A Latin American rural family. Credit: Santiago Billy / FAO Opinion by Marco Knowles (rome) Tuesday, September 03, 2024 Inter Press Service Marco Knowles leads the FAO’s Social Protection…
Read more Tackling Climate Change Will Be a Pyrrhic Victory If We Lose Sight of the PoorIn 2023, the United Nations released a report revealing that extreme weather disasters had incurred economic losses totaling $4 trillion, with significant impacts felt across various sectors, notably…
Read more To Mitigate Climate Change Associated Disasters That Impact the Agricultural Sector – Launch Multipronged EffortsKaposi’s sarcoma virus. The World Health Organization predicts a 60% rise in global cancer cases over the next two decades, with an 81% increase expected in low- and…
Read more Endowment Funds Can Revolutionise Sarcoma Care in Developing CountriesIt is critical that African scientists tackle African problems, and the reasons extend beyond access. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. Opinion by Khisi Mdluli (boston, us) Friday, March 15, 2024 Inter…
Read more Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us Heres HowOpinion by Marta Perez Cuso, Yihan Zhao (bangkok, thailand) Friday, February 02, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 02 (IPS) – Selyn, a women-led handloom business, offers flexible…
Read more Inclusive & Sustainable Businesses Set New Pathways for Sri Lankaby Humberto Marquez (caracas) Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Jan 31 (IPS) – Rural life in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be marked by…
Read more Poverty and Inequality Mark Rural Life in Latin AmericaOpinion by Unnikrishnan Divakaran Nair, Nirupama Vinayan (london) Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jan 31 (IPS) – The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United…
Read more Prospects for Commonwealth Countries, Addressing Gaps and Shaping Expectations for COP29Transforming food systems is key to solving food insecurity on the African continent. A powerful and unified effort is needed to ensure food systems are transformed to be…
Read more New Era: Unlocking Africas Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT ModelOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 20 (IPS) – The World Bank insists commercial finance is…
Read more World Bank Enables Private Capture of Profits, Public ResourcesWomen and children in Afghan cities endure hours-long queues for a vital resource—water. Credit: Learning Together Thursday, December 14, 2023 Inter Press Service Dec 14 (IPS) – The…
Read more Kabul Residents Endure Hours-Long Queues in Severe Water CrisisOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – With the US Fed raising interest rates,…
Read more Rich Nations, IMF Deepen World StagnationThe land at St Denis Libolina primary, a school for physically challenged has been transformed into food forests and gardens using agroecology and feed the children, teachers. They…
Read more Why Agroecology Should Be Considered as Key for Climate NegotiationsSuicide rates doubled in Venezuela during the harshest years of its humanitarian crisis. Males between the ages of 30 and 50, a productive age when it is very…
Read more Suicides, Another Face of the Crisis in VenezuelaClimate migrants tend to move to cities in their own countries where they often end up in urban slums characterized by sub-standard housing. Credit: Donatas Dabravolskas/Shutterstock Opinion by…
Read more Can COP 28 Deliver for Cities and Climate Migrants?We face a critical time where action needs to be scaled-up dramatically if we are to avoid the worst outcomes from the climate threat. Credit: Guillermo Flores/IPS Opinion…
Read more GLOBAL COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE: What Have We Achieved and What Needs to Happen Next?Marking World Toilet Day on November 19th, the global community faces a pressing sanitation crisis affecting 3.5 billion people. Credit: Lova Rabary-Rakontondravony/IPS Opinion by Thokozani Dlamini (pretoria, south africa)…
Read more Accelerating Change: Global Call to Action on World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from hunger, or 43.2 million people. Credit: FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter…
Read more Shared Responsibility: Eradicating Hunger in Latin America and the CaribbeanOpinion by Rosi Orozco (acapulco, mexico) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) – Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted…
Read more Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of AcapulcoCattle carcass in Kenya’s Kitengela Maasai rangelands in the great drought of 2009. A new report shows that major river basis in Africa have become sources of conflict…
Read more Climate Change Turns African Rivers into Epicentres of ConflictOn residential streets of Caracas with little traffic it is possible to see cars that have been abandoned by their owners for years. They probably migrated from Venezuela…
Read more Migration Puts the Brakes on Venezuela’s Vehicles
