Why the world can’t wait for fair and transparent food systems – global issues
UNFSS hopes to change how food is produced, packaged and distributed to tackle food insecurity and waste. Credit: Alison Kentish by Alison Kentish (Russo, Dominica)...
Poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Human creativity is now required for our survival – global issues
Opinion Written by Don Collins (Washington DC) Thursday 5 August 2021 Interpress service WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 5 (IPS) – The world’s population is currently around...
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The pursuit of sustainability in global food systems – global issues
Margarita Lysenkova. credit: GR Opinion by Margarita Lysenkova (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Thursday 15 July 2021 Interpress service AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jul 15 (IPS) – The writer is...
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Agroecology as a cornerstone of sustainable food systems – global issues
The most important goal of a diet or agricultural production is to increase food production for our growing population, but nutrition is essential. Production booth...
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A question of survival in the world of epidemics – global issues
Opinion Guillaume Baggio – Mansur Kader – Vladimir Smakhtin (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Thursday 01 July 2021 Interpress service HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, July 1 (IPS) –...
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Introducing the Gender Equality Accelerated Rights Action Plan at the Equality Forum – Global Issues
Katja Iversen with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 2019 Gender Equality Council Written by Naima NusratNew York) Monday 28 June 2021 Interpress service...
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Investing in the lives and livelihoods of Indian women is crucial to the full recovery of nations – Global Issues
Participants in the UN Women’s Second Chance Vocational Education and Training Program in India. Credit: UN Women Opinion Written by Susan Ferguson (New Delhi, India)...
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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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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...