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Going to School Without Breakfast in Portugal
- Inter Press Service
Going to school without eating breakfast has become a normal part of daily life for thousands of children in Portugal, whose growing vocabulary now includes the word 'crisis'.
Arrests Reported After Self-Immolations in Tibet
- Inter Press Service
Hundreds of Tibetans have been reportedly detained by Chinese security officers in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, after two Buddhist monks set themselves on fire in protest against China's rule over the Himalayan region last week.
OP-ED: Korea Takes the Spotlight with Yeosu Expo
- Inter Press Service
The Yeosu Expo 2012 exemplifies how the Republic of Korea (ROK) has made its debut on the world stage.
Q&A: Time for a More Sustainable Global Food System
- Inter Press Service
It is vitally important that governments and civil society organisations start transitioning to a more sustainable global food system in order to achieve lasting development.
2012 ushers in a spirit of dialogue for states and indigenous peoples
- Inter Press Service
The Fifth Anniversary of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples calls for a celebration of the achievement of the global indigenous movement and an optimistic outlook for the greater recognition of indigenous rights.
A Tribute to Blue Helmets on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- Inter Press Service
Senior UN officials paid tribute to fallen peacekeepers and hailed the courage of those still carrying out 17 challenging missions around the world, such as in Syria, before focusing on the country’s current critical situation.
Singapore Still Hostile to Immigrants
- Inter Press Service
The crash of a million-dollar Ferrari driven at high speed by a wealthy Chinese expatriate in the early hours of a weekend morning earlier this month has reignited the stormy immigration debate here, highlighting many Singaporeans’ resentment towards foreigners living and working in this small island nation.
Egyptians Protest Choice Between Right and Right
- Inter Press Service
Like the delayed after-effects of an earthquake below the ocean before the subsequent tsunami hits adjacent coastlines, Egyptian anger finally exploded this week after several days of stunned silence following the controversial results of Egypt’s first-round of presidential elections.
Parliamentarians Seek to Deliver Sexual Rights
- Inter Press Service
Lawmakers from 110 countries, representing all continents, pledged here last week to intensify efforts, individually and collectively, aiming to attain the goals on safeguarding people’s rights to sexual health and freedom to determine their reproductive choices. The goals were set at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in 1994 in Cairo.
Cultivating Food Security in Their Own Backyards
- Inter Press Service
Misradi, a 58-year-old farmer from the Jelok neighborhood in Pacitan, East Java, some 524 kilometres east of Jakarta, has found a way to reduce his monthly expenses by 30 percent: instead of buying produce from the local market, he and his family now harvest most of their vegetables from their own yard.
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