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U.N. Chief in the Hot Seat over Non-Aligned Summit in Iran
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (IPS) - When Cuba chaired the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) back in 1979, Western nations dismissed the world's largest single political coalition as lacking legitimacy since Havana was considered a close ally of the then-Soviet Union.
Belo Monte Dam Can No Longer Ignore Native Communities
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (IPS) - A judicial order to halt construction of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest may be just one more battle in a long-drawn-out war in the courts over the controversial hydroelectric project.
Belo Monte Dam Can No Longer Ignore Native Communities
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (IPS) - A judicial order to halt construction of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest may be just one more battle in a long-drawn-out war in the courts over the controversial hydroelectric project.
Quotas in Brazil’s Public Universities to Democratise Education
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (IPS) - A new law about to enter into effect in Brazil will reserve half of all admission slots in public universities for students who attended public primary and secondary schools. But the measure, aimed at expanding access to the country’s best universities, will require structural reforms.
Rebels Claim Responsibility for Syria Blast
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Aug 15 (IPS) - The main Syrian rebel group has claimed responsibilty for a series of explosions in central Damascus near the hotel used by the U.N. observer mission in Syria.
Running From the Guns
- Inter Press Service
ATME, Syria, Aug 15 (IPS) - As fighting rages on in Syria, thousands of civilians are fleeing the country with little more than their families and the clothes on their backs, seeking refuge on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Bangladesh 'Fixes' Grameen Microcredit
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 15 (IPS) - Laboni Vhoumik’s lingerie manufacturing unit in the Gopai village of Noakhali district, about 180 km outside the capital, is a forceful argument in favour of the Grameen Bank microcredit model that fosters female entrepreneurship and also relies on it.
Q&A: Hospitals Working to Reduce Their Ecological Footprint
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Aug 15 (IPS) - Medical care is associated with images of cleanliness and good health. Today’s hospitals, however, are major sources of pollution and consume large amounts of valuable resources, like energy.
Surviving on a Meal a Day in Ghana’s Savannah Zone
- Inter Press Service
TAMALE, Ghana, Aug 15 (IPS) - In order to ensure that he and his family survive this year's failed harvest, Adams Seidu, like farmers in other rural communities in Ghana’s Northern Region, has implemented a strategy for survival. They are using what Seidu calls the "one-zero-one strategy" for children, and the "zero-zero-one strategy" for adults.
Syria Report Reveals Crimes Against Humanity
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 (IPS) - In conflict-ridden Syria, both government forces and rebels have committed crimes against humanity concludes the latest report by the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
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