The Africa Our Youth and Women Want
Chido Mpemba at a townhall meeting. Credit: Victor Audu/Office of the Youth Envoy
By Chido MpembaHARARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 3 2025 – History rarely remembers those who waited quietly. In Africa, it is those who dare to act, to resist, to lead, and to dream aloud who have shaped the continent’s most defining moments.
As we marked Africa Day 2025 last week (May 25), under the African Union’s...
Can East Asia Show the Way?
By Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 3 2025 – With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation.
No winners in economic war
Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement on April 2nd poses a common challenge that everyone needs to take seriously....
Le Denodo University Challenge, intitulé « Data and AI for Real-World Impact », est désormais ouvert
PALO ALTO, Californie, 02 juin 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Denodo, l’un des leaders de la gestion des données, a annoncé que le Denodo Academic Program, qui prépare les étudiants à devenir de futurs leaders dans le domaine des données et de l’analyse, a ouvert les inscriptions de son prochain défi universitaire, Data and AI for Real–World...
Denodo University Challenge Now Open: Data and AI for Real-World Impact
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Denodo, a leader in data management, announced that the Denodo Academic Program, which prepares students to become future leaders in the field of data and analytics, has opened registration for the next University Challenge, Data and AI for Real–World Impact, with registration closing on November 16.
The Denodo Academic Program...
Climate Justice Starts with a Bus Ride: A Lifeline for Delhi’s Waste Pickers
Waste pickers in New Delhi are marginalized yet provide essential services, often in extreme heat. Credit: Aishwarya Bajpai/IPS
By Aishwarya BajpaiNEW DELHI, Jun 2 2025 – Every day, Delhi’s waste pickers walk three to four kilometers under the blazing sun, collecting and sorting the garbage that keeps India’s capital functioning. Their work is essential—yet largely invisible.
There are...
Environment Day – 2025
By External SourceJun 2 2025 (IPS-Partners)
Plastic pollution is choking our planet.
An estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year.
Less than 10% is ever recycled.
Over 23 million tonnes end up in lakes, rivers and oceans annually.
Plastic never truly disappears. It breaks down into microplastics.
These invisible particles are now in our food, our water and even our...
South Asian Cities Faced Relentless, Record-Breaking Heatwaves Last Year
Street vendor exposed to extreme heat, New Delhi, 2024. Credit: Greenpeace India
“Some mornings, I can’t even stand, my feet are so swollen. My whole body aches from working all day at the juicer. The doctor said my uric acid is high, but I waited months to get tested. Who has the time or money when missing work means no food?”– Sana, a street vendor selling sugarcane juice in chronic...
Life Below Water Goes Deep: Our Planet’s Greatest Untold Story
Credit: NOAA Photo Library
The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), scheduled to take place in Nice, France from 9-13 June, will bring together Heads of State, scientists, civil society and business leaders around a single goal: to halt the silent collapse of the planet’s largest – and arguably most vital – ecosystem.
By Diva Amon and Lissette VictoreroNICE, France, Jun 2 2025...
One in Every Four New Enterprise Clients in H1 2025 Switched From Global CXM Vendors to Lucidya
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lucidya, the region’s leading AI Customer Experience Management (CXM) platform, announced that one in every four new enterprise clients in H1 2025 made the switch from global CXM vendors. This milestone underscores a growing shift toward platforms purpose–built for Arabic–speaking markets and region–specific regulatory...
‘Despite Deep-rooted Prejudice Against Dalits, Encouraging Shifts Are Emerging among Young Urban People’
By CIVICUSJun 2 2025 –
CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing Nepal’s Dalit community with Rup Sunar, chairperson of the Dignity Initiative, a Kathmandu-based research and advocacy organisation working to dismantle caste-based discrimination.
Rup Sunar
Dalits – a community that has historically faced systemic exclusion under the discriminatory label of ‘untouchables’– constitute...
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