Global IssuesAfrica Union Must Do More for Peace
Saturday, May 25, 2013
NAIROBI, May 25 (IPS) - "My husband and older son, unable to cope with the war, became mentally ill. Two of my sons became child soldiers and an eight-year-old daughter was abducted – they were never to be seen again," Mariamu Dong says, referring to the 21-year civil war between north and south Sudan, which are now separate countries.
OAS Chief Calls for “Long-Awaited” Debate on Drug Policy
Saturday, May 25, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 25 (IPS) - Following the release of a major draft report on drug policy in the Americas, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, called for the beginning of debate aimed at reforming those policies throughout the region.
OP-ED: Making Every African Child Count
Friday, May 24, 2013
ADDIS ABABA, May 24 (IPS) - There is much to celebrate this week as the African Union marks 50 years as an independent pan-African entity.
Q&A: “From Slaves to Generals and Rulers”
Friday, May 24, 2013
NEW YORK, May 24 (IPS) - Say "Africa" and myriad images flood our minds. Like its landscape and peoples, the continent's history is rich and diverse. While numerous books have been written and films made on the African slave trade in the West, a lesser-known aspect of the continent's history lies in India.
Q&A: 'I Feel Indigenous No Matter Where I Am and Where I’m Going'
Friday, May 24, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (IPS) - Aboriginal youth are making their mark at the two-week United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. And this year, the gathering's twelfth, 24-year-old Angela Landry, whose Anishinaabe name is Eagle Heart Woman, is representing them.
Heroin Dulls Hardships for Afghan Women
Friday, May 24, 2013
KABUL, May 24 (IPS) - Located on a narrow street in a quiet neighbourhood in Kabul, the Sanga Amaj Women's Treatment Centre is the only one of its kind in Afghanistan: named after the 22-year-old journalist who was assassinated in 2007, the facility caters exclusively to Kabul's massive population of female drug addicts.
Health Care for Immigrants Crumbling in Spain
Friday, May 24, 2013
MALAGA, Spain, May 24 (IPS) - The death of a young Senegalese man from tuberculosis in Spain, following alleged lack of medical care, triggered a new outcry by civil society organisations against the law passed last year that excludes undocumented immigrants from the public health system except in emergencies.
Multimedia Project Tackles LGBT Rights in Palestine
Friday, May 24, 2013
JERUSALEM, May 24 (IPS) - Public discussions about sexuality and gender diversity are difficult to start in many places. But a new multimedia project that is garnering buzz in Palestine aims to reverse this trend and open up dialogue within Palestinian society around these historically taboo issues.
Marrying Off South Sudan's Girls for Cows
Friday, May 24, 2013
JUBA, May 24 (IPS) - "Our daughters are our only source of wealth. Where else do you expect me to get cows from?" asks 60-year-old Jacob Deng from South Sudan's Jonglei state.
Obama Narrows Scope of Terror War
Friday, May 24, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 24 (IPS) - Responding to growing criticism by human rights groups and foreign governments, U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday announced potentially significant shifts in what his predecessor called the "global war on terror".
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