COVID-19: Developing Countries Must Not be Left Behind
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands / ROME, May 5 2020 (IPS) – Globalization has been a driver for increased prosperity world-wide, but it…
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Racism and Dominance
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 15 2020 (IPS) – The #MeToo movement triggered worldwide protests that hopefully was instrumental in making…
A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Peru Needs Fiscal Reforms to Quell High COVID-19 Death Rate
Laura Adriaensens,LL.M. in International Legal Studies at New York University (NYU) School of Law, Fulbright and BAEF Fellow, M. A.…
As COVID-19 Cases Rise, African Countries Grapple with Safely Easing Lockdowns
Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal* People living in Lagos State in Nigeria, simulate sneezing into their elbows during a coronavirus prevention…
Trump Undermines WHO, UN System
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Sep 1 2020 (IPS) – After accusing the World Health Organization (WHO) of pro-China bias, President…
COMMENTARY: The Sinatra Doctrine Confronts a Global Consensus
A photo-collage. Credit: Peter Costantini. SEATTLE, Oct 23 2020 (IPS) – By late September, the COVID-19 pandemic in the United…
International Women’s Day, 2021#MarchWithUs: 5 Activists on Dismantling “Gender Lies”
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8. Protest for women’s…
Discriminatory Laws Still Holding Women Back in the Middle East
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 14 2020 (IPS) – Decades of aggressive efforts to create equal opportunities for women, shatter the…
COVID-19 Teaches Us to Better Manage Global Systemic Risks
The writer is UN Under Secretary-General for Economic & Social Affairs This family in Tuvalu* is at the frontline of…
Bridging the Gaps Between Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation
The following Oped is part of a series of articles to commemorate World Environment Day June 5 Sunrise in the…