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The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), took place in Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May 2022. The theme: “Land, Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.”

The Risks of Turning Planet Earth into a Giant Desert

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 monzul4u Baher Kamal, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Environment, Food and Agriculture, global, global issues, Inter Press Service, Poverty & SDGs

Droughts represent 15% of natural disasters but took the largest human toll, approximately 650,000 deaths from 1970-2019, Credit: Guillermo Flores/IPS

Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare

Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 monzul4u Anis Chowdhury, Armed Conflicts, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Financial crisis, global, global issues, Globalisation, Inter Press Service, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Labour, opinion, Trade & Investment

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA

Private Sector Needed as Addressing Education in Emergencies is Everyones Business

Private Sector Needed as Addressing Education in Emergencies is Everyones Business

May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 monzul4u Armed Conflicts, Development & Aid, Education, global, global issues, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inter Press Service, Joyce Chimbi, Migration & Refugees

Director-General of Swiss Development Cooperation Patricia Danzi said the long-term education crisis also needed addressing, and private sector participation would

Covid-19: Rise of the Super Rich & Fall of the World’s Poor

Covid-19: Rise of the Super Rich & Fall of the World’s Poor

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 monzul4u Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, global, global issues, Human rights, Inter Press Service, Poverty & SDGs, Thalif Deen

Women in Nigeria collect food vouchers as part of a programme to support families struggling under the COVID-19 lockdown. Credit:

By Deliberately Ignoring Risk, the World Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction

By Deliberately Ignoring Risk, the World Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 monzul4u Baher Kamal, Development & Aid, global, global issues, Inter Press Service, Poverty & SDGs

“The good news is that human decisions are the largest contributors to disaster risk, so we have the power to

Youth Demand a Voice in Call-To-Action on Child Labour

Youth Demand a Voice in Call-To-Action on Child Labour

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 monzul4u Africa, global, global issues, Human rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inter Press Service, Lyse Comins

Nothing about us, without us, was a clear message at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

A picture exhibited at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour is taken from the book ‘Through their eyes – Visions of forced labour’. This picture was created by Gargalo Vasco Portugal who won an award for his depiction of child labour. Credit: ILO and RHSF, 2021.

Technology for Tracing the Work of Child Labour Could Help End the Practice

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 monzul4u Africa, global, global issues, Human rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inter Press Service, Labour, Lyse Comins

A picture exhibited at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour is taken from the book ‘Through

Oil Business Burns Enough Gas to Power the Whole Sub-Sahara or Two Thirds of Europe

Oil Business Burns Enough Gas to Power the Whole Sub-Sahara or Two Thirds of Europe

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 monzul4u Baher Kamal, Energy, Environment, global, global issues, Inter Press Service

Global gas flaring increased to 144 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2021 from 142 bcm in 2020. It is estimated

New Medicines May Help End AIDS -- but High Prices & Monopolies Could Keep the Poor Locked Out

New Medicines May Help End AIDS — but High Prices & Monopolies Could Keep the Poor Locked Out

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 monzul4u Development & Aid, Eamonn Murphy, global, global issues, Health, Inter Press Service, Matthew Kavanagh, opinion, Poverty & SDGs

A man is tested for HIV at a health centre in Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire. Credit: UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Opinion by Eamonn

Significant investments from the international community will be needed to get free quality education for every child. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS

Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour

May 17, 2022May 18, 2022 monzul4u Africa, Cecilia Russell, Development & Aid, Education, global, global issues, Human rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inter Press Service

Significant investments from the international community will be needed to get free quality education for every child. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS

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