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Muffled Call for Peace Rises in the Caucasus
- Inter Press Service
STEPANAKERT (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Caucasus), Apr 12 (IPS) - Sixty-year-old Irina Grigoryan's voice is drowned out by the merry noise of 230 children waiting for their lunch. Director of kindergarten N3, located in Stepanakert, capital of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Region (NKR) deep in the Caucasus, Grigoryan smiles tolerantly at the din.
Questions Raised about South Africa’s Deployment to DR Congo
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 12 (IPS) - Kholekile Dlamini has been devastated by the death of her son Xolani Dlamini, a South African National Defence Force soldier who died in the Central African Republic. Like many South Africans, she had not even been aware of the SANDF deployment to the resource-rich nation.
Urgent Need for Political Reform in Mali as French Depart: Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (IPS) - With France withdrawing troops after chasing Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) from towns in northern Mali, the central government in Bamako should urgently launch a serious process of national reconciliation, particularly with the Tuareg and Arab minorities, according to a new report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) released Thursday.
Obama's Budget Lays Out Transformative Change in USAID
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (IPS) - Civil society groups here are praising parts of President Barack Obama's newly unveiled budget proposal, saying it appears to build on momentum gathered in recent years toward a robust overhaul of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the country's main foreign aid agency.
Gender Violence, Theft Land Women in Cuban Prisons
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 11 (IPS) - The life histories of Cuban women in prison for murdering their violent husbands or boyfriends show the need for reforms of the criminal code to take account of gender reasons as mitigating factors in sentencing.
Arms Trade Treaty May Take Years to Be Legally Binding
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (IPS) - When the 193-member General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a long outstanding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) last week, there was a lingering question left unanswered: how long will it take to reach the 50 ratifications necessary for the treaty to be legally binding?
Climate Change Drives Spread of Invasive Plants in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 11 (IPS) - Botanist Ramona Oviedo has spent decades combing the countryside in Cuba to study and curb the spread of invasive plant species, a serious problem that has been aggravated by climate change.
Women Miners Blast Through Barriers in Chile
- Inter Press Service
RANCAGUA, Chile, Apr 11 (IPS) - Women are playing an increasingly important role in Chile's mining industry, where little more than a decade ago they were not even allowed in the mines because of prejudice and superstitions.
Mexicans Develop Drones for Peace
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 11 (IPS) - Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, have earned a bad reputation due to their controversial use by the United States in its "war on terrorism", yet they have almost unlimited potential as tools for scientific research.
‘Money Wasted Without Policy’
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Apr 11 (IPS) - As European Commission leaders made calls for EU countries to raise their spending on development aid for the world's poor, groups working in underdeveloped states warned that without more effective aid policies and networks, extra financing may be wasted.
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