By Global Issues BRATISLAVA, Feb 14 (IPS) – UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, recently made an impassioned call for governments to support women and girls from marginalized communities at the frontlines of the defence of human rights, to help ensure, among others, that global health is protected. Read the full story, “Women, Girls Equal Partners […]
By Global Issues NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 (IPS) – Often referred to as the “Sun continent,” Africa receives more hours of bright sunlight than any other continent. But even with 60 per cent of the world’s solar resources, Africa has only one per cent of solar generation capacity, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). […]
By Global Issues KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 14 (IPS) – A gathering ‘perfect storm’ – due to various developments, several quite deliberate – now threatens much devastation in the global South, likely to most hurt the poorest and most vulnerable. Read the full story, “North Ignores Perfect Storm in Global South”, on globalissues.org → Source: North […]