How to Get on Track to Eradicate Extreme Poverty — Global Issues

How to Get on Track to Eradicate Extreme Poverty — Global Issues

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The Graduation approach’s impact goes well beyond that of the individual participant. Not only does the household greatly benefit from its various interventions, but now studies show subsequent generations are able to stay out of the poverty trap. (Rangpur, Bangladesh). Credit: BRAC/2021 Opinion by Gregory Chen (washington dc) Monday, October 10,…

Addressing the Cow in the Room, Lowing for Nutrition and Livelihoods — Global Issues

Addressing the Cow in the Room, Lowing for Nutrition and Livelihoods — Global Issues

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Cattle are important for economic growth and in supporting livelihoods across Africa. Livestock farmers in Nkayi, Zimbabwe, tending to their cattle. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Friday, October 07, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Oct 07 (IPS) – Meat, milk, and eggs are bad for you, and livestock is…

Small Farmers in Peru Combat Machismo to Live Better Lives — Global Issues

Small Farmers in Peru Combat Machismo to Live Better Lives — Global Issues

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On the suspension bridge that crosses the Vilcanota River, in the village of Secsencalla, in the Andes highlands region of Cuzco, Peru, a group of men who have been taking steps towards a new form of masculinity without machismo pose for a photo. From left to right: Saul Huamán, Rolando…

Africa is not a Country. It is a Continent. — Global Issues

Africa is not a Country. It is a Continent. — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels (idn)) Thursday, October 06, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS (IDN), Oct 06 (IPS) – “If all I knew about Africa were from popular images, I too would think that Africa was a place of beautiful landscapes, beautiful animals and incomprehensible people, fighting senseless wars, dying of…

Why The Global South Should Support UN Action on Sri Lanka — Global Issues

Why The Global South Should Support UN Action on Sri Lanka — Global Issues

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A meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Credit: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré Opinion by Meenakshi Ganguly (new delhi) Monday, October 03, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Oct 03 (IPS) – Meenakshi Ganguly is South Asia director at Human Rights WatchThe economic, political, and human rights calamity gripping Sri…

Population Growth Diversity Continuing in the 21st Century — Global Issues

Population Growth Diversity Continuing in the 21st Century — Global Issues

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Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Monday, October 03, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Oct 03 (IPS) – While the world’s population of 8 billion is continuing to increase and projected to reach 9 billion by 2037 and 10 billion by 2058, considerable diversity in the population…

Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Countrys East — Global Issues

Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Countrys East — Global Issues

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Large cardamom grower Kaushila Moktan at her farm in Salakpur, eastern Nepal. Credit: Birat Anupam/IPS by Birat Anupam (salakpur, nepal) Thursday, September 29, 2022 Inter Press Service SALAKPUR, Nepal, Sep 29 (IPS) – Two and a half hours’ drive north from Kakarbhitta, Nepal’s eastern-most border crossing with giant neighbour India, lies…

Climate Action Plans Could Help Address Injustice, Inequity in African Cities — Global Issues

Climate Action Plans Could Help Address Injustice, Inequity in African Cities — Global Issues

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The FRACTAL project (Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands) engaged a trans-disciplinary group of researchers, officials and practitioners that worked across six cities in southern Africa between 2015 and 2021.Voices of the marginalized and at-risk people are crucial for generating appropriate locally owned solutions. Opinion by Gina Ziervogel (cape town,…