International Women’s Day: ‘Time is now’ for gender equality
‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ is the theme for the UN’s commemoration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, celebrating the work of...
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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million. Read...
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. For decades now,...
<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>Global Community Urged to Challenge Deep-Rooted Biases and Stereotypes about What Women Can Do
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 08 (IPS) – The following feature is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. Teresa Lokichu recalls the...
Veto is the Chief Culprit but Expulsion or Suspension is Not the Remedy
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) – The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised the question of expulsion or suspension of the Russian Federation from...
Inflation Targeting Constrains Development
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 08 (IPS) – All too many developing countries have been persuaded or required to prioritize inflation targeting (IT) in...
First Person: Giving birth during the Ukraine crisis
Mariia Shostak, a 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a...
UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine
Allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivering desperately needed aid to these locations, are among immediate priorities for humanitarians,...
South Sudan marks milestone amid stalled progress, spreading violence
South Sudan’s unity government marked its two-year anniversary against a backdrop of stalled constitutional progress and ongoing cycles of community violence – often fuelled...
International Women’s Day, 2022 – How Bangladesh Became a Test Case for Women’s Empowerment
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 07 (IPS) – The increased empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh over the past 10 years has been no accident. A...
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