MADRID, Sep 28 (IPS) – These are facts, not guesses: about 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted and lost… every single year, the...
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Aged Persons Haunted by Abuse in Zimbabwe
Sep 28 (IPS) – At his house in Mabvuku, a high-density suburb in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, 86-year-old Tinago Murape claims his grandchildren starve...
Korean Slums: The Shadows of Society, or the New Light for the Future?
Sep 28 (IPS) – Have you watched Parasite? In 2021, everyone seemed to be watching it. But I wonder how many of them paid...
Reasonable Left, Irresponsible Right: & the Future of Social Democracy
VIENNA, Sep 28 (IPS) – With no shortage of catastrophes in the past 15 years worldwide — the democratic left is stepping up to...
Deadly Smoke: Feeding Children Kills Cafeteria Staff
Seoul, Sep 28 (IPS) – During my summer break this year, I read a news article about five school cafeteria workers who had died...
‘Dire’ and deteriorating pattern of rights abuse continues in Ukraine
Ongoing armed attacks by Russia against Ukraine have led to devastating human rights abuses there, according to a new report released on Tuesday by...
Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after...
“Patience is running out” for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, the Taliban, senior...
UN urges investment in clean, sustainable tourism, as numbers bounce back
International tourism is showing strong signs of recovery, with tourist numbers rising to 57 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. On World Tourism Day, marked...
From Indonesia to India: Is There Hope for Anti-Corruption Efforts Within the G20?
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 27 (IPS) – As global crises mount, the G20 is proving unable to find solutions. Political disagreements within the bloc- including...
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