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Macron Defends Globalist Approach at UN General Assembly
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) - French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a sombre speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19, denouncing Myanmar's "ethnic cleansing," and calling for better protection of refugees around the world.
Latest Major Hurricane Leaves Dominica “Devastated”
- Inter Press Service
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Sep 20 (IPS) - As Hurricane Maria continues to barrel its way across the Caribbean, details are slowly emerging of the number of deaths and the extent of the devastation left in its wake in Dominica.
Bangladesh Needs to Shore up Its Flood Defence
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Sep 20 (IPS) - Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country with floods hitting almost every year, leaving a trail of destruction despite having early warning systems. Now experts say it is time for the delta nation to think more seriously about how to deal with the recurring onslaughts of floods more effectively by strengthening its flood defence.
Aung San Suu Kyi: A Leader in Denial?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) - After finally breaking silence with a much anticipated address on the ongoing crisis in Rakhine State, Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has disappointed the world as she refuses to acknowledge the plight of her country's Rohingya community.
President Trump at the UN: a Reaction
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) - On September 18 and 19, US President Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the opening of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly in New York.
Small Farmers in Brazil’s Amazon Region Seek Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
ALTA FLORESTA, Brazil, Sep 19 (IPS) - The deforestation caused by the expansion of livestock farming and soy monoculture appears unstoppable in the Amazon rainforest in the west-central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. But small-scale farmers are trying to reverse that trend.
“We are a World in Pieces”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - I am here in a spirit of gratitude and humility for the trust you have placed in me to serve the world's peoples. "We the peoples", and our United Nations, face grave challenges. Our world is in trouble. People are hurting and angry. They see insecurity rising, inequality growing, conflict spreading and climate changing.
Out of Africa: Understanding Economic Refugees
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 19 (IPS) - Not a single month has passed without dreadful disasters triggering desperate migrants to seek refuge in Europe. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 2,247 people have died or are missing after trying to enter Europe via Spain, Italy or Greece in the first half of this year. Last year, 5,096 deaths were recorded.
Ending Modern Slavery
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 19 (IPS) - Two centuries ago, right here in this city soon to emerge as the world's center of commerce, a coalition of clergy, government officials, business leaders and rescued victims rose to fight the scourge of human slavery.
Rohingya: A Trail of Misfortune
- Inter Press Service
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Sep 18 (IPS) - Forsaken and driven out by their home country Myanmar, tens of thousands of Rohingyas are struggling to survive in Bangladesh's border districts amid scarcities of food, clean water and medical care, mostly for children and elderly people.
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