Pacific Islanders Turn to Local Economies to Drive Post-pandemic Recovery
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) – While Pacific Island countries have, so far, been spared a catastrophic spread of COVID-19, their economies have been...
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The UN: From the Sublime to the Hilarious
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) – The United Nations is an institution mired in politics focusing primarily on military conflicts, civil wars, economic sanctions,...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Feb 18 (IPS) – Camila Corradi Bracco handles Content Development & Program Delivery at Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)*Since the launch of...
Suu Kyi Appears in Closed-Door Court Session Without Lawyer as Protests Continue
BANGKOK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Myanmar’s top generals have begun the process to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s popular civilian leader –...
Leveraging AI to Fight Climate Change
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (IPS) – Partners of the 2021 ‘AI for the Planet’ summit say big data, artificial intelligence and digital technology can...
Successful Crop Innovation Is Mitigating Climate Crisis Impact in Africa
IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 (IPS) – Martin Kropff, Director General, CIMMYT and Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA17 February – African smallholder farmers...
NEW YORK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. He...
India Glacier Disaster: In a Warming World is there no Less Lethal Way to Power Development?
BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 16 (IPS) – On Sunday morning, Feb. 7, as most of the working-class in India’s Himalayan State of Uttarakhand went about...
Making the UN Tax Committee More Effective for Developing Countries
GENEVA, Feb 16 (IPS) – The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (UN Tax Committee) is an important and...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 16 (IPS) – Simone Galimberti is Co-Founder of ENGAGE, a not-for-profit NGO in Nepal. He writes on volunteerism, social inclusion, youth...
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