Global Issues

How do Taxes Drive the Sustainable Development Goals? — Global Issues

The Tax for SDGs Initiative includes the joint OECD/UNDP Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) initiative, which operates 59 ongoing programmes across Africa, Asia and...

Amid Record Displaced Persons, Migrant Remittances Spike—New IOM Report — Global Issues

by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo)Wednesday, May 08, 2024Inter Press ServiceBULAWAYO, May 08 (IPS) - While there have been a record number of displaced people worldwide,...

Trade Liberalisation Kicked Away African Development Ladder — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia)Wednesday, May 08, 2024Inter Press ServiceKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 08 (IPS) - Africans have long been promised...

Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high — Global Issues

Volker Türk said he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed for their independent reporting, in what appears to...

Guterres urges Israel, Hamas ‘to show political courage’ and secure ceasefire — Global Issues

In the far south of the Gaza Strip, bordering Egypt, the town of Rafah has been hosting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven from...

Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings — Global Issues

In its latest warning to the Israeli authorities not to pursue mass evacuation orders from eastern Rafah, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, insisted...

A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations)Tuesday, May 07, 2024Inter Press ServiceUNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) - When the 15-member UN Security Council failed last month...

Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone — Global Issues

The experts detailed the far-reaching impacts of the violence and lawlessness that has led to chaos across the capital, Port-au=Prince, and other areas under...

Unexploded ordnance leaves dark legacy for Gaza, warn mine action experts — Global Issues

Briefing reporters late last month, UN Mine Action Service officers said the war has already left behind around 37 million tonnes of debris, and...

Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal — Global Issues

The UNFF serves as a body under the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and aims to support the goals of the International Arrangement...

General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of space arms race resolution — Global Issues

Due to the negative Russian vote, the Security Councilfailed to adopt last month’s text, which received 13 votes in favour, with China abstaining. The...

UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen — Global Issues

Nine years of war have left over half the population – 18.2 million people, mainly women and children – in need of assistance and...

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