The Allure of Strongmen
STOCKHOLM, Oct 05 (IPS) – After President Putin had given a speech, garnered with accusations and myths, a mega-show at the Red Square celebrated...
NEWS
Energy Transition: Is it Time for Africa to Talk Tough?
Kampala, Oct 05 (IPS) – Thirty-year-old Difasi Amooti Kisembo is one of the demonstrators near the EU delegation offices in Kampala. He and a...
Guterres says Central African Republic must ‘spare no effort’ to help bring killers of UN peacekeepers to justice
The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed on Monday in the Central...
Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three...
Successful Climate Solutions Require Investment in the Lives of Adolescent Girls
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 05 (IPS) – This year commemorates the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. While the last decade...
The absence of a functioning government in Iraq one year after elections were held is hard to justify, the top UN official in the...
Read the full story, “INTERVIEW: The many ways space technologies make the world a better place”, on globalissues.org →
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was named winner of the prestigious Nansen Award, for offering a haven to over 1.2 million refugees and asylum...
Read the full story, “Five years of violence in northern Mozambique has forced nearly a million to flee”, on globalissues.org →
Women in Argentine Slum Confront Violence Together
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 04 (IPS) – The Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood looks like another city within the Argentine capital, which most people usually see...
How memories may survive hibernation 
Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk 
Gaza: Children still at risk despite drop in acute hunger 
100 days of Ebola and the race to stop the spread