The #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign is a compelling and poignant campaign developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion, Somaya Faruqi. CREDIT: ECW by Cecilia Russell (nairobi) Monday, August 14, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Aug 14 (IPS) – Two years ago, the then 19-year-old Somaya Faruqi and the Afghan Robotic Team travelled from…
The replanting of palm oil plants aimed at producing better trees through good agricultural practices. The UNDP’s Good Growth Partnership (GGP) in Indonesia included several projects under one umbrella. Credit: ILO/Fauzan Azhima by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) – Smallholder farmers are…
A harvester checks the ripeness of oil palm fresh fruit. The UNDP’s Good Growth Partnership has worked with all sectors of the palm oil supply chain to reduce deforestation. Credit: ILO/Fauzan Azhima by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) – Indonesia finds itself…
Delegates at the Arab and Asian Parliamentarians’ Meeting to Follow-Up on ICPD25 Commitments: Addressing Youth Empowerment and Gender-Based Violence, held in Jakarta, Indonesia held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Monday, March 13, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Mar 13 (IPS) – Child marriage, gender-based violence (GBV), sexuality…
Delegates at the Youth Empowerment: Education, Employment and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights forum held in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Mar 08 (IPS) – With more than 600 million youth aged between 18 and 24…
David Kode, Advocacy and Campaigns Lead for CIVICUS. by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Friday, February 24, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Feb 24 (IPS) – Youth have already transformed the narrative of the 2023 elections, and it would be crucial for Nigeria’s newly elected president to consider their issues as he takes…
Maldives Minister for Gender, Family, and Social Services, Aishath Mohamed Didi, in her keynote address said her island country faced unique development challenges and is vulnerable to economic shocks and climate change. by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service Johannesburg, Oct 18 (IPS) – An aging population…
Richard Mbaria makes a point at his potato in Kapsita village of Nakuru County, Kenya. The farmer has increased his production per acre thanks to training by a CARP+ project implemented in the area by Egerton University. Credit: Maina Waruru/IPS by Cecilia Russell (nairobi) Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Inter Press Service…
Delegates from the Zambia All Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development (ZAPPD) met in Lusaka to develop a strategic plan to tackle population and development issues. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inter Press Service Johannesburg, Sep 08 (IPS) – Parliamentarians play a decisive role in…
Zimbabwean First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa appears to be following the example of her predecessor Grace Mugabe. Credit: Wikipedia. by Cecilia Russell (bulawayo) Friday, August 26, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Aug 26 (IPS) – On Friday, November 24, 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn as interim leader during a colourful ceremony at…
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