Opinion by Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (port louis, mauritius) Thursday, March 30, 2023 Inter Press Service PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 30 (IPS) – Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Former President of the Republic of MauritiusOn 12th March 2023, The Republic of Mauritius celebrates 55 years of post-independence history. It would be an understatement to…
Opinion by Ines M Pousadela, Andrew Firmin (london / montevideo) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON / MONTEVIDEO, Mar 29 (IPS) – Brave protests against women’s second-class status in Iran; the mass defence of economic rights in the face of a unilateral presidential decision in France; huge mobilisations to…
by an IPS Correspondent (united nations) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (IPS) – A group of UN experts* on human rights has blasted the Government of Uganda for making homosexuality punishable by death. “It is an egregious violation of human rights, the experts said, urging…
Opinion by Elisabeth Vallet (quebec, canada) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Inter Press Service QUEBEC, Canada, Mar 29 (IPS) – In the wake of Finland’s announcement last fall that it will build a barrier along its border with Russia, the discussions surrounding the European Council meeting of 9 February 2023 confirmed that…
A man collects his ration at one of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) collection points. The project, however, has resulted in deaths and injuries as people flocked to the collection points. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Mar 29 (IPS) –…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental…
Thousands searching for a better life meet their death crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the region. IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, documented 1,433 deaths last year – the highest number since its establishment in 2014. The Project is run by the UN agency’s Global Data Institute (GDI), which this…
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in Equatorial Guinea, WHO is on the ground supporting the outbreak response. “We have deployed teams to assist with case finding, clinical care, logistics, and community engagement. We have also helped to establish treatment units in the affected areas,” he said. …
by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (paris) Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Inter Press Service PARIS, Mar 28 (IPS) – It’s a new direction for UNESCO, getting involved in movies, so to speak. The United Nations’ cultural agency and Netflix – the global streaming and production company – have partnered to “support”…
Flashback to the 2018 general election in Zimbabwe. Press Journalists and media analysts are concerned about press freedom in the run up to the election. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Mar 28 (IPS) – With only a few months to go…
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