Private SectorsCredit: WHO Opinion by Mary Assunta (bangkok, thailand) Friday, June 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 09 (IPS) – The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee…
Read more It’s Time to Ban Cigarette Filtersby Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, June 01, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 01 (IPS) – The US has some of the strictest laws against smoking in…
Read more US Ban on Smoking Undermined by Tobacco IndustryHer hands loaded with crates, Susan Quintanilla, a union leader of agro-export workers in the department of Ica in southwestern Peru, gets ready to collect different vegetables and…
Read more Perus Agro-Export Boom Has not Boosted Human DevelopmentLong wait at the border between Sudan and Egypt. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, May 25, 2023 Inter Press Service CAIRO, May 25 (IPS) – The…
Read more As Game of Thrones Rages in Sudan, the Neighbors Pay the PriceYellowfin tuna diving. Opinion by Grantly Galland (washington dc) Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 23 (IPS) – Global fisheries are worth more than US$140…
Read more Governments Are Changing Fisheries Management for the Better, but More Action Is Still NeededCredit: Martín Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, May 19, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 19 (IPS) – On 7 May,…
Read more Chile: New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right“As reuse and recycling capacities in Europe are limited, a large share of used textiles collected in the EU is traded and exported to Africa and Asia, and…
Read more Europe Sells to Africa and Asia 90% of Its Used Clothes, Textiles WasteThe US dollar’s supremacy in the international financial system has long been beyond question. But countries like Brazil are attempting to break away. Opinion by Monica Hirst, Juan…
Read more The End of Dollar SupremacyOpinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Monday, May 15, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, May 15 (IPS) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s latest interest rate hike comes before…
Read more Reserve Bank of Australia Review Fails Ordinary AustraliansOpinion by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake (colombo, sri lanka) Monday, May 15, 2023 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 15 (IPS) – Asia is the fastest growing and most dynamic…
Read more The New Development Bank in the Asian 21st Century: A Golden Opportunity for the Global SouthConstruction workers in Chile are among those who will benefit from the gradual reduction of the workweek from the current 45 hours to 40, within five years. A…
Read more The Workweek Is Still Long in Latin AmericaOpinion by Jean-Francois Cautain (kabul, afghanistan) Thursday, May 04, 2023 Inter Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, May 04 (IPS) – I am writing from Kabul where I have been living…
Read more A Letter from KabulOpinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, April 21, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Apr 21 (IPS) – The current fighting in Sudan marks the failure of supposed processes for…
Read more Sudan Conflict Marks Failure of Transition PlanAfghan Women refugees undergoing sewing and embroidery training in Peshawar, Pakistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, April 10, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS)…
Read more Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens ClothingEgypt plans to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses, including three banks. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, April 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Cairo, Apr 06…
Read more Privatization: Egypts Only Weapon To Survive the Repercussions of the War in Ukraine
