Bangladesh Flood Victims Cry for Relief
DHAKA, Jun 28 (IPS) – After losing everything in the recent devastating flood that swept the northeastern districts in Bangladesh, pregnant mother Joynaba Akter,...
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NATO Summit Set to Further Militarise Europe, Expand in Africa?
MADRID, Jun 28 (IPS) – The three-day North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-NATO Summit in Madrid (28,29, 30 June 2022) is expected to agree to considerably...
Sharing Minds Can Change the World
Seoul, Bangkok, Jun 28 (IPS) – Parasite, a Korean black comedy film directed by Bong Joon-ho, shows the story of a poor family who...
Digital Training in Pakistani Villages Yields Bumper Participation
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Punjab, Pakistan, Jun 28 (IPS) – Farmer Abdul Waheed, 32, has been using his cell phone for everything but work for...
BRIGHTON, UK, Jun 28 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UKWhat does empowerment for young women look...
Climate Hypocrisy Ensures Global Warming
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 28 (IPS) – Rich country governments claim the high moral ground on climate action. But many deny their far...
Leaders in Libya must resolve outstanding issues so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally be held, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo...
UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends
Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and...
Roe Overturned: What You Need to Know about the US Supreme Court Abortion Decision
BOSTON, USA, Jun 27 (IPS) – After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court....
Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: Bachelet
Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on...
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