The Risks of Turning Planet Earth into a Giant Desert
Droughts represent 15% of natural disasters but took the largest human toll, approximately 650,000 deaths from 1970-2019, Credit: Guillermo Flores/IPS
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Poverty & SDGs
Illegal Immigration Dilemma
Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, May 23, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, May 23 (IPS) – Illegal immigration
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Reclaiming Our Future
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Monday, May 23, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, May 23 (IPS) – The
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A Sliver of Hope for Lebanon?
The economic and political crisis in Lebanon has left most households short on food. Now, the outbreak of war in
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Covid-19: Rise of the Super Rich & Fall of the World’s Poor
Women in Nigeria collect food vouchers as part of a programme to support families struggling under the COVID-19 lockdown. Credit:
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By Deliberately Ignoring Risk, the World Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction
“The good news is that human decisions are the largest contributors to disaster risk, so we have the power to
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What India Needs To Do To Achieve Net-Zero Status by 2070
As India grows and develops, its economic production and energy consumption will increase. | Picture courtesy: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Opinion
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What the Russian Invasion Means for Syria
Two boys collect fresh bread for their families at a bakery rehabilitated by WFP in Aleppo. Credit: WFP/Jessica Lawson. May
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As COVID Wanes, Tuberculosis Deaths Must Become Visible
Tuberculosis has killed 1,5 million people in 2020 – mostly in African and Asian countries – while two million people
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Debt Distress in Africa: Problems and Ways Forward
Danny Bradlow Opinion by Danny Bradlow, Magalie Masamba (pretoria, south africa) Thursday, May 19, 2022 Inter Press Service PRETORIA, South Africa,
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