Its Time To Reopen Primary Schools in India — Global Issues
Schools in India are not just a source of education but also provide access to health, hygiene, immunisation, and nutritional safety nets. | Picture courtesy:...
Inter Press service
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Sowing Water by Restoring Ancient Ditches in the Peruvian Highlands — Global Issues
Alberto Pérez stands in one of the catchment areas to bring water to the amuna, the Quechua name for an ancient network of infiltration ditches,...
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Why Stakeholder Alliances Can Be Key to Successful Glasgow Climate Summits – Global Issues
Credit: Guillermo Flores / IPS Opinion Written by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (New York) Thursday 27 May 2021 Inter Press service NEW YORK, May 27...
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Reflecting on Five Years of Educating Children in the Throes of Crises, Emergencies and Displacement — Global Issues
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif pictured here during a visit to a refugee site in the village of Modale, Democratic Republic of...
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The UN blueprint that can quickly solve the triple climate emergency on Earth – global issues
A recent United Nations report outlines the gravity of the triple environmental emergencies on Earth: climate, biodiversity loss and pollution. Fishermen in Kochi, Kerala state...
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Big Businesses Benefit from COVID-19 Relief Funds – Global Issues
The bulk of the COVID-19 relief money will go to large companies. The people most likely to be affected by the pandemic in the Global...
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Will the United Nations hold the military accountable for their crimes against children? Global Issues
People hold a protest in Yangon, Myanmar. Credit: Unsplash / Zinko Hein Opinion By Yanghee Lee (flood) Thursday, May 13, 2021 Inter Press service SEOUL,...
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The worst is yet to come – global issues
A relative wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) attends the funeral of a family member who died of COVID-19, at one of the largest crematoriums in...
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An additional 20 million people face food crises, with acute hunger rates at their highest in 5 years – global issues
A new report classified people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen as being in a state of “disaster”, which means they need immediate action...
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Brazil depends on rainfalls that depend on forests – global issues
The monotony of soybean farming dominates the landscape in many regions of Mato Grosso and other Brazilian states. The regular rainfall in the Cerrado biome...