Surviving the flood at Ahoada in Rivers state Nigeria. Credit: Wikicommons Opinion by Omer Javed, Dan Beeton (washington dc) Friday, January 12, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan…
Read more Advanced Economies Must Let the IMF Play a Productive Role on ClimateThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands. by Diana Buttu (toronto, canada) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Jan 11 (IPS) –…
Read more South Africas Genocide Case Against Israel at the International Court of JusticeBlinne Ni Ghralaigh KC makes her arguments as the Israeli legal team listen intently. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBurg,…
Read more Palestine: Nothing Can Justify Genocide, It’s Not the Time for Silenceby Martin Griffith (new york) Friday, January 05, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jan 05 (IPS) – Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward…
Read more 2024 Demands Swift Action to Stem Sudans Ruinous ConflictMahmoud Abbas (centre right), President of the State of Palestine, addresses an event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Nakba, held by the Committee on the Exercise…
Read more Is it Time for Palestine to be Voted UN Member State?Credit: UNDP El Salvador Opinion by Maria Noel Vaeza, Michelle Muschett (panama city, panama) Thursday, January 04, 2024 Inter Press Service PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jan 04 (IPS) – Violence…
Read more There Is No Democracy Without Gender EqualityDestruction in Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh Opinion by Connor Echols (washington dc) Wednesday, January 03, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan 03 (IPS) – In its military…
Read more Will the Human Rights Movement Survive the Gaza War?Opinion by Leon Usigbe (abuja, nigeria) Tuesday, January 02, 2024 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan 02 (IPS) – In 2022 alone, flooding killed at least 662 people, injured…
Read more Nigeria Prioritizes Climate Action to Mitigate Natural DisastersOpinion by David L. Phillips (new york) Friday, December 22, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 22 (IPS) – Benjamin Netanyahu must go. Under the guise of judicial…
Read more Regime Change in IsraelDisplaced families in a school in Gaza. 21 December 2023 Credit: WFP/Arete/Abood al Sayd by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, December 22, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec…
Read more Catastrophic Shortage of Food in Gaza—Starvation as a Weapon of WarOpinion by Alice Wolfle, Tanja Sejersen (bangkok, thailand) Thursday, December 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 21 (IPS) – Have you ever tried to register a birth,…
Read more From Bureaucratic Labyrinths to Accessible Civil RegistrationAzzawieh Market in Gaza City lies in ruins. Credit: UNICEF/Omar Al-Qattaa Opinion by Mouin Rabbani (montreal, canada) Monday, December 18, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTREAL, Canada, Dec 18 (IPS)…
Read more The United States, the United Nations, and Genocide in the Gaza StripCredit: WRF Opinion by Mathias Schluep (st. gallen, switzerland) Friday, December 15, 2023 Inter Press Service ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Dec 15 (IPS) – While the COP28 presidency celebrated an…
Read more Sustainability, Human Wellbeing Depend on Rethinking, Redefining Value of ResourcesThe Secretariat building in New York City, where staff of the UN Secretariat carry out the day-to-day work. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, December…
Read more UN Staffers Face Threat of Being Forced Out of the US – at RetirementOpinion by Anton Usov (astana, kazakhstan) Thursday, December 14, 2023 Inter Press Service ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Dec 14 (IPS) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is addressing…
Read more EBRD Provides Footing for Youth-led Businesses in Central AsiaColombian President Gustavo Petro presented his environmental plans at COP28 in Dubai and added his country to the small group of nations that support the negotiation of a…
Read more What Is the Cost of Phasing Out Fossil Fuels in Latin America?Opinion by Charlie Brown (washington) Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (IPS) – The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryAs it strives to…
Read more Rise of the Global South Highlights Minamata Convention on Mercury COP5On Oct. 19, 2023, Ahmad, 9, stands in the ruins of his house, destroyed by an aerial bombardment in Rafah city. “Here was my room, my bed, my…
Read more Israel’s 2,000-pound Bunker-Busting Bombs, Supplied by US, May Have Annihilated GazaThe so-called “Green Zone” at COP28, which brings together pavilions of non-governmental organizations and companies that are not officially accredited by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework…
Read more Renewable Commitments at COP28 Pose Stiffer Energy Challenges for Latin AmericaOpinion by Mary Assunta, Irene Reyes (bangkok, thailand) Friday, December 08, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 08 (IPS) – As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of…
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