Credit: White House, September 2020 Opinion by Marco Bitschnau (neuchatel, switzerland) Monday, June 26, 2023 Inter Press Service NEUCHATEL, Switzerland, Jun 26 (IPS) – It’s been seven months since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated a brilliant re-election victory in the midst of an otherwise mixed Republican midterm performance. He had come …
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REVEALED: Global System of Digital Identification ‘For All’ Connected to Our Bank Accounts
Incredibly, most people still do not understand the full implications of this new system of control. Economic Collapse Blog reports… It doesn’t take a genius to figure out where this could be heading. For a moment, I would like for you to imagine a rather chilling “fictional” scenario. Not too …
Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs — Global Issues
“I first started taking drugs when I was 15,” says 49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw. “I smoked marijuana, but it was laced with heroin. I felt like I was floating, and it meant that I could forget about all the problems that I faced as a teenager. It was a beautiful feeling.” …
Biodigesters Boost Family Farming in Brazil — Global Issues
Lucineide Cordeiro loads manure from her two oxen and two calves into the “sertanejo” biodigester that produces biogas for cooking and biofertilizer for her varied crops on the one-hectare agroecological farm she manages on her own in the rural municipality of Afogados da Ingazeira, in the semiarid ecoregion of northeastern …
Medical Abortion Expands Women’s Rights in Argentina — Global Issues
A demonstration in the city of Córdoba, capital of the province of the same name in central Argentina, in favor of legal, safe and free abortion and women’s rights. The color green has identified the movement in favor of the legalization of abortion, which was passed by Congress in late …
Environmental Crisis Compounds Humanitarian Disaster Following Dam Destruction — Global Issues
The Destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has left thousands displaced and disastrous impacts on the environment. Credit: Ukraine Red Cross/Twitter by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, June 23, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jun 23 (IPS) – As well as creating a humanitarian crisis, the destruction of the Nova …
UN seeks to introduce global ID that would be tied to an individual’s bank account – NaturalNews.com
Liberty watch: UN seeks to introduce global ID that would be tied to an individual’s bank account Once again, the ‘grand masters of the universe’ at the United Nations are plotting to exert control over the most modern of Earth’s societies — though no one anywhere elected them to …
Global Community Celebrates Medical Innovations and Milestones Since Defining Leprosy Discovery 150 Years Ago — Global Issues
Yohei Sasakawa, WHO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, speaks at the two-day Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease. The conference coincided with the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Mycobacterium leprae by Norwegian doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Credit: Thor Brødreskift/Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, June 22, …
Mexico Needs to Step Up Treatment and Reuse of Water to Address Crisis — Global Issues
The 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 peninsular region due to its arid nature and deficiencies in water management. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPS by Emilio Godoy (ensenada, mexico) Wednesday, June 21, …
If Current Trends Continue, Worlds Poor may not Achieve a Single Development Goal by 2030 — Global Issues
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21 (IPS) – When the 193-member General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development back in September 2015, it was aimed at transforming the world into an idealistic state of peace and economic prosperity. But …
Innovative Approach to Sustainable Development Policy and Investment for Public, Private Sectors — Global Issues
With 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, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 20 (IPS) – Oil palm has brought significant benefits and prosperity to Liberia. The export of …
Negotiations Must Accelerate Climate Action and Save Vulnerable Countries — Global Issues
Woman and child walk through flood waters in east Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change impacts are becoming more severe, and there is concern that vulnerable developing countries will not receive the assistance required to mitigate risks. Credit: Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan / World Meteorological Organization by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Monday, June 19, 2023 …
Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassadors Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy — Global Issues
Yohei Sasakawa chronicles his campaign to rid the world of leprosy in his biography Making the Impossible Possible. Credit: Hurst Publishers by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, June 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 19 (IPS) – In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded. …
Smugglers ‘will take you anywhere’ — Global Issues
In this feature, part of a series exploring trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on migrant smuggling. Migrant smugglers have been reaping rich dividends over the past decade in the Sahel, where armed violence, terrorist attacks, and climate shocks have displaced three million people and triggered growing numbers of …
Combating drought, one garden at a time — Global Issues
The unpaved road to the village is bumpy and sandy. For people living here, however, the path and the intense heat are part of daily life. High temperatures have not stopped Foureyratou Saidou, a single mother of four and recent widow, from tending to the community garden next to the …
Is global energy efficiency progress accelerating? | Kalkine Media
The International Energy Agency on December 2 said that Energy efficiency actions had accelerated globally in 2022. Energy … source
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Kenyas Hits and Misses on Journey to Eliminating Plastic Waste — Global Issues
Kenya is dealing with a serious solid waste management crisis. An estimated 22,000 tonnes of waste is generated in Kenya per day, and at least 20 percent of it is plastic. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, June 16, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 16 (IPS) – Plastic …
The Regulation Tortoise and the AI Hare — Global Issues
Credit: NicoElNino / Shutterstock.com Opinion by Robert Whitfield (london) Friday, June 16, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jun 16 (IPS) – Regulation of a technology typically emerges sometime after it has been used in a product or service, or, worse, the risks become apparent. This responsive approach is regrettable when real …
Massive Fish Mortality Strikes Kashmirs Lake, Threatens Livelihoods — Global Issues
Thousands of dead fish in Dal Lake, Kashmir, are of concern to fishers, who make a living off the lake. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (srinagar, indian kashmir) Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Inter Press Service SRINAGAR, Indian Kashmir, Jun 14 (IPS) – Abdul Lateef Dar, a 45-year-old man …
News Deserts Are Rampant in Latin America — Global Issues
A photo of journalists dedicated to covering the agendas of nearby communities, like these ones in a town in Colombia, is uncommon in poor areas of Latin American countries, where millions of people have no access to information of local interest. CREDIT: Chasquis Foundation by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Wednesday, June 14, …
