Failing to Collect Data About Women is no Trivial Offence
BERLIN, Mar 17 (IPS) – Women get freezing cold in trains and in big city offices because the air conditioning is set for men’s...
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Living Hell – Concerns Mount over Dramatic Deterioration in Yemen Conflict
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (IPS) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen has warned that the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, is rapidly deteriorating...
Every Girl Cant Be a Scientist Until We Make Big Changes
URBANA, Illinois, Mar 17 (IPS) – Over a month ago, the world celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. But the...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 16 (IPS) – Inequality characterizes the world we live in, predisposing how we act and think. We perceive our existence...
Magellan, Inquisition and Globalisation
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 16 (IPS) – Globalisation’s beginnings are symbolised by Ferdinand Magellan’s near circumnavigation of the world half a millennium ago. But...
Five Steps to Combat Gender-Based Violence Globally
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 16 (IPS) – The 410 Legal Aid Centers that I manage in Bangladesh for BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Aid Services...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 16 (IPS) – The COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented threat to development in the Asia-Pacific region that could reverse much of...
NEW DELHI, India, Mar 16 (IPS) – Climate change is one of the most pressing issues that the world is collectively facing at the...
Policy Inconsistencies and Poor Research Slow Young Farmers in Africa
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 16 (IPS) – It is not everyday that a young farmer registers success in his enterprise and vows this is what...
Are High-Ranking UN Jobs the Political Birthright of Big Powers?
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 15 (IPS) – The United Nations has continued to pursue a notoriously longstanding tradition of doling out some of the highest-ranking...
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