Money Laundering: the Darker Side of the Worlds Offshore Financial System
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – A sign outside a laundry in New York city had a frivolously flippant slogan: “We launder dirty clothes,...
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Energy Crisis: Tribal Behavior or Quality Decisions Based on Conscious Trade-Offs?
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 25 (IPS) – Marta Jara is Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of the AmericasCrises, as the one we saw across the US and Mexico...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb 25 (IPS) – The UNAIDS 2020 Global AIDS Update gave us a clear indication why the world did not meet...
UN Peacebuilding Commission must Prioritise Protecting Youth Activists Facing Retaliation
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission must prioritise the protection of youth activists who face retaliation from state and...
A Growing Shift in the Narrative about Climate Action
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – A keen awareness about the intersection of our ecosystem and the “accelerating destabilisation of the climate” is helping...
Lebanon: A Lion Pit for Journalism
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 25 (IPS) – Our deadliest nightmare is back: Political assassinations in Lebanon is back with the horrific murder of Luqman Slim,...
Drug Use is a Health Issue – We Need to Decriminalize
APIA, Samoa, Feb 25 (IPS) – Vulnerable people need support, not stricter lawsEarlier this month, and in December 2020 the Government of Samoa conducted...
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (IPS) – Ambassador Sidi Omar is Frente POLISARIO Representative at the United NationsThe question of Western Sahara, known as Africa’s...
BONN, Germany, Feb 24 (IPS) – For Sudanese youth, climate change is synonymous with insecurity. Read the full story, “The Global Insecurity of Climate...
Natural Enemies: How Mango Farmers are Tackling an Invasive Fruit Fly Pest
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 (IPS) – As the climate warms, a destructive pest is spreading its wings and damaging the livelihoods of fruit growers...
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