News stories by Lyndal Rowlands, page 4

  1. UN Security Council Seats Taken by Arms Exporters

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - Nine of the world's top ten arms exporters will sit on the UN Security Council between mid-2016 and mid-2018.

  2. Speaking Out on Sexism and Violence Through Hip-Hop

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (IPS) - Young women are beginning to find their voices around issues such as sexism and violence, including through hip-hop, an art-form which has a long tradition of fighting oppression.

  3. Coal Entrenches Poverty, Drives Climate Change: Report

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (IPS) - Coal power does more to harm the world's poor than to help them, even before the devastating impacts of climate change are taken into account, according to a recent report published by 12 international development organisations.

  4. High Voter Turnout at U.S. Elections a “Public Good”

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Nov 08 (IPS) - Long lines were reported throughout the country on Tuesday as U.S. voters headed to the polls in one of the most polarised elections in living memory.

  5. Options Lacking to Help Developing Countries Avoid Debt Crises

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) - Despite many developing countries facing a very real risk of falling into debt crisis - the current options available to assist countries to manage their debts are surprisingly lacking.

  6. The Perils of Writing about Toilets in India

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Nov 06 (IPS) - Journalist Stella Paul was midway through an interview about toilets when she found herself, and the women she was speaking to, under attack from four angry men.

  7. Paris Climate Agreement: Hard Work Starts Now

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (IPS) - The Paris Climate Change Agreement Enters into force on Friday 4 November, just days before the UN's 22nd climate change conference begins in Marrakech, Morocco.

  8. President of UNGA Disillusioned by Unsustainable Development

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 01 (IPS) - Development should be about more than building roads or buying air conditioners, the President of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson told IPS in a recent interview.

  9. Who Should Lead the WHO Next?

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 (IPS) - Health problems increasingly transcend the borders of the World Health Organization's 134 member states, a challenge which the six candidates vying to lead the global body must address with care.

  10. Changing Climate Threatens World's Smallholder Farmers

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (IPS) - Farmers are already experiencing the effects of climate change but can also help to fight it, according to a new report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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