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UN Security Council Must Halt Disastrous March of Myanmar’s Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Feb 09 (IPS) - Abdu Salam stayed in his village as Myanmar soldiers and local vigilantes burned down dozens of homes there last August. He stayed as news spread of atrocities that soldiers had committed in other Rohingya villages across northern Rakhine State. He stayed because Hpon Nyo Leik village was his home, the only home he'd known, and he wanted to protect his family's property and right to live there.
Pyeongchang Olympics: A New Cornerstone for Peace and Prosperity
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 09 (IPS) - All eyes are on the 23rd Olympic Winter Games and 12th Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang this February. Top athletes will carry their national flags in an opening ceremony which has come to epitomize the international community. Sports fans worldwide eagerly await the Olympics, and this time there is cause for cautious optimism that sport diplomacy may lower tensions on the Korean Peninsula itself. Leaders, diplomats and citizens from the world over will witness North and South Korean athletes walking side by side. For this, there could be few better places than PyeongChang, which means peace (Pyeong) and prosperity (Chang): goals integral to the mission of the United Nations and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Boom Leaving Workers Behind
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Feb 09 (IPS) - Although Bangladesh has made remarkable recent strides like building green factories and meeting stringent safety standards, garment workers here are still paid one of the lowest minimum wages in the world.
Efficient Water Management in Central Asia
- Inter Press Service
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Feb 09 (IPS) - In Tajikistan and other countries of Central Asia, local water user associations have proved vital for efficient irrigation management, and reasonably prolonged training is the key for enabling the associations to perform well.
Power of Partnerships in the Fight Against Poverty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 09 (IPS) - The 2030 Agenda is the most ambitious plan governments have ever developed to eradicate extreme poverty and safeguard our planet.
While it is a global agenda, it will only be achieved by addressing the multidimensional aspects of poverty and through ensuring ownership on the part of communities, local authorities and individuals.
GGGI Eyes Expanding Role in Triggering Pro-poor Green Growth
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 09 (IPS) - Green used to be the color of money. Now it's the word we use to mean actions that don't hurt perhaps even help the environment. Moving from paper currency to the world we live in is progress!
Humanitarian Response Plan for Spreading Crisis in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb 08 (IPS) - The 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for north-east Nigeria demonstrates the commitment of the international community to the people of Nigeria. It is also a clear and positive indication of the strong and continued partnership between us - the international humanitarian community - and the Government of Nigeria.
Inequality also Relates to Education, Health & Illiteracy, not Wealth Alone
- Inter Press Service
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb 07 (IPS) - Antipoverty group Oxfam International got a lot of attention for claiming that there's a global "inequality crisis," but a far more important point is entirely neglected: globally, income distribution is less unequal than it has been for 100 years.
“No Time to Waste” in Ending FGM
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) - More than 200 million women around the world have experienced some kind of female genital mutilation (FGM) and more could be at risk, a UN agency said.
Gaza Health Sector on Verge of Collapse
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) - UN agencies have sounded the alarm on the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, pointing to the devastating repercussions of the ongoing fuel shortages.
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