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Inclusive Education to Break the Cycles of Poverty
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (IPS) - In September 2021, children in the northern hemisphere returned to school after the summer break. For some, the end of the holidays signaled a return to normalcy and to the joys of learning after facing months of school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the majority of children in the Global South, however, the return to reality looked grimmer.
Myanmar: In race against time, experts collect evidence of rights violations
- UN News
For more than two years, a UN-appointed team of 59 people has been collecting and analyzing more than two million pieces of evidence about possible human rights violations in Myanmar.
QE, or No QE, That is the Question?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Oct 15 (IPS) - The guardians of the global economy convened in Washington this week to discuss their latest global growth forecasts. The World Bank-IMF Board of Governors meetings have been squarely focused on the global response to COVID-19, with economists warning of slowing momentum in wealthy nations and grossly uneven recoveries across the developing world.
Food Hero: Cameroon’s shrimp entrepreneur
- UN News
A Cameroonian woman who set up her own smoked shrimp business, has been recognized by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) for her contribution towards unlocking the potential of selling shellfish locally and abroad.
From the Field: Lao farmers serve up fish with rice
- UN News
Farmers in Laos are rediscovering ancient practices by cultivating rice and fish in the same field after more modern farming methods are failing to provide them with a liveable income.
Argentina's Small Farming Communities Reach Consumers Online
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 14 (IPS) - The biggest problem for family farmers has always been to market and sell what they produce, at a fair price," says Natalia Manini, a member of the Union of Landless Rural Workers (UST), a small farmers organisation in Argentina that has been taking steps to forge direct ties with consumers.
UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems
- UN News
World Food Day is not only a reminder of the importance of what we eat to everyone on the planet, but also “a call to action to achieve food security around the world”, the UN chief said in his message marking the day on Friday.
Colombians cling tenaciously to peace gains, Security Council hears
- UN News
Five years after an historic Peace Agreement was reached in Colombia, the process continues to show the benefits of ending the conflict through negotiation and keeping victims at the heart of the discussion moving forward.
How Land Management Can Restore Hope to Women in Rural Kenya
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 14 (IPS) - Jenifer Kamba, 33, has always loved farming – a love passed on to her by her late husband after they married 14 years ago. The young farmer duo grew maise, pepper and vegetables on their two-acre farm in Kivandini of Kenya’s Machakos county. Even after her husband died five years ago, Kamba didn’t stop farming. However, of late, the soil looks dry, and her production has declined considerably.
UN underscores support for Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
- UN News
The top UN official in Lebanon on Thursday called for restraint following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding an investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area.
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