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World Bank Urged to Include Human Rights in Safeguards Review
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (IPS) - Backed by the German government and prominent civil society voices, United Nations experts are calling for the World Bank to explicitly incorporate international human right standards into its "safeguards" to minimise negative impacts of bank financing on vulnerable communities and environments.
Learn From the Children
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (IPS) - "Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him."
Insecurity the “Achilles’ Heel of Development” in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Development experts here are warning that widespread, unchecked violence against citizens in Latin America is posing a threat to the development of the entire region.
Q&A: Ecuador Guarantees Right to Free Emergency Contraception
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, Apr 19 (IPS) - The government of Ecuador is determined to curb the growing number of teen pregnancies, and has begun to knock down barriers that stand in the way of the right to a responsible sexual and reproductive life.
UNASUR Backs Venezuelan President-elect and Calls for Peace
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Apr 19 (IPS) - Nicolás Maduro was recognised as president-elect of Venezuela by a Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) emergency summit held in Lima to discuss the situation in the highly polarised country, where a narrow electoral result triggered social and political tension.
The Quest for the Autonomy of Mining DRC Province
- Inter Press Service
LUMUMBASHI, DR Congo, Apr 19 (IPS) - The Mai-Mai Kata-Katanga rebel group operating in Katanga, in south eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, say that they are engaged in an armed campaign for the autonomy of the province because they have not benefited from its rich mineral deposits.
Kerry's Mideast Trip Seen as "Going Through the Motions"
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Despite repeated pledges of his determination and enthusiasm for resolving the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian impasse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's recent trip to the region has provoked more scepticism than hope among observers in Washington.
New Dispute Dogs Philippines and Malaysia
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Apr 19 (IPS) - With little sign of a meaningful diplomatic breakthrough on the South China Sea horizons, coupled with a dangerous escalation between Vietnam and China in the disputed waters, the Philippines has faced an added crisis over the Malaysian state of Sabah.
Religious Youth Could Swing Pakistani Poll
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Apr 19 (IPS) - From the local butcher, to the pavement fruit vendor, to the cobbler sitting beside his tools on Elphinstone Road, a busy street in the heart of Karachi, one question is on everyone's lips: Who will win the upcoming elections on May 11?
Major Trade Deal Between EU and Southern Africa Expected
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 19 (IPS) - There is growing optimism that the countries of Southern Africa are within months of concluding negotiations with the European Union on a major new trade deal, after years of hesitant progress and frustration.
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