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UN Women Calls for Accelerating its Unfinished Business
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 07 (IPS) - Twenty-five years ago, the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing set a path-breaking agenda for women's rights. As a result of the two-week gathering with more than 30,000 activists, representatives from 189 nations unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
World Risks Losing Entire Generation of Children, Nobel Laureates Warn
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 07 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of millions of people worldwide, accounted for over 869,000 deaths, destabilised the global economy and triggered a marked rise in poverty and hunger in the developing world.
But the fallout from one of the most devastating consequences of the spreading virus is on the lives of a growing new generation: children.
COVID-19: Presidents, the Press, and the Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Sep 07 (IPS) - The presidents of the Americas, beyond their ideological differences, seem to agree in questioning the role of journalists and the media in the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, human rights organizations remind us of the fundamental role of information, especially in times of crisis and uncertainty like the one we are experiencing in this 2020.
Americans By Force
- Inter Press Service
MIAMI, Sep 04 (IPS) - Why, in the United States, where change is the most pronounced hallmark, do some aspects never change? Why do many bad habits resist giving way to novelties that prove to be the basis of the success of the most developed country on earth and still the leading power? Why is the explanation for that leadership due to a few factors? Why does Trump profess a visceral opposition to immigration, knowing that it is the key to the country's success? Because millions of his compatriots interpret the sinew of American DNA as a threat to their comparative social advantage.
Mozambique Reels from Repeated Attacks on Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 04 (IPS) - While Mozambique was recently rattled by an arson attack on a local media organisation, experts say that it's only a part of a worrying pattern of continuous attacks on the media in the country.
Nobel Laureates and Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Prevent COVID-19 Child Rights Disaster
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 04 (IPS) - Regina Njagi's four children, aged between 11 and 17, have not benefitted from online learning since the COVID-19 led to the closure of all schools in Kenya, earlier in March. With the closure, Njagi lost her job as a teacher at a local private school.
Not Guilty Verdict in Kuciak Killing - a Chilling Message for Journalists
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Sep 04 (IPS) - A Slovak businessman with alleged links to organised crime has been found not guilty of ordering the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak in a ruling that has left press freedom campaigner and politicians shocked.
The First “Virtual” Post-Pandemic UN General Assembly Meeting
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 04 (IPS) - Although we have not convened in this Hall since March, New York-based delegations have worked tirelessly to uphold the values and principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations, whilst contending with the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Without Help, Low-Income Developing Countries Risk a Lost Decade
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 03 (IPS) - While the COVID-19 crisis is sending shockwaves around the globe, low-income developing countries (LIDCs) are in a particularly difficult position to respond. LIDCs have both been hit hard by external shocks and are suffering severe domestic contractions from the spread of the virus and the lockdown measures to contain it. At the same time, limited resources and weak institutions constrain the capacity of many LIDC governments to support their economies.
Qatar Accuses UAE of Racial Discrimination in UN’s Highest Court
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 03 (IPS) - Qatar officials reiterated their claim on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) be held responsible for their "discrimination" against Qatari citizens, as the third day of public hearings proceeded at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nation's highest court. But foreign policy experts caution that the case is not good for stability in the Persian Gulf region.
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