Aid agencies say that refugees caught on the Polish and Belarus borders are subject to brutal pushbacks. Graphic: IPS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Thursday, April 25, 2024 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Apr 25 (IPS) – As the refugee crisis on the Belarus/EU borders approaches its fourth year, a crackdown on activism in Belarus is worsening the …
According to the UN, renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, emit little to no greenhouse gases, are readily available and in most cases cheaper than coal, oil or gas. Credit: UN Opinion by Erik Solheim (oslo, norway) Saturday, April 06, 2024 Inter Press Service OSLO, Norway, Apr 06 (IPS) – In the deserts of …
Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Opinion by Aeenah Gurib-Fakim (port louis, mauritius) Wednesday, April 03, 2024 Inter Press Service PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Apr 03 (IPS) – Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, PhD, Former President of the Republic of MauritiusThe title of this piece is not my words. It’s from the President of Turkey calling for a reform of the United Nations …
Students joined APDA-affiliated parliamentarians at a two-day workshop on mental health. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (sri jayawardenepura kotte & athens) Monday, March 25, 2024 Inter Press Service SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE & ATHENS, Mar 25 (IPS) – Sri Lankan lawmaker Hector Appuhamy, in conversation with IPS ahead of a two-day conference aimed at educating and involving university …
Millions of children are suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan. Credit: Learning Together kabul Friday, March 22, 2024 Inter Press Service The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons KABUL, Mar 22 (IPS) – Malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached an unprecedented level, …
Yasmine Sherif, Education Cannot Wait Executive Director, speaks with students at the ECW-supported Pompomary Primary School in Maiduguri, North-East Nigeria. Credit: ECW by Joyce Chimbi (maiduguri, nigeria & nairobi) Friday, February 23, 2024 Inter Press Service MAIDUGURI, Nigeria & NAIROBI, Feb 23 (IPS) – Nigeria is home to 15 percent of the world’s out-of-school children. More …
A view of part of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second most populated city and main port, which is now dominated by violence as a hub for shipping drugs out of the country to the United States and Europe. CREDIT: Carolina Loza León / IPS by Carolina Loza (guayaquil, ecuador) Monday, February 12, 2024 Inter Press Service GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, …
Displaced families living in an UNRWA school-turned shelter in Deir al-Balah, Middle Areas, The Gaza Strip, January 2024. Credit: Mohamed Hinnawi/UNRWA by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday, February 02, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 02 (IPS) – South Africa’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Mathu Joyini, said the country would take further legal action …
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe while on tour in Africa. Some commentators have questioned the effectiveness of US foreign policy in Africa. Credit: CAF media by Promise Eze (abuja) Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Jan 30 (IPS) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s week-long …
The International Court of Justice in the Hague heard the South Africa versus Israel case earlier this month. Credit: ICJ by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Friday, January 26, 2024 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Jan 26 (IPS) – The International Court of Justice will deliver it’s order for provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case of South …