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...
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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...
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....
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...
Breaking the silence over sexual violence against men and boys in war 
AI for Good: How the UN uses AI to advance human rights 
Mysteries of the commonplace 
Somalia: Humanitarian aid cuts leave millions of children vulnerable to hunger