Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Tuesday, May 06, 2025 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, May 06 (IPS) – Many African countries are perceived as a credit and investment risk. As a result, they are paying higher borrowing costs than developed countries. African …
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Sights Set on Highest Ambition as World Rows Through Toughest Ocean Crisis — Global Issues
Kenya’s high-level delegation meets the Republic of Korea’s high-level delegation. Kenya will host the 11th OOC. Credit: OOC by Joyce Chimbi (busan, korea) Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Inter Press Service BUSAN, Korea, Apr 30 (IPS) – Participants from over 100 countries will leave the 10th Our Oceans Conference in Busan, the …
Tanzanias Women Miners Digging for Equality in a Male-Dominated Industry — Global Issues
Female miners struggle for recognition, battling land ownership restrictions, lack of financing, and discrimination in a sector where men hold the power. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (dar es salaam) Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Inter Press Service DAR ES SALAAM, Apr 29 (IPS) – Under the scorching Tanzanian sun, Neema …
The Growth of One-Person Households — Global Issues
Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, April 24, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Apr 24 (IPS) – In much of the past, few people lived alone. At the start of the 20th century, one-person households were relatively rare and are estimated to have accounted for less …
The Rise of Dementia — Global Issues
Source: United Nations and World Health Organization. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Apr 15 (IPS) – As the world’s population of 8.2 billion people increases in size and becomes older due to demographic ageing, the number of people experiencing the long …
Andean Women Farmers in Peru Face Climate Crisis with Green Practices — Global Issues
Quechua farmer Anacleta Mamani inside her greenhouse in Poques, in Peru’s Cusco region, where she practices agroecological farming as an alternative to face the effects of climate change. Credit: Mariela Jara / IPS by Mariela Jara (lamay, peru) Monday, April 14, 2025 Inter Press Service LAMAY, Peru, Apr 14 (IPS) – …
How to Put the ‘Sexy’ Back into Agriculture
Dr Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana, Cecilia Russell (nairobi) Friday, April 11, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 11 (IPS) – This week presented a beacon of hope for young people so that the “girl from the South and the boy, of course” …
Reflections on CGIAR’s Week-Long Discussions on Food System Science — Global Issues
CGIAR Science Week closing plenary. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, April 11, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 11 (IPS) – More than 13,600 participants from around the world registered for the inaugural CGIAR Science Week at the UN Complex, Nairobi, April 7-12, 2025. Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, the …
Food Security and Water, a Priority for Border Towns in Central America — Global Issues
A worker displays the radish harvest in one of the gardens of the agroecological production demonstration farm, managed by the Trinational Border Municipal Association of the Lempa River, in the district of Candelaria de la Frontera, western El Salvador. Credit: Edgardo Ayala / IPS by Edgardo Ayala (candelaria de la frontera, …
When Ethnic Violence Turns Women Against Women — Global Issues
Women of Manipur, India, stage a hunger strike. There has been violence between ethnic groups in the region, exacerbated by a ruling to recognize one group, the Meiteis Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in 2023, which sparked violence. The status has since been withdrawn. Credit: Kumkum Chadha/IPS by Kumkum Chadha (new delhi) …
The United States Confronts the Demographic Piper — Global Issues
Opinion by Joseph Chamie Monday, March 17, 2025 Inter Press Service Mar 17 (IPS) – As the United States confronts the unflinching demographic piper with the stark facts of reality, the new administration and Congress are denying, disengaging and dismantling. Across virtually every demographic dimension, including population growth, fertility, mortality, …
Gasoline became more affordable as world population tripled and cars multiplied 30-fold
Progressive eggheads used to promote the concept of “peak oil”: the idea that oil production had already peaked and would soon run out, leading to ever higher oil prices as oil grew scarce. They predicted the scarcity would get even worse as humanity multiplied in number, resulting in more motorists …
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Haitian BBQ Invasion Makes Its Way To Middle America (Protect Your Pets)!
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United Nations New Efficiency Initiative is Aiming for Structural Changes to Operations — Global Issues
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of the UN80 initiative. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) – The United Nations chief announced on Wednesday (March 12) a new initiative that aims to assess areas of …
Turning Demographic Challenges into Opportunities — Global Issues
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury, Khalid Saifullah (sydney) Monday, March 10, 2025 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Mar 10 (IPS) – Speaking at the recent annual conference of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need to create opportunities for young people, asserting that Bangladesh’s large population …
Womens Rights Face Unprecedented Pushbacks — Global Issues
Gender discrimination is still embedded in societies and institutions, beginning in governance, a new UN Women report finds. Credit: UN Women/James Ochweri. by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, March 06, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) – Girls and women worldwide are facing growing threats to their security …
Changing Distribution of World Population — Global Issues
Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, us) Tuesday, March 04, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, US, Mar 04 (IPS) – As the world’s population increased five-fold since the start of the 20th century, the changes in the geographic distribution of the billions of people across the planet have been …
Tanzanian Speaker Calls for Urgent Investment in Youth to Harness Demographic Dividend — Global Issues
Tulia Akson, Tanzanian Parliament Speaker and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at a recent meeting organized by Asian and African Parliamentarians. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (dar es salaam) Monday, March 03, 2025 Inter Press Service DAR ES SALAAM, Mar 03 (IPS) – Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament and …
Trump To Declare National HEALTH EMERGENCY Early In 2nd Term!
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