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Even Rich Nations Now Worried About Investor-State Dispute Settlements
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 01 (IPS) - Governments the world over are worried about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules. These allow foreign investors to sue them for billions over new laws or policies reducing their profits.
World News in Brief: Mali mission latest, starvation alert for ‘hotspots’, inclusive sport for all
- UN News
Several blue helmets were “seriously injured” during the departure of the last contingent of peacekeepers from the restive Kidal region of Mali, the UN Spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA
- UN News
More than 820 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced amid settler violence and increased movement restrictions since the Hamas terror attacks of 7 October and the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza, the UN relief wing said on Wednesday.
UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza
- UN News
UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Egypt’s decision on Wednesday to accept dozens of the most critically sick and injured from the stricken Gaza Strip for treatment. Meanwhile, the UN relief chief has said a "step change" is needed in what has now become "a global crisis."
Can Creativity Change the World?
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Italy, Oct 31 (IPS) - It all fits into an off-road vehicle that can reach even the most remote parts of Southern Africa to bring cinema where the essentials are lacking, where there's no electricity to power a projector, and where perhaps no one has ever sat in front of a screen to watch a movie. With just the sun and a solar panel, a theater can be set up in areas where people struggle to access food and water and make a decent living. But what it truly requires is the courage to not view creativity as a luxury. Sydelle and Rowand, the founders of Sunshine Cinema, a network of mobile movie theaters, are not just entertaining people; they are crossing a bridge.
Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash Pooling
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Oct 31 (IPS) - Excluded by inheritance and ignored by big business, women farmers in Kenya are turning to innovative methods to become independent food producers and get the financial backing to ensure their success. Creating resilience is crucial to adapting to climate change and ensuring climate justice. Although women account for more than three-quarters of the agricultural labour force and manage 40 percent of small-scale farms, historically, they neither owned nor controlled the land because land rights were passed down to male relatives. It is a historic gender injustice whereby women could only access land through close male relatives.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Sharing 'Real-Time' Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Oct 31 (IPS) - After months of warding off appeals from his employers to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 disease, Mohammad Yusuf, 24, working as a live-in domestic worker in Karachi’s Clifton area, finally relented and got his first shot.
Biden Is a Genocide Denier and Enabler in Chief for Israel's Ongoing War Crimes
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Oct 31 (IPS) - For three weeks, President Biden has played a key role in backing Israel’s war crimes while touting himself as a compassionate advocate of restraint. That pretense is lethal nonsense as Israel persists with mass killing of civilians in Gaza.
Women and War
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct 31 (IPS) - In 1968, the tobacco company Philip Morris introduced a new cigarette brand called Virginia Slims. Under the slogan “You’ve come a long way, baby” it was exclusively marketed to women. The advertising campaign exploited the civil rights movements of the 1960s, indicating that those cigarettes were enjoyed by strong, independent, and liberated women.
A blatant lie – why would “independent” women choose to poison themselves with a commodity which each year causes more than 480,000 deaths in the US alone – nearly one in five deaths? Another question arising from this deceitful ad is: “How far have women come on their way to independence and liberation?”
Bangladesh, Maldives, DPR Korea make ‘tremendous’ strides toward disease elimination
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday hailed the elimination of several life-threatening diseases in developing nations as a major breakthrough for public health.
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