Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’ — Global Issues

Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’ — Global Issues

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“We are alarmed about widespread mental health issues and accounts of escalating suicides among women and girls,” they said in a joint statement. “This extreme situation of institutionalized gender-based discrimination in Afghanistan is unparalleled anywhere in the world.” ‘Extreme’ discrimination Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, de…

How the Rise of Timor-Lestes Aquaculture Sector Is a Blueprint for Other Small Island Nations — Global Issues

How the Rise of Timor-Lestes Aquaculture Sector Is a Blueprint for Other Small Island Nations — Global Issues

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Senor Robiay, cluster coordinator of Laubonu. Credit: Silvino Gomes Opinion by Jharendu Pant (penang, malaysia) Wednesday, May 03, 2023 Inter Press Service PENANG, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) – Dr. Jharendu Pant is Senior Scientist – Sustainable Aquaculture Program, WorldFishFor Timor-Leste, as with most other islands in the Pacific, fortunes are to…

International Cooperation Starts Early in South Korea — Global Issues

International Cooperation Starts Early in South Korea — Global Issues

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Seoin Yang (left) and Rosanna Claudia Luzarraga. Credit: Paul Virgo/IPS by Paul Virgo (rome) Wednesday, May 03, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, May 03 (IPS) – When pupils from the Chadwick International School went on an exchange trip to their math teacher’s homeland the Philippines they were faced with a mystery….

A Letter from Kabul — Global Issues

‘Humanity must get out of the cradle’ — Global Issues

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“There is no doubting the importance of the current foundations for the sustainability, from environmental protection to the fight against climate change, and green lifestyles. In the foreseeable future, upholding all these principles will be fundamental if humanity is to thrive. To continue to grow, one must get out of…

Biodiversity Rich-Palau Launches Ambitious Marine Spatial Planning Initiative — Global Issues

Biodiversity Rich-Palau Launches Ambitious Marine Spatial Planning Initiative — Global Issues

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Palau’s Marine Spatial Plan will provide a framework for managing ocean and coastal resources. Credit: SPC by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Friday, April 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Apr 28 (IPS) – Growing up in Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, Surangel Whipps Jr. played on the reefs and spearfished on…

A Letter from Kabul — Global Issues

Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty — Global Issues

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They strongly condemned the execution this week of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic cannabis from Malaysia to the country in 2013. Fair trial concerns Mr. Suppiah, a 46-year-old Tamil from Singapore, was hanged on Tuesday despite claims that he had not been provided with adequate…

A Letter from Kabul — Global Issues

UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta — Global Issues

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“The international community’s response to the crisis in Myanmar is failing, and that failure has contributed to a lethal downward spiral that is devastating the lives of millions of people,” Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, said at the end of a 10-day official…

A Letter from Kabul — Global Issues

Afghanistan Special Envoys Should Hold Firm Line on Rights — Global Issues

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Opinion by Patricia Gossman (brussels, belgium) Friday, April 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr 28 (IPS) – On May 1, United Nations member states’ special envoys on Afghanistan will meet in Doha, Qatar to discuss how to address the Taliban’s latest restrictions on humanitarian operations. The two-day meeting follows…