Labour Rights Have Worsened in India Post-Lockdown
NEW DELHI, Feb 09 (IPS) – As the Indian economy officially heads into a recession and news of layoffs and unemployment reaches us with...
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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 09 (IPS) – When the 134-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing countries, was trying to strike a...
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Feb 09 (IPS) – Refusal to temporarily suspend several World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property (IP) provisions to enable much...
Myanmar Faces Increasing Uncertainty as Opposition to the Military Coup Grows
BANGKOK, Feb 08 (IPS) – Myanmar is in a deep political crisis. Over the past week — reminiscent of the pro-democracy demonstrations of 1988...
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NEW DELHI, India, Feb 08 (IPS) – Over the years, Turkey has survived three Coup d’état in which its military forces took power, in...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 08 (IPS) – Kul Chandra Gautam, a Nepali diplomat, is a former Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and Deputy Executive Director...
The Struggle to End Female Genital Mutilation: A Dark Secret No More
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 06 (IPS) – Survivors of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), are determined to share their stories to end this...
Q&A: Documenting COVID-19 Effect on Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) – With the COVID-19 pandemic adding complex layers of challenges to the issue of sexual and reproductive health for...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) – A vital pillar in the justice and security system, the sole forensic science laboratory in the West Bank...
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole 
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief 
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty 
As wars spread, the global food system unravels