Ecuadorians Vote to Preserve Yasuní National Park, but Implementation Is the Problem — Global Issues

Ecuadorians Vote to Preserve Yasuní National Park, but Implementation Is the Problem — Global Issues

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Oil workers are busy on the banks of the Tiputini river, on the northern border of the Yasuní National Park, in Ecuador’s Amazon region. CREDIT: Pato Chavez / Flickr by Carolina Loza (quito) Monday, October 09, 2023 Inter Press Service QUITO, Oct 09 (IPS) – The decision reached by Ecuadorians to…

Faced with Crushing Debts, Worlds Poorest Nations to Slash Public Spending by Over 229 Billion Dollars — Global Issues

Faced with Crushing Debts, Worlds Poorest Nations to Slash Public Spending by Over 229 Billion Dollars — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 09, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 09 (IPS) – The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are returning to Africa, for the first time in decades, with the “same old failed message”. “Cut your spending, sack public service workers, and…

Effective International Aid Depends on the Application of Girl-Centered Design — Global Issues

Effective International Aid Depends on the Application of Girl-Centered Design — Global Issues

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Give girls an opportunity to lead by putting them in the forefront of change efforts; hearing their voices; responding to their asks; and welcoming them in decision-making spaces – it is one of the ways to invest in a future that believes in girls’ agency. International Day of the Girl…

Religious Leaders Can Help Bring about World Peace — Global Issues

Religious Leaders Can Help Bring about World Peace — Global Issues

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PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV: ‘In this atmosphere of tension and increasing geopolitical turbulences, it is vitally important to develop new approaches to strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue and trust.’ Credit: Office of the President Opinion by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (new york) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 06 (IPS) – It…

Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban Takeover — Global Issues

Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban Takeover — Global Issues

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Credit: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021 has devastated millions of Afghanis. But women and girls have been particularly affected by progressively restrictive decrees that have…

Young People Shape Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste — Global Issues

Young People Shape Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste — Global Issues

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The voices of young people played an important role in shaping the country’s long-term development trajectory. Credit: UNICEF Timor-Leste Opinion by Riccardo Mesiano (dili, timor-leste) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service DILI, Timor-Leste, Oct 06 (IPS) – In 2002, a group of young people in Timor-Leste were asked to look…

Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic — Global Issues

Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic — Global Issues

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With decisive leadership and the support of civil society Kerala was able to the spread of COVID-19 down. Picture Supplied by Ranjit Devraj (new delhi) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Oct 06 (IPS) – When COVID-19 claimed millions of lives across India, Kerala state at the southern…