Central Downtown Astana with Bayterek tower. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri (tokyo/astana) Monday, August 19, 2024 Inter Press Service TOKYO/ASTANA, Aug 19 (IPS) – In a world…
Read more Kazakhstan Takes Lead in Global Push for Nuclear Disarmament Amid Heightened TensionsOpinion by Ehtesham Shahid (abu dhabi) Monday, January 22, 2024 Inter Press Service ABU DHABI, Jan 22 (IPS) – “Middle East” or “West Asia?” This somewhat divided nomenclature adds…
Read more Settling the Middle East Vs West Asia DebateLockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II : a Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter aircraft- (Wikipedia) by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17…
Read more US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel – the Largest EverOpinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 (IPS) – Two centuries ago, Percy Shelley wrote that “poets…
Read more The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help.Missile strikes on Gaza are continuing. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, November 13, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 13 (IPS) –…
Read more What Is Israel’s End-Game in Gaza?Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 12 (IPS) – While climate change is relentlessly progressing, threatening life on earth,…
Read more What Happens in the Arctic Does Not Stay in the ArcticCredit: Angela Umoru-David Opinion by wgarcia (abuja) Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Aug 01 (IPS) – Not all wars are fought on the battleground. The Cold…
Read more Scramble For Africa: It’s Not 1884 All Over Again, Is It?Opinion by Olive Moore (dublin, ireland) Wednesday, July 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBLIN, Ireland, Jul 05 (IPS) – In recent years, the global landscape for human rights defenders…
Read more Recognising Human Rights Defenders as Remarkable Agents of Positive ChangeA young refugee boy, pictured in a temporary displacement camp in Kalak, Iraq, in June 2014. Credit: Amnesty International Opinion by Janine Morna (florida usa) Monday, July 03, 2023…
Read more How the Security Council can Better Pursue Accountability for International Crimes Against ChildrenOpinion by Shihana Mohamed (united nations) Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS) – The United Nations system has an agreed leadership framework that…
Read more State of Asians in the UN: Need for Proactive, Inclusive & Collective LeadershipCarbon taxes can incorporate the environmental cost of doing business to a product’s final price. Credit: Bigstock Opinion by Tatiana Falcao Monday, May 29, 2023 Inter Press Service…
Read more Carbon Tax: A Surprisingly Simple Contribution to Fight Climate ChangeCarbon emission is one of the major causes for climate change. Countries should accelerate their effort to achieve carbon neutrality. Credit: Pixabay / Peggychoucair Opinion by Armida Salsiah…
Read more Race to Zero in Asia and Pacific: Our Hopes in the Climate FightIndigenous women gather before an equality forum in Mexico City, Mexico. Credit: UN Women/Paola Garcia Opinion by Jens Martens (bonn, germany) Friday, May 05, 2023 Inter Press Service BONN,…
Read more Reshaping Multilateralism in Times of CrisesThe IMF has made some encouraging improvements in paying attention to social protection, health, and education, but it needs to do much more to avoid, in its own…
Read more Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bonesby Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, April 03, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) – As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at…
Read more US Legislators Strip China of Developing Nation StatusIsrael’s separation barrier as seen from Al Ram.. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Mar 02 (IPS)…
Read more Israel Today and A Possible Israel TomorrowA return of non-alignment was evident at the March 2022 UN General Assembly special session on Ukraine. Fifty-two governments from the global south did not support western sanctions…
Read more When Two Elephants Fight: How the Global South Uses Non-Alignment To Avoid Great Power RivalriesDespite unprecedented challenges, 2022 also opened windows of opportunity to move the needle around critical anti-corruption issues, such as anti-money laundering, asset recovery, beneficial ownership, and renewable energy.…
Read more India Can Use The G20 to Fight Corruption and Reduce Global InequalitiesOpinion 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…
Read more The Value of Strong Multilateral Cooperation in a Fractured WorldTo achieve a strong partnership with Africa, the U.S. administration will need to demonstrate that it is interested in Africa because the continent itself matters, not merely to…
Read more Why U.S.-Africa Relations and Africa Matter More Now Than Ever
