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Pandemic Induced Drop in Remittance Flows to South Asia
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 06 (IPS) - Remittances are an essential part of economic activity in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), including those in South Asia.
The Problem Is Not Trump
- Inter Press Service
MIAMI, Nov 06 (IPS) - The election tie, whatever the end result, that has been revealed is not a temporary phenomenon. The protagonist of Trump's resistance is not the tenant of the White House of the last four years. The real agent, although the constitutional winner is Biden, is that sector that for decades was considered an abnormality.
India: How Did Young People Access Care During the Lockdown?
- Inter Press Service
Nov 06 (IPS) - COVID-19 has developed into an unprecedented public health crisis, the impact of which has been seen across global health systems and services. As the crisis continues to evolve in India, there is a need to examine the impact of the pandemic and ensuing nation-wide shutdown on young people's lives, particularly, their experience of mental ill health.
Punches & Insults: Why Zimbabwe's Women Candidates Want to Change the Political Playing Field
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 06 (IPS) - "I have long given up on active politics," Gertrude Sidambe, a 36-year-old member of one of Zimbabwe's opposition parties, tells IPS.
When female members of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front complained last month about political violence as male members chose brawn over brains to solicit for positions, the party's National Secretary for Women's Affairs Mabel Chinomona advised that they enter the punch-and-insult battlefield and "fight" like everyone else.
Growing Resilient Food Systems Post Covid Is Key for Africa
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Nov 06 (IPS) - When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more - it's also about quality: producing food that is wholesome and preserved safely.
UN Takes Preventive Measures Following 5,660 Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases System-Wide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic response, I would like to assure you once again that the health and safety of personnel and delegates continues to be our number one priority.
UN’s $5.1 Billion Shortfall Threatens Operations Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - When the United Nations was struggling to cope with a cash crisis back in April 1996, one of the many drastic measures it undertook was to cut down on its staff.
South Africa has Failed to Harness the Digital Revolution: How It Can Fix the Problem
- Inter Press Service
Nov 05 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a migration from physical work spaces in many sectors of the economy to online, digital services, supported by staff working from home. Parts of the economy such as mining, manufacturing and hospitality still require workers to be physically present. But other sectors have discovered that virtual platforms are effective substitutes for offices.
Women in War-Ravaged Afghanistan Fight Back for Their Rights
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 05 (IPS) - Bullets, bombs, tyranny and torture. Children crying for food, civilians struggling to survive, women unable to walk out of their homes freely. When we are not under siege from bombs and landmines, ordinary Afghans suffer from hunger, natural hazards and poverty.
Forced Child Marriage & Conversion: Public Discussion & Legal Reforms Called for in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 04 (IPS) - October 13 began like any other day at the Lal house as Raja Lal and his wife Rita Raja left for work at 7:30 am.
"I made the usual breakfast of anda paratha (egg and flat bread) and told my eldest to lock the door from inside," Raja, who works as an ayah in a school, told IPS. Their 13-year old daughter, the youngest of their four children, did not go to school that day as her school shoes no longer fit and her parents hadn't bought her a new pair yet.
Little did they know that that day was the beginning of a nightmare for the Lal household. Their daughter would then allegedly be "abducted, forcefully converted and married in just one day", Lal, a Christian, told IPS.
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