Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, holds up a glittery diary with testimony of the impact of the war on children. Credit: Abigail Van Neely/IPS by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) – The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, held up a child’s glittery, crimson-red diary as …
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Over half the people in Africa still don’t have electricity access — a major contributor to persistent poverty. Credit: Energy 4 Impact Senegal Opinion by Philippe Benoit, David Sandalow (washington dc) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jul 19 (IPS) – Africa is caught in the crosshairs of climate change. Despite contributing just 3-5% of global carbon dioxide …
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Dr Rintaro Mori, Regional Adviser, Population Ageing and Sustainable Development at UNFPA, told the conference it was crucial to invest to improve social security, health, and well-being. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (bangkok & johannesburg) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK & JOHANNESBURG, Jul 19 (IPS) – Countries with falling population growth face twin dilemmas: Ensuring their aging population …
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Nazihah Noor Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Nazihah Noor (kuala lumpur and bern) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Jul 19 (IPS) – In 2015, almost all heads of government in the world committed to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including universal health coverage (UHC). This was consistent with the World Health Organization’s commitment …
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Opinion by Kwan Soo-Chen, David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 19 (IPS) – For years, the concept of climate justice has been built on the understanding that countries and communities contributing the least to global warming are disproportionately bearing the impacts of climate change. For example, developing countries have been more …
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The annual celebration pays tribute to Mr. Mandela’s 67 years of service to humanity as a human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and the first democratically elected President of post-apartheid South Africa. Honour the legacy The UN chief described the former leader, who died in 2013, as “a colossus of courage and conviction”. Mr. Guterres said the best …
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Concerns over legislation The Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country – however briefly – where they did not face persecution. The bill bars migrants from presenting refugee protection or other human rights claims, regardless of their circumstances. It has passed through the Commons, but has …
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by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jul 18 (IPS) – As human rights increasingly deteriorate, rights defenders are being violently suppressed. Abducted, detained, tortured, and humiliated, many now live one day at a time. They have been told, in no uncertain times, that anything could happen. They are now asking the global community to stand …
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Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council in the wake of the collapse earlier in the day of the Black Sea Initiative to bring grain and fertilizer from the region to the world. “The longer this war continues, the more dangerous its consequences, including the possibility of a wider conflict,” she warned. “For the sake of the Ukrainian people and …
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This reduction in aid comes at a time when Haiti is grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis, with almost half of its population, approximately 4.9 million people, unable to access sufficient food. Further cuts possible “It’s tragic being unable to reach some of the most vulnerable Haitians this month. These cuts could not come at a worse time, as Haitians …
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