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Young People at ICPD25: ' We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights'
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 (IPS) - Every day in developing countries it is estimated that 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth. This amounts to 7.3 million births a year.
The UN at 75: Time to Give Citizens a Voice
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 (IPS) - Next year the United Nations will commemorate its 75th anniversary. The General Assembly determined that all the UN's activities in 2020 shall be guided by the theme "The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism".
Campaign Targets UNESCO’s Tie-up with ‘Saudi Spies’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 (IPS) - The United Nations faces renewed criticism over its partnership with Saudi Arabia's Misk Foundation amid revelations that the charity is headed by the mastermind of a recent Twitter spying operation.
Rock Glaciers Supply Water to Highlands Communities in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
EL CÓNDOR, Argentina, Nov 14 (IPS) - In Argentina's Puna region, at 4,000 metres above sea level, the color green is rare in the arid landscape, which is dominated by different shades of brown and yellow. In this inhospitable environment, daily life has improved thanks to a system of piping water downhill from rock glaciers to local communities.
World Youth Call to Governments to Ban All Hindrances to LGBTQI Communities
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 (IPS) - Governments across the world must ban all state-implemented harmful practices against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) community delegates at the ICPD25 tells IPS.
ICPD25: Lessons From the East
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 (IPS) - The Japan Parliamentary Federation for Population represented by Mr Teruhiko Mashiko and its secretariat, the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) has made a clear and concrete commitment to endorse the ICPD25 agenda. Mashiko tells IPS that Japan, as should every country driven by the well-being of its population, should create the best possible conditions to achieve the ICPD25 agenda.
Women with Disabilities Speak out Against Exclusion at ICPD25
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 (IPS) - One in five women globally lives with a disability even as they have same needs and interests as women without disabilities, their access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights remains severely limited.
A New Deal for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 13 (IPS) - Almost nine decades ago, newly elected US President Franklin Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. The New Deal consisted of a number of mutually supportive initiatives, of which the most prominent were: a public works programme financed by budget deficits; a new social contract to improve living standards for all working families, including creation of the US social security system; and financial regulation to protect citizens' assets and channel financial resources into productive investments.
PNG Bougainville Prepares for Historic Vote on Nationhood
- Inter Press Service
BUKA / ARAWA, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Nov 13 (IPS) - The people of Bougainville, an autonomous region in eastern Papua New Guinea (PNG), have aspired to self-government for more than a century. Now their longed-for opportunity to vote on independence will occur on Nov. 23. But, even with a clear majority in the vote count, the region's future, which must be agreed and ratified by PNG, is far from certain.
How can Taps, Toilets & Good Hygiene Help Ensure Sustainable & Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains?
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Nov 12 (IPS) - Water underpins the global economy and agriculture is by far the world's largest water consumer, accounting for 70% of freshwater withdrawals. Global water demands are projected to increase by 55% by 2050 and climate change will present further pressures on water accessibility.
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