A Technology-based Parasol of Protection for Victims of Domestic Abuse
NEW YORK, Mar 01 (IPS) – During the COVID19 lockdown, there has been an approximate 25% increase in domestic abuse, dubbed by the United...
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How Marginalised Women in India Bore an Extra Burden of COVID-19 Shadow Pandemic
NEW DELHI, India, Mar 01 (IPS) – Women living in rural India and those belonging to marginalised communities faced an enormous burden during the...
International Womens Day, 8 March 2021 <br>Gender Equality is our Captain for Sailing to a Green & Just Recovery
NEW YORK, Mar 01 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day March 8. ...
To Lead is to Serve — A Pacific Woman’s Perspective
SUVA, Fiji, Mar 01 (IPS) – An often quoted indigenous reference in the Samoan language is, O le ala i le pule o le...
Biden-Harris Administration Committed to Building Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains
URBANA, Illinois, Feb 26 (IPS) – The White House, under the Presidency of Joe Biden just released an Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains...
Renewed, More Ambitious Targets of Paris Agreement Needed
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – The UNFCCC launched its ‘Climate Action: NDC Scorecard’ on Feb 26. The report assesses countries’ progress in meeting...
Money Laundering: the Darker Side of the Worlds Offshore Financial System
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – A sign outside a laundry in New York city had a frivolously flippant slogan: “We launder dirty clothes,...
Energy Crisis: Tribal Behavior or Quality Decisions Based on Conscious Trade-Offs?
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 25 (IPS) – Marta Jara is Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of the AmericasCrises, as the one we saw across the US and Mexico...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb 25 (IPS) – The UNAIDS 2020 Global AIDS Update gave us a clear indication why the world did not meet...
UN Peacebuilding Commission must Prioritise Protecting Youth Activists Facing Retaliation
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission must prioritise the protection of youth activists who face retaliation from state and...
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