Opinion by Ayodele Odusola (harare, zimbabwe) Thursday, March 21, 2024 Inter Press Service HARARE, Zimbabwe, Mar 21 (IPS) – This year’s UNDP Global Human Development Report (HDR) marks a dramatic shift away from the cautious optimism espoused in the HDR just four years ago: despite reaching a new high, the Global …
Read More »Finally, a Real Chance for International Tax Cooperation
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 06 (IPS) – After decades of resistance by rich nations, African governments successfully pushed for the United Nations to lead on international tax cooperation. All developing countries and fair-minded governments must rally …
Read More »Assault on policeman: “I welcome the investigation and will give my full cooperation”- Seun Kuti reacts to IGP’s call for his arrest
This nigga is fucking foolish,d family knows themselves,but they prefer to look the other way because of his influence in shrine,other than that,dis nigga no get anything to offer,always chasing clout after music disappoint.what an effrontery,slap the guy ,still no release evidence of the police assaulting you,quickly came to say …
Read More »U.S. and Japan Say They Will Strengthen Military Cooperation
Under the new U.S. deployment arrangement in Japan, Marines who are serving in Okinawa as part of the 12th Marine Regiment, an artillery unit, will transform into a more mobile unit — the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment. The new configuration will allow them to more easily fan out to other …
Read More »Making the UN Charter a Reality: Towards a New Approach to Development Cooperation?
Credit: UN Photo/Amanda Voisard Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (new york) Thursday, November 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 10 (IPS) – We are living in a world where both our bilateral and multilateral achievements, consensuses on human rights and social justice, and our resolve to public good are …
Read More »Brazil’s Bolsonaro signals cooperation with transfer of power, but does not concede election defeat | CNN
CNN — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he would “continue to fulfill all the commandments of our constitution” in a short speech at the presidential palace in Brasilia, after days of silence following his election loss to the leftist former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He did …
Read More »Blinken Presses China’s Top Diplomat on Ukraine but Stresses Cooperation
“The relationship between the United States and China is highly consequential for our countries, but also for the world,” Mr. Blinken said. Read More on the Relations Between Asia and the U.S. After several months of being consumed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biden administration officials have been focusing anew …
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