Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South

Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South

The Forgotten Migrants of Central America Caley Pigliucci Rural and indigenous populations in countries like Guatemala and Honduras are increasingly on the move – either migrating internally or to neighbouring countries. But the focus on these populations has been limited, leaving them forgotten and marginalized as they continue to be ... MORE > >

Uganda’s Rare Tree Climbing Lions and Endangered Primates Threatened By Climate Change Wambi Michael As climate change leads to increased temperatures in East Africa, a thicket of invasive thorny trees with the ability to withstand harsh climatic conditions have begun threatening Uganda’s second-largest park, home to a rare breed of tree climbing lions and one of the highest concentrations of ... MORE > >

An Uncertain Future for Palestinian Refugees Charlotte Munns The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been forced to justify its existence at the United Nations ahead of a pledging conference later this month. UNRWA came under fire by Jason Greenblatt, US Special Envoy for International Negotiations, ... MORE > >

Developing Technologies for Zero-Carbon Economies Nils Røkke Never before has half a degree (0.5C) meant so much for humanity. We are behaving as if we have time to deal with climate change. We don’t. The main problem is that we believe we must sacrifice growth and prosperity for the sake of decarbonisation. We don’t. Increase investments We can ... MORE > >

Driving Financialization Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Michael Lim Mah Hui The emergence and growth of financialization from the 1980s has been driven by several factors operating at various levels – national and international, ideological and political, and of course, technological. The 1971 collapse of the Bretton Woods (BW) international monetary system arguably paved ... MORE > >

Venezuelans Left Without Assistance in Washington Caley Pigliucci Venezuelans in the city of Washington D.C., in the United States, are currently without consular protection as access to their country’s embassy has remained unstable since April. "I went to get my passport…and then of course April 2019 is when it expired. And that limits me because you know my ... MORE > >

Restoring Our Degraded Planet Tim Christophersen On the 1st of March 2019, we saw one of the rare moments in history when the entire world comes together and agrees on a joint way forward. The United Nations General Assembly recognized the urgent need to tackle the compounded crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, and passed a resolution ... MORE > >

Mothers in the US Are Dying: What Are We Doing to Save Them? Juan Pablo Segura The maternal mortality rate in the United States is the highest of any developed country – and the rate is rising. The US is currently the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world. Few to none of these maternal deaths are due to medical mismanagement. Instead, problems of ... MORE > >

Empower Ocean Women Tharanga Yakupitiyage Our oceans play a major role in everyday life, but they are in grave danger. To protect the ocean, we must look to a crucial, largely overlooked component: gender. For World Oceans Day this year, which occurs every year on Jun. 8, the United Nations and the international community is shining a ... MORE > >

Afghan Schools Left Unprotected by Government & International Community Charlotte Munns Attacks on Afghan schools tripled between 2017 and 2018, according to a UNICEF report released last week: from 68 attacks to 192 in 2018. This figure seems unlikely to decrease as the Afghan government prepares to use schools once again for political activity in the upcoming election. The ... MORE > >

What Standardised Testing Doesn't Tell Us About Learning Nilesh Nimkar When we look at learning outcomes for children, we only look at standardised tests, ignoring any indigenous knowledge, language, or problem solving strategies they might have. The brick kilns of Sonale were bustling with activity—children running around, indigenous technology being used, and ... MORE > >