Experts, Advocates Discuss New Strategies — Global Issues
Yohei Sasakawa – WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Chairman of Sasakawa Health Foundation speaking at the 3rd of…
What Will it Take to Turn Farmers Toward Climate-Resilient Superfood Millet? — Global Issues
Supermarkets stock both millet and sorghum products, but these are often ignored. Now research has shown the crops have health…
Fighting Loss of the Greater Mekongs Prized Rosewood Forests — Global Issues
Siamese Rosewood trees on a farmland in Lao PDR – Credit_NAFRI, Laos by Catherine Wilson (canberra, australia) Tuesday, November 30, 2021…
UNESCO Member States Adopt Recommended Ethics for AI — Global Issues
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Credit: AM/SWAN by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (paris) Friday, November 26, 2021 Inter Press Service…
Ongoing Pandemic Push Africa’s Children Out of School — Global Issues
Quality, safe, gender-responsive and inclusive education for Africa’s children increasingly out of reach, say experts. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce…
Corporate Fear Drives Caribbean Vaccine COVID-19 Mandates — Global Issues
The private sector and some government agencies have demanded that staff vaccinate, especially in the tourism industry that drives many…
Getting to Healthy, Happy — Global Issues
In many countries reporting mental health issues is frowned upon – even though statistics show there is a massive need…
Time Honoured Food Traditions, Pleasing for Palate and Planet — Global Issues
[crypto-donation-box] Alia Chughtai (standing at the back), a journalist with filmmaker Akhlaque Mahesar (right, behind the table), and others in…
‘The Brutal Death of a Child’s Dream’ — Global Issues
[crypto-donation-box] Globally, nine million additional children are at risk of being pushed into child labour by the end of 2022…
Why Seed Companies Fear M鸩co — Global Issues
Maize drying in San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPS Opinion by…
1 in 2 Humans Cannot Celebrate World Toilet Day
A Dalit woman stands outside a dry toilet located in an upper caste villager’s home in Mainpuri, in the northern…
Children Address Unequal Access to Education During Pandemic — Global Issues
Rebeca Rios-Kohn, J.D. Opinion by Rebeca Rios-Kohn (dubai) Thursday, November 18, 2021 Inter Press Service DUBAI, Nov 18 (IPS) – In…
Antimicrobial Resistance Calls for Brainpower of a Space Agency and Campaigning Zeal of an NGO — Global Issues
Antimicrobial resistance is a consequence of overusing and misusing antimicrobials. This is a worldwide problem. But in developing countries antibiotics…
Double Solution to Ongoing Food and Climate Crises — Global Issues
BCFN’s double pyramid encourages the adoption of eating styles that are people and planet focused. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce…
New Report Exposes America’s Color-Blind Legal System — Global Issues
Opinion by Anna Shen (new york) Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 17 (IPS) – Once again,…
Why Covid-19 Misinformation Works — Global Issues
Noam Titelman Opinion by Noam Titelman (santiago) Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Inter Press Service SANTIAGO, Nov 17 (IPS) – At the…
Push for Civil Registration Set to Hit Key Milestone in Asian and Pacific Countries — Global Issues
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Gillian Triggs (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 16 (IPS)…
Politicians Subsidise Fossil Fuel with Six Trillion Dollars in Just One Year — Global Issues
An offshore oil rig drilling platform. Globally, fossil fuel subsidies amounted to 5.9 trillion US dollars in 2020, according to…
The Story about Losers in the Shadow of Glory — Global Issues
Korea is one of the world’s top economies. Yet, behind the success, many feel alienated. Does the recent hit show…
How Effective Communication can Help Boost Intra-African Trade — Global Issues
January 2021 marked a historic event for African economic development –the launching of free trading under the African Continental Free…