Debunking Demographic Denialism
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 31 (IPS) – Demographic denialism is increasingly appearing in countries across the globe. Various government officials, politicians, business leaders, media commentators...
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Why isn’t a Career in Politics Aspirational for Girls and Women in India?
Jan 28 (IPS) – For most young girls, a career in politics is not even on the radar. For the few that are interested,...
Tap Community to Stop Human Trafficking, says Survivor
Kingston, Jan 31 (IPS) – A single line at the end of the United States State Department 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report made headlines...
NEW YORK, Jan 31 (IPS) – Regardless of a success or failure to reach a new agreement with Iran, Israel must not attack Iran’s...
If you’re not thinking about the climate impacts of thawing permafrost, (here’s why) you should be
Earth’s permafrost is thawing, and indigenous communities in the Arctic and scientists around the world say it’s high time this alarming loss of ground...
As Myanmar nears the first anniversary of the military coup that saw the arrest of national icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her civilian...
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for an international push to confront the inequalities that characterize...
Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and a recognized voice in the field of peacebuilding and violence prevention,...
Sasakawas Epoch-Making Quest to End Discrimination of Leprosy Affected People
Johannesburg, Jan 30 (IPS) – For the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, ensuring affected peoples’ human rights is fundamental to the...
During the Second World War, Pinchas Gutter, from Łódź, Poland, survived six Nazi concentration camps. Today he is a Holocaust educator, sharing his story...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights 
I Sustain My Accusation 
‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children