Revamped UN System Crucial for a Changing World
LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 29 2021 (IPS) – From an international humanitarian perspective, the first half of 2021 has been disappointing.…
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ECW Interviews Dubai Cares Ceo H.E. Dr. Tariq Al Gurg
Building momentum to the RewirEd Summit, leading education advocate explores new ways to bridge the digital divide and respond to…
Myanmar Struggles in the Grip of Coup and Covid
People in Yangon queue for oxygen cylinders to treat COVID patients as a third wave of the pandemic sweeps through…
UN Food Systems Summit: Breakthrough or Missed Opportunity?
Gödöllő, Hungary, Nov 4 2021 (IPS) – UNSG Antonio Guterres convened the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit which took place…
Quest for Asian Innovation & Solutions in a Networked World
NEW YORK, Dec 20 2021 (IPS) – The UN’s 76th anniversary in 2021 arrived at a time of great upheaval…
Financialization at Heart of Economic Malaise
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 2022 (IPS) – COVID-19 has exposed major long-term economic vulnerabilities. This malaise – including…
Water Scarcity in Africa to Reach Dangerously High Levels by 2025 – Experts
Access to clean, affordable and safe drinking water is far from universal across Africa. Credit: Joyce Chimbi Nairobi, Kenya, Mar…
Finance Drives World to Stagflation
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 2022 (IPS) – The world is being pressed by financial interests to raise interest…
Global Public Investment: Time to Build the Movement Now
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 2022 (IPS) – Global Public Investment. A short and simple phrase. But one that means…
Inflation Phobia Hastens Recessions, Debt Crises
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 27 2022 (IPS) – Inflation phobia among central banks (CBs) is dragging economies into recession…