How to Achieve Peace in Afghanistan
GENEVA, Mar 15 (IPS) – There is much expectation about US President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan strategy to end the United States’ longest war effectively....
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Sudan Took Important Step, But Now Should Send the ICC Suspects to The Hague
NEW YORK, Mar 12 (IPS) – Elise Keppler is associate international justice director at Human Rights WatchSudanese authorities concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with...
APIA, Samoa, Mar 12 (IPS) – The upcoming Samoan election is a unique opportunity to encourage diversity in politicsThis year it will be 128...
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Parity in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Mar 12 (IPS) – The fight for equality around the globe has taken a few steps forward in some countries which provides...
Women Will Not Reach Parity at the Pinnacle of Power for Another 130 Years, Predicts UN
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) – The United Nations says the highest levels of political power remain the furthest from achieving gender parity in...
Peace & Security in Armed Conflicts Mean Presence of Food & Absence of Gunfire
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) – The author is Executive Director at Oxfam InternationalIn 1941, the people of Greece were facing a horrific winter....
Only Small Percentage of COVID-19 Recovery Allocated to Green Initiatives
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (IPS) – Last year, only $368 billion of a $14.6tn budget geared towards COVID-19 recovery measures across the world’s largest...
More Can & Must be Done to Eradicate Caste-Based Discrimination, Says UN Rights Chief
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 11 (IPS) – There is hardly a better way to promote human rights in Nepal than celebrating Muskan Khatun for being...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 11 (IPS) – COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 10 (IPS) – On the morning of 22nd February a jeep from the World Food Programme (WFP), followed by another...
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