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Xenophobia-hit Zimbabweans Saving Countrys Dead Economy
- Inter Press Service
Harare, May 31 (IPS) - Two decades ago, Trynos Mahamba left Zimbabwe for the United Kingdom, but back home, he has changed the lives of his relatives.
How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impacts Africa
- Inter Press Service
LUANDA, Angola, May 31 (IPS) - While Africa is yet to fully recover from the socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses another major threat to the global economy with many African countries being directly affected.
Video games for climate action: winning solutions for the planet
- UN News
From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds, the gaming industry is working with the United Nations to engage audiences like never before and inspire a new wave of climate action.
Rivers Have no Borders: The Motto of Their Defenders in Peru
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, May 30 (IPS) - "Water is part of our culture, it is intrinsic to the Amazon," said José Manuyama, a member of a river defense committee in his native Requena, a town located in the department of Loreto, the largest in Peru, covering 28 percent of the national territory.
Upset with the Opulence of the Rich? But the World's Children Are Paying the Bill
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, May 30 (IPS) - The excesses committed by rich people can be deadly–and in fact they are. Be it about food, energy or overall waste, such excesses have been depleting the world's natural resources and pushing both current and future generations towards the edge of a predictable abyss.
A Global Food Crisis: Shortage Amidst Plenty
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, May 30 (IPS) - India is being asked by the US government and the IMF to reconsider its decision to suspend wheat exports. Their cited concern is that export restrictions will exacerbate food shortages amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the argument does not stand ground technically or morally.
UN 'Deeply Troubled' by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (IPS) - The four-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance to the beleaguered country, is now threatening to undermine the flow of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the world’s poorer nations.
COVID and Discrimination Aggravated Maternal Mortality in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 28 (IPS) - Brazil had the dubious distinction of champion of maternal mortality in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 77 percent increase in such deaths between 2019 and 2021.
Weathering a 'Perfect Storm' of Cascading Crises
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, May 27 (IPS) - Climate change, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine – these crises threaten to derail development for 1.7 billion of the world’s most vulnerable people. The international community must take swift, coordinated action now to put the SDGs back on track.
5 things you should know about the UN Ocean Conference, a chance to save the planet’s largest ecosystem
- UN News
The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to take place in June, will be an important opportunity to redress the damage that mankind continues to inflict on marine life and livelihoods.
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