Credit: UNICEF/Noorani Opinion by Tsitsi Matekaire, Tara Carey (london) Monday, August 01, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) – It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi – one…
Activists have asked for gender sensitizing of the police, rather than the so-called Romeo squad. Source: Twitter by Mehru Jaffer (lucknow) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press Service Lucknow, Jul 27 (IPS) – Romeo is a bad word in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest province with nearly 25 million people. While…
While abortion in Canada has been legal for decades, procuring one is difficult for many. Credit: Gayatri Malhotra/Unsplash by Juliet Morrison (ottawa) Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Inter Press Service Ottawa, Jul 19 (IPS) – Toronto resident Miranda Knight describes her abortion experience as relatively simple. After finding out she was pregnant…
Sandy Recinos Executive Secretary against Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (SVET) from Guatemala – Former congresswoman Rosi Orozco from México – Ann Basham Chief Executive Officer at Ascend Consulting, United States. Mobile Units for the Prevention of Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Human Trafficking “UNIVET”, which allows sharing information,…
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,…
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