The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year‘s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the...
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Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage
Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of proliferating conflicts, that are becoming more “intertwined”, the UN’s...
Landmark UN Report Issues Stark call for Sustainable Land Management to Save Human Health
DOMINICA, Apr 27 (IPS) – The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s Global Land Outlook warns that only through protection of existing ecosystems and...
Democracy Loses Its Glow for South Africans Amid Persistent Inequality
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Apr 27 (IPS) – South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would transform their lives for the better...
An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to halt the spread of a deadly new outbreak in the country,...
Digital Mentorship: The Key to Womens Labour Force Participation in India?
BENGALURU, India, Apr 27 (IPS) – Today, approximately 19 million young women are accessing post-secondary or tertiary education in India. Yet, such education has...
Boosting Food Security and Education in Schools in Brazil
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Big Business Depletes Nature, Big Business Supplants Naturewith Synthetic Food
MADRID, Apr 27 (IPS) – In case you were not aware, please know that humanity used to cultivate more than 6.000 plant species for...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Apr 27 (IPS) – Lebanon is perpetually at a crossroads, one where local, regional, and international interests seem to play against each...
Although the war in Syria may not be making headlines lately, the international community must remain focused on achieving a comprehensive political solution to...
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