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...
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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...
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...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
Surviving the summer 
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak