Vast pools of world savings must flow in much larger amounts to where they are most needed—to the most vulnerable and poorest people within all countries. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 24 (IPS) – Finland now ranks first in global …
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Youth Demand Action on Tobacco Industry’s New Tactics — Global Issues
Global Youth Voices at the 10th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Credit: Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control Opinion by Rajika Mahajan, Helen Stjerna (stockholm / bangkok) Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM / …
Understanding a Tradition of Generosity and Community Support — Global Issues
African giving practices are an integral part of the continent’s rich cultural tapestry. They reflect a profound understanding of the importance of community, shared responsibility, and mutual aid. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Tafadzwa Munyaka (harare) Friday, April 25, 2025 Inter Press Service HARARE, Apr 25 (IPS) – Across Africa, giving is …
Want To Fix the World, Ubuntu (Humanity to Others) Can Help — Global Issues
Zita Sebesvari, Deputy Director of the United Nations University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (nairobi) Saturday, April 12, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 12 (IPS) – The world needs an urgent fix and humanity could just be it. As inequality and polycrises stalk …
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” …
Behind the Feeding of the 5,000 (or Should That Be 10,000) at CGIAR Science Week — Global Issues
Ismahane Elouafi Executive Managing Director, CGIAR and Nairobi Chef Kiran Jethwa in discussion during the Good Food for All lunch at CGIAR Science Week 2025. Credit: CGIAR by Cecilia Russell (nairobi) Tuesday, April 08, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 08 (IPS) – Good Food for All is the motto of …
Malnutrition in Nigeria Rises Alarmingly, Urgent Action Needed — Global Issues
Children beg for food in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara, Nigeria. Credit: Promise Eze/IPS by Promise Eze (kadadaba, nigeria) Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Inter Press Service KADADABA, Nigeria, Jan 29 (IPS) – In June 2024, 26-year-old Zainab Abdul noticed her two-year-old daughter growing pale, losing weight, and battling diarrhea. She wasn’t …
Report Exposes Silent Global Emergency as More Crises-Affected Children Need Urgent Education Support — Global Issues
Syrian children in an internally displaced people camp in Lebanon. Credit: ECW Choufany by Joyce Chimbi (new york & nairobi) Friday, January 24, 2025 Inter Press Service NEW YORK & NAIROBI, Jan 24 (IPS) – A report released today on the International Day of Education sounds alarm as the number of …
How Better Data Can Develop Africa — Global Issues
Oliver Chinganya, Director, Africa Center for Statistics. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (addis ababa) Friday, January 10, 2025 Inter Press Service ADDIS ABABA, Jan 10 (IPS) – That one in three Africans will not be counted as countries failing to meet census deadlines is a huge setback for development planning. …
Power Arrives but the River Dries Up for Brazil’s Amazonian Dwellers — Global Issues
Maria Aparecida dos Anjos points to where the stream, now reduced to a trickle of water, reaches when flooded in the community of Santa Helena do Inglês, one of the riverside towns along the Rio Negro, a large tributary of the Amazon, in Brazil by Mario Osava (manaus, brazil) Friday, December …
The Urgent Need for Legal Identity — Global Issues
The IOM estimates that one billion people live without legal identity, limiting their access to vital services and restricting their mobility. Credit: Shutterstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 20 (IPS) – Perhaps demographers would consider designing a new classification system to separate from …
It’s the Greed, Stupid! — Global Issues
Human activity has degraded over 70% of Earth’s land, with 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil lost annually. It takes up to 1,000 years to produce just 2-3 cm of soil. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 11 (IPS) – The …
Latin America’s Poor Are More Urban and More Vulnerable — Global Issues
Shoppers jostle for the best prices at the Lo Valledor street market in Santiago, Chile. Urban households that ride the poverty line are particularly sensitive to food inflation. Credit: Max Valencia / FAO by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Monday, December 09, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Dec 09 (IPS) – Poverty, while …
Another Tsunami Sweeps Sri Lanka — Global Issues
The Wickremesinghe government was unnerved by the huge attendance at NPP public rallies. Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Friday, December 06, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Dec 06 (IPS) – On 26 December 2004 a powerful Asian tsunami swept over many of Sri Lanka’s coastal provinces, killing thousands of people …
Solar Project Causes Social and Environmental Conflict in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues
Salvadoran farmer Damian Cordoba looks at the trunk of what was once a fire tree, one of many that have been felled to make way for solar panels to be installed on a farm in western El Salvador by Volcano Energy to provide cheap energy for bitcoin mining. Credit: Edgardo …
Eliminating Rabies in Africa Must Begin with Quality Data — Global Issues
To effectively eliminate rabies in the continent, there is need for the right information on its prevalence, transmission patterns, vaccination rates and treatment efficacy. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Isatou Touray Thursday, November 28, 2024 Inter Press Service Nov 28 (IPS) – Rabies, despite being a major public health concern in …
Mayan Farmers Improve Their Livelihoods and Polyculture of Milpa in Mexico — Global Issues
Maya farmer Leonardo Puc shows an achiote seedling, whose seeds give colour and flavour to a variety of Mexican food recipes, in a cornfield in the municipality of Tadhziú, in the southeastern state of Yucatán. Image: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (chacsinkin, mexico) Monday, November 25, 2024 Inter Press …
Violence Against WomenA Plight That Spares No Country Across All Continents — Global Issues
Amber Morley, a City Councillor in Toronto, Canada, talking to Randa El Ozeir on violence against women. Credit: IPS by Randa El Ozeir (toronto) Monday, November 25, 2024 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Nov 25 (IPS) – Despite the 1,583 legislative measures in 193 countries around the world, violence against women has …
Perspectives from China’s COP29 Delegation — Global Issues
P.C. Chen from Hong Kong shares insights with Inter Press Service on China’s climate commitments and progress at COP29. Crediit: Aishwarya Bajpai/IPS by Aishwarya Bajpai (baku) Saturday, November 23, 2024 Inter Press Service As COP29 draws to a close, voices from diverse regions have shed light on their contributions, challenges, and …
World Inequality Still Rising Despite Some Convergence — Global Issues
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 06 (IPS) – Despite earlier income convergence among nations, many low-income countries (LICs) and people are falling further behind. Worse, the number of poor and hungry has been increasing again after declining …
