by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, July 11, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) – India and China, two Asian nuclear powers who are also longstanding rivals embroiled in the geo-politics of the Indian Ocean region, have remained two of the world’s most populous nations accounting for over…
Opinion by John Wilmoth (united nations) Monday, July 11, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) – The writer is Director, Population Division of the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.What does a young girl from Juba, in South Sudan, an 8-year-old boy living in the slums…
“When nearly a third of all women in developing countries are becoming mothers during adolescence, it is clear the world is failing adolescent girls,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. Credit: Michael Duff/UNFPA by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, July 08, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul 08 (IPS) – While…
When the UN votes by secret ballot… Credit: United Nations by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, July 06, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (IPS) – A 2.0 version of an ancient Biblical saying reads: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle…
by Ed Holt (bratislava) Tuesday, July 05, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 05 (IPS) – Women’s rights groups fear a new legal provision in Poland requiring doctors to collect records on all pregnancies could create what they have described as a ‘pregnancy register’ to monitor whether women are having abortions….
Students from a GSA-based primarily in Gyeonggi-do have a Lesbian Visibility Week meeting to discuss the role of GSAs in creating a supportive community for LGBTQ people. Opinion by Chaeeun Shin – Junwoo Na – Minchae Kang (seoul & nonthaburi, thailand) Monday, July 04, 2022 Inter Press Service Seoul & Nonthaburi,…
Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Monday, July 04, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Jul 04 (IPS) – A mass attempt on June 24, 2022, of about 2000 African migrants to scale the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla left at least 37 people dead. Several human rights…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) – The United Nations has continued to crackdown on sexual harassment system-wide since 2017 while its “whistle blower protection policy” has provided “protective status” for nearly 68 UN staffers who reported wrong doing. But…
Opinion by Marjoke Oosterom (brighton, uk) Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Jun 28 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UKWhat does empowerment for young women look like? For many, the answer would include jobs. But the belief that jobs bring…
A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Credit: Greenpeace. Opinion boston, usa Monday, June 27, 2022 Inter Press Service BOSTON, USA, Jun 27 (IPS) – After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs…
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