Global Issues
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Social Distance, Science and Fantasy
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 03 (IPS) - In these times of COVIDisolation, social distance get on the nerves of several of us and the effects may be long-lasting, even endemic. Many schoolchildren have interacted and still meet with their teachers through computer networks, while the same phenomenon applies to their contact with others. Technical devices are with an ever-increasing scope becoming an integral part of all communication, teaching, and entertainment, in short – of social interaction. When it comes to education, given all the poor and even harmful educators we are forced to encounter during our lifetime, mechanization of education might be perceived as a step forward. Nevertheless, too much dependence on the internet might undoubtedly have its pitfalls; contributing to an abstraction of our existence where real adventures and life-changing encounters with other human beings become all the rarer. The world may be demystified, losing its wonder and magic.
Act to Save Children Living Precarious Lives in Cameroon’s Forgotten and Neglected Conflict
- Inter Press Service
Yaoundé, Cameroon, Dec 03 (IPS) - Education is under attack in Cameroon. As one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world unfolds, Education Cannot Wait’s director Yasmine Sherif and the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, say the children are pawns for grown men in a political conflict.
Omicron: Don't panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO
- UN News
As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for its likely spread.
Big Tobacco Industry Rides COVID-19 Pandemic as Countries Grapple for a Response
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 03 (IPS) - Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in the developing world continue to grapple with basic issues such as securing sufficient vaccines and providing essential medical care for their sick. Many economies are in recovery mode as governments scramble to resuscitate them with recovery packages and build back better plans.
Building a Disability-Friendly Workplace: Why Includability Matters
- Inter Press Service
BENGALURU, India, Dec 02 (IPS) - In her famous speech ‘The Danger of a Single Story’, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns us against a singular narrative of a person—a stereotype. This, Adichie asserts, is not because stereotypes are untrue, but because they are incomplete—“They make one story become the only story.” This is true in all walks of life, including in our interactions with people with disabilities at workplaces.
Clean Energy Alone Won’t Uplift Impoverished Nations — We Must Invest in People
- Inter Press Service
Dec 02 (IPS) - Last month, at the COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow, a consortium of philanthropies, led by The Rockefeller Foundation, announced a massive program to fund renewable electricity projects for impoverished people in developing countries.
Volunteerism: Central to the Creation of a New Social Contract
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 02 (IPS) - The International Volunteer Day, on December 5, is not just one of the many internationally observed days that the United Nations commemorates annually.
African Network Fosters Unity, Fights Gender Discrimination & Advances Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 02 (IPS) - The widespread 21-month-old lockdown, triggered by the corona virus pandemic, had a destructive impact on the global economy, claimed over 5.2 million lives, destabilized governments and radically changed lifestyles worldwide.
Call It ‘Old’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Modern’ or Whatever: It Is Slavery
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Dec 01 (IPS) - No matter what it is called -- it is the abhorrent daily life of a billion enslaved humans. The real number of “modern” slaves is understandably unknown. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery.
Global Solutions Needed for Pandemics, So All Can Live in Dignity
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec 01 (IPS) - COVID-19 highlighted significant gaps in the world’s ability to deal with pandemics, and it’s crucial these are addressed to mitigate the impacts of future global health problems, Masato Kanda, Japan’s Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, told a recent online meeting of parliamentarians.
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