Target Men to Reach Our HIV Goals

HARARE, Mar 05 (IPS) - Women are the face of HIV in Africa, yet four of every 10 persons living with HIV in East and Southern Africa are me...

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Slavery Modernises, Adapts to Stay Alive in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 05 (IPS) - "Slave labour is not declining; it has taken on new forms and is growing; it expanded to new sectors wh...

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Personal Conviction Versus Fandom: The Case of Mitt Romney

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 03 (IPS) - "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a gl...

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Coming Down the Davos Mountain with a Gender Lens

NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - In a recent report by World Economic Forum (WEF) shows women suffer a "triple whammy" in the workplace. W...

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Female Genital Mutilation: Not just an Emotional and Health Impact on Women but a $1.4 Billion Dollar Cost to Communities

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - When society doesn't act to prevent Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) it has a massive economic cost -- ov...

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Female Genital Mutilation Costs $1.4 Billion Annually: UN Health Agency

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 06 (IPS) - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, but it ...

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Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 (IPS) - Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously  ruled  on...

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UN Report: Rising Inequality Affects More Than 70% of the Globe

NEW YORK, Jan 21 (IPS) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and ...

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Mainstreaming Leprosy-affected People a Big Challenge in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 12 (IPS) - When Feroza Begum was first diagnosed with leprosy in 2006, it felt as though she had been struck by a th...

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Taking Bangladesh to Zero-Leprosy, One New Case at a Time

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 (IPS) - Sandhya Mandal has never felt so vindicated. For the past four years, the 36-year-old community health wo...

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Nippon Foundation Announces US$ 2m Support for the Education of Rohingya Children in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 (IPS) - In the light of limited access to education for displaced Rohingya children, the Nippon Foundation has an...

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Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Myanmar from Accusations of Genocide, at Top UN Court

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (IPS) - Myanmar will have "no tolerance" for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will prose...

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Why Africa is Seeking Special Considerations on Climate Finance

MADRID, Dec 11 (IPS) - As the 25th session of climate negotiations draw to an end this week, the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) have be...

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A Reflect on Why the Current Case Against Myanmar in ICJ Is Crucial

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (IPS) - Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived at the Hague to defend Myanmar at the International Court of Ju...

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Human Rights? But Not for Sanitation Workers

LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) - Andrés Hueso is Senior Policy Analyst – Sanitation, WaterAid. This year's Human Rights Day advocates for everyo...

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Human Rights and the Global Protests: Addressing Systems as Well as Symptoms

NEW YORK, Dec 10 (IPS) - Ignacio Saiz is Executive Director, The Center for Economic and Social RightsHuman rights advocates should be as c...

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The Changing Distribution of World Population

NEW YORK, Dec 06 (IPS) - In addition to its unprecedented rapid rate of demographic growth during the past 75 years, world population'...

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The Adaptive Age: No Institution or Individual can Stand on the Sidelines in the Fight Against Climate Change

WASHINGTON DC, Dec 05 (IPS) - Kristalina Georgieva is managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)When I think of the incredib...

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Travel Tourism Must Transform to Survive, Thrive

MADRID, Dec 04 (IPS) - The travel and tourism sector, with its significant economic and social benefits, has no choice but to transform to ...

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Fostering Jobs, Entrepreneurship, and Capacity Development for African Youth: The Time for Disruption Is Now!

ABIDJAN, Dec 04 (IPS) - Dr. Hanan Morsy is Director, Macroeconomic Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank Group "The...

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