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U.S. Strategy on Water, Development a “Major Advance”

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON, May 22 (IPS) - U.S. officials Tuesday formally unveiled the government's first comprehensive strategy aimed at integrating water into all U.S. development funding and programmes, a step long urged by advocates and development experts.

Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 21 (IPS) - Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water.

Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

HAVANA, May 21 (IPS) - "The people are the only thing that matters," says agronomist Miguel Ángel Salcines, who then goes on to list a series of other "secondary" factors that have turned Vivero Alamar, an urban farm on the outskirts of the Cuban capital, into a rare success story in the country's depressed agricultural sector.

Indigenous Brazilians Learn to Fight for the Right to Food

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 21 (IPS) - Indigenous communities in remote areas of Brazil have begun to recognise that they have the right to not be hungry, and are learning that food security means much more than simply having food on the table.

Tackling Crime Takes on Import As Urban Populations Rise

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

FLORENCE, May 21 (IPS) - As people around the world continue to migrate into cities, swelling urban populations, they have sparked growth in another area: crime and security issues.

Q&A: Guantanamo 'Has No Right to Exist'

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

WARSAW, May 21 (IPS) - For more than 100 days, detainees at American detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been on hunger strike, drawing international attention back to the prison that U.S. President Barack Obama vowed during his first presidential campaign to close down.

UNFPA Focuses on Contraception for 222 Million in Developing World

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (IPS) - When thousands of participants from around the world gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on health and empowerment of girls and women.

Caribbean Farming Gets Its Roots Wet

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 21 (IPS) - As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region's stagnating agricultural sector can be made more profitable.

Migrant Workers Face Tough Times in Thailand

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

CHIANG MAI, Thailand, May 21 (IPS) - On the outskirts of the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a group of twelve migrant families lives in a makeshift camp comprised of houses constructed from scrap metal.

Myanmar’s President Makes Historic, Divisive Visit to White House

Monday, May 20, 2013

WASHINGTON, May 20 (IPS) - Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Monday became the first leader of that country in almost a half-century to pay a call on the White House, a visit that has simultaneously highlighted a series of monumental changes seen in Myanmar in recent years as well as a reforms process that many are warning may have stalled.

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