Global IssuesHeroin 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.
Advocates Cheer Tightening of Extractives Transparency Standards
Thursday, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - Development groups and corruption watchdogs are applauding landmark new standards adopted Wednesday by an international initiative focused on ensuring greater transparency among oil and mining companies operating particularly in developing countries.
Indian Gov’t on Collision Course With Civil Society
Thursday, May 23, 2013
NEW DELHI, May 23 (IPS) - For years India's pro-liberalisation, Congress party-led coalition government chafed at civil society groups getting in the way of grand plans to boost growth through the setting up of mega nuclear power parks, opening up the vast mineral-rich tribal lands to foreign investment and selling off public assets.
OP-ED: The Nexus Between Women and Development
Thursday, May 23, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - Every three years since 2007, a global advocacy organisation called Women Deliver has convened an international conference to talk about issues relating to the health and well-being of girls and women.
Groaning Under Power Cuts, Scorching Temps in Pakistan
Thursday, May 23, 2013
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 23 (IPS) - Raheel Tauseef is feeling quite powerless this summer. Frequent power outages in the industrial city of Faisalabad in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan, where the 29-year-old and his family run three hosiery factories, are taking a heavy toll on their business.
Hungary Losing Its Best and Brightest
Thursday, May 23, 2013
BUDAPEST, May 23 (IPS) - As the European Union accuses Hungary of shifting towards authoritarianism, a spike in emigration from the country has led many to speak of a politically motivated exodus. Others suggest that economic conditions play a role in the westward flow of brainpower that is leaving Hungary's future uncertain.
Gazans Dying to Enter Israel
Thursday, May 23, 2013
RAMALLAH, May 23 (IPS) - Israel's crippling blockade of the coastal territory of Gaza is pushing desperate young Palestinians to ever more extreme measures in the search for livelihoods, despite an agreement granting Gazans greater access to their agricultural land.
Remittances Buoy Up Myanmar’s Economy
Thursday, May 23, 2013
BANGKOK, May 23 (IPS) - Nangnyi Foung reaches into the dryer, pulls out another pair of pants and places it on the ironing board. "I still have several more loads to go," she says as the clock strikes nine p.m., marking the start of her 14th hour on the shift.
U.S. Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo on Iran
Thursday, May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - The U.S. Congress moved closer here Wednesday to imposing a full trade embargo against Iran and pledged its support to Israel if it felt compelled to attack Tehran's nuclear programme in self-defence.
Insects, from Delicacy to Tool against Hunger
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
MEXICO CITY, May 22 (IPS) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation's recommendation to consider using edible insects as a food source to combat hunger may have particular repercussions in Colombia and Mexico, two Latin American countries that have a tradition of eating insects and a high degree of biodiversity.
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