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…
Month: August 2024
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…
UN Needs a Sea Change in its Handling of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (SEA)
An art exhibition in Juba, supported by the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), seeks to educate people about gender…
Africa’s Maternal Deaths Need Urgent Action to Meet SDG Goals
Africa needs to urgently invest in health programmes to reduce maternal deaths, which is more than five times above the…
Role of Regional Economic Cooperation in Inclusive Digital Transformation in Asia
BEIJING, The People’s Republic of China, Feb 21 2023 (IPS) – Digitalization is a key driver of competitiveness and development.…