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UNESCO Protection Crucial – and Controversial
- Inter Press Service
BANGALORE, Jul 31 (IPS) - It took six years for a dedicated team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India, wildlife officials from six Indian states and officials from the federal ministry to secure international protection for one of India’s most precious biological reserves.
Peru Working to Reform Environmental Impact Assessment System
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jul 31 (IPS) - A random review by the Peruvian government of 205 environmental impact assessments approved between 2001 and 2010 revealed that 86 percent lacked complete information on how they had received the green light from the authorities.
Where Are Canada's Missing Native Women?
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Jul 31 (IPS) - First Nations’ leaders are calling on the Canadian government to establish an independent commission of inquiry to investigate at least 582 missing and murdered indigenous women and girls - a wish which was not immediately granted by provincial premiers meeting last week.
Teachers’ Strike Does Not Mean Political Liberation for Swaziland
- Inter Press Service
MBABANE, Jul 31 (IPS) - Swazis should not see the ongoing nationwide one-month teachers’ strike as a movement capable of overthrowing the political regime here, despite the fact that civil servants and nurses have joined the action, according to political analyst Dr. Sikelela Dlamini.
Egypt Opening Doors to Gaza, Slowly
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jul 31 (IPS) - With the election of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi as Egypt's first-ever freely elected president, the Gaza file – especially as it pertains to Egypt's border with the besieged enclave – is fast becoming one of the new president's first major foreign policy challenges.
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - As a follow up to the Rio+20 summit, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced the appointment of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Online Discussion on Prevention of Violence Against Women
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 31 (IPS) - UN Women , which has launched an online discussion about violence against women, is offering a chance to civil society organizations worldwide to provide their views from their own cultures.
Teachers’ Strike Does Not Mean Political Liberation for Swaziland
- Inter Press Service
MBABANE, Jul 31 (IPS) - Swazis should not see the ongoing nationwide one-month teachers’ strike as a movement capable of overthrowing the political regime here, despite the fact that civil servants and nurses have joined the action, according to political analyst Dr. Sikelela Dlamini.
Laos’s Rural Women Await Midwives
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Jul 31 (IPS) - A year after the Laotian government launched a safe pregnancy programme news of this initiative, involving the dispatch of teams of midwives across the country, is yet to reach women in the remote communities.
Groups Vow to Fight Arctic Drilling
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 31 (IPS) - Many environmental groups are concerned over a possible extension of drilling expeditions in the Arctic, as oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, are set to begin drilling in the region as early as this week.
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