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US Casts 45 Vetoes – & Counting—In Protecting a Client State

May 21, 2021 editorConflicts

The UN Security Council (UNSC), the most powerful political body at the United Nations, has largely remained silent or ineffective in resolving one of the longstanding military conflicts in the Middle East involving Israelis and Palestinians.

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US Casts 45 Vetoes While Protecting a Client State

May 15, 2021 editorConflicts, Int’l relations

The UNSC, the most powerful political body at the United Nations, has largely remained silent or ineffective in resolving one of the longstanding military conflicts in the Middle East involving Israelis and Palestinians.

45 Vetoes, A, casts, Client, Conflicts, Int'l relations, Protecting, state, US, while

A Global Accord for Sustainable Finance

May 12, 2021 editorColumns, Finance

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest decrease in global economic activity on record. But the drop in carbon dioxide emissions has been only temporary.

A, accord, finance, for, Global, Opinion, Sustainable

A Dalit Woman Becomes The Voice of Farmers In India

April 17, 2021 editorFood & nutrition, Op-Ed

I am here to fight and I am here to stay, come what may, they have made their people’s leader, and I am not going to let them down,” says Nodeep.

A, becomes, Dalit Woman, farmers, Food & nutrition, in India, Opinion, the, Voice of

A Decarbonization Roadmap

April 13, 2021 editorclimate, Columns

Our climate challenge is an energy challenge. But solving our energy challenge requires action that goes well beyond power generation.

A, climate, Decarbonization, Opinion, roadmap

A joyride through philosophy

April 4, 2021 editorLiterature, Op-Ed

Eric Weiner’s love for trains can be termed infectious, as he takes reader on a journey to places that bear testimonies to timeless philosophical wisdom.

A, joyride, Literature, Opinion, philosophy, through

A Moral Failure: Billions of People lack Safe Drinking Water

March 20, 2021 editorOp-Ed, Water

Water is integral to sustainable development, but we are well behind on the goals and targets that we have set ourselves.

A, Billions of People, Failure, lack, Life, moral, Safe Drinking Water

A New Food System Based on Agroecology for Rural-Urban Areas

March 10, 2021 editorAgriculture, Biodiversity

It is vital that indigenous peoples, local communities and peasant farmers, especially women, are properly included in policy development and decision-making on food systems.

A, agriculture, agroecology, areas, based on, Biodiversity, for, New Food System, rural, Urban

A Ground-breaking Year of Gender Equality fails for Covid-19

July 25, 2020 editorFemina, Human rights

SYDNEY, Australia, Jul 24 2020 (IPS) – Sixteen-year-old Suhana Khan had just completed her grade 10 exams in March when India imposed a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Since then, she has been spending her mornings and evenings doing household chores, from…

A, Covid-19, fails, Femina, for, Gender equality, Ground-breaking, Human rights, year of

Science and politics: A new alliance?

June 10, 2020 editorColumns, Politics

by Valerio Alfonso Bruno on 9th June 2020 @ValerioA_Bruno The pandemic has brought science and expertise to the fore in the public sphere, as an anchor of trust—and put the populists on the back foot.

A, and, new alliance?, Opinion, politics, Science

A global economy in unchartered waters

June 6, 2020 editorColumns, Economy

by John Evans on 3rd June 2020 Governments must learn from the financial crisis if they are not to repeat the errors of the recovery from it. Economic commentators have cautioned against drawing parallels between the economic impact of the…

A, economy, global economy, in, Opinion, unchartered waters

COVID-19: Reset food systems now for a better future

June 5, 2020 editorFood & nutrition, Health, Lead News

By Cecilia Russell MILAN, Italy, Jun 4 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inherent fragility of food systems, Marta Antonelli told an international video conference organised by the Barilla Center for Food Nutrition (BCFN).

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A citizens’ conference on the future of Europe

June 4, 2020 editorColumns, Politics, Society

by Marta Cillero Manzano on 4th June 2020 @martacille With agreement lacking on the future of Europe—even at the conference on that theme—it’s time to look to a European Citizens’ Assembly.

A, citizens’ conference, Europe, of, on, Opinion, politics, Society, the future

Creating a more just nation

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 editorCelebrity, Columns, Hate

Barack Obama In the last several weeks—and the last several months before that—we have seen the kinds of epic changes that are as profound as anything that I’ve seen in my lifetime.

A, Celebrity, Creating, hate, more just, Nation, Opinion

A global economy in unchartered waters

June 3, 2020 editorColumns, Economy, Int’l relations

by John Evans on 3rd June 2020 Governments must learn from the financial crisis if they are not to repeat the errors of the recovery from it. Economic commentators have cautioned against drawing parallels between the economic impact of the…

A, economy, Global, in, Opinion, unchartered, waters

European Parliament & gender equality—a continuing struggle

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 editorColumns, Femina, Politics

by Petra Ahrens and Lise Rolandsen Agustín on 22nd May 2020 @petrahrens There has been progress in the numerical representation of women in the European Parliament. But that’s not enough to achieve gender equality.

&, A, continuing, European, Femina, Gender equality, Parliament, politics, struggle

Nakba: A Call For Justice In Palestine

May 21, 2020 editorInt’l relations, Op-Ed

By Jafar M Ramini May 15th was the 72nd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) and counting. I say ‘and counting’ because the theft of our land, the occupation, the siege on Gaza, the disposition of our people, the ethnic…

A, Call for, In Palestine, Int'l relations, Justice, Nakba, Opinion

WHO: Leaders call COVID-19 vaccines a “global public good”

May 20, 2020 editorMedicine, World News

Geneva, 19 May (TWN) – Several world leaders, speaking at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday, referred to future COVID-19 vaccines as a “global public good”, but the resolution on the COVID-19 response that was…

'global public good', A, Covid-19, Leaders call, medicine, vaccines, who

Need for a new architecture on international public finance

May 8, 2020 editorFinance, Int’l relations, Op-Ed

Coventry, United Kingdom, 6 May (Celine Tan) – The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the systemic failures of the international framework for development cooperation and international public finance. Based on an outdated, post-war system that is premised on charity, not solidarity,…

A, international, Need for, new architecture, on, Opinion, public finance

A Joint Pledge of Defeating the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 editorBangladesh, Columns, Health

Ranjan Roy, PhD. The world has been facing a quintessential global health challenge – Coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic brings with it the third and greatest economic, financial, and social shock of the 21st Century, after 9/11 and the Global…

A, Bangladesh, Covid-19, Defeating, health, Joint Pledge, of, Opinion, pandemic, the

A rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19

April 18, 2020April 19, 2020 editorColumns, Services

by Selin Sayek Böke on 14th April 2020 @selinsayekboke Human rights, including social and economic rights, may seem to some a luxury during a crisis. But that is when they are needed most. We are going through dire times. A…

A, against, Covid-19, holistic approach, Opinion, rights-based, services

A great equaliser

March 14, 2020 editorColumns, Health

by Branko Milanovic @BrankoMilan Branko Milanovic writes that the coronavirus is reminding some of the world’s privileged what it is like to experience its daily stigmas.

A, Columns, equaliser, Great, health

How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name

February 5, 2020 editorHealth

By Jasmine Taylor-ColemanBBC News It has infected thousands of people, closed borders and put parts of China into lockdown. But the virus causing the outbreak of illness does not yet have a proper name.

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Be ready for a smooth ride

January 8, 2020 editorColumns, Transportation

Sudhirendar Sharma In recent times mention of ubiquitous traffic jams often kick-start most civic conversations, and sadly end-up at just that. Lest you missed out, the inconclusive deliberations leave a trail of repetitive accusations on urban planners and traffic regulators.…

A, Be ready, for, Opinion, smooth ride, Transportation

Reflections for a New Year

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 editorColumns, Op-Ed

By Roberto Savio Rome, Jan 3 2020 (IPS) – In a world shaken by so many problems, it is difficult to look at 2020 and not make some kind of holistic analysis. While enormous progress has been made on many…

A, for, New Year, Opinion, Reflections

A new hope for US climate action

December 25, 2019 editorClimate, Op-Ed

By Jules Kortenhorst and Andrew Steer Boulder, Colorado – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) took place in Madrid was supposed to prepare the ground for more ambitious national climate commitments. Nowhere was this more important than in the…

A, action, climate, for, new hope, OpEd, Opinion, US

Is tech a new frontier for sustainability?

December 25, 2019 editorColumns, Sustainability, Technology

By Bertrand Badré and Philippe Heim Paris – Discussions about “sustainability” usually center on a company’s environmental and social commitments, and for understandable reasons. But the financial sector in particular should consider two other, less obvious, dimensions of sustainability. Regulatory…

A, for, IS, new frontier, Opinion, Sustainability, tech, technology

2019 – A Devastating Year in Review

December 17, 2019 editorClimate, Columns, Life

By Farhana Haque Rahman ROME, Dec 16 2019 (IPS) – By any measure, this has been a devastating year: fires across the Amazon, the Arctic and beyond; floods and drought in Africa; rising temperatures, carbon emissions and sea levels; accelerating…

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2019: A Year in Review

December 17, 2019 editorOp-Ed, Rain

By IPS World Desk Dec 16 2019 (IPS) – 2019 will be remembered as the year the climate crisis shook us all. Hopefully, it will also be remembered for the fightback manifested in the spread of mass protests and civic…

2019, A, in, Opinion, Review, year

A fair Brexit

December 16, 2019 editorColumns, Int’l relations

by Philippe van Parijs on 16th December 2019 @pvpbrussels For the free-market Tory right, Brexit is a means towards a beggar-my-neighbour buccaneering adventure—not ‘future relations’ to which the EU27 can agree.

A, Brexit, fair, Int'l relations, Opinion

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