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Q&A: Women Farmers Are Key to a Food-Secure Africa
- Inter Press Service
While women constitute the majority of food producers, processors and marketers in Africa, their role in the agricultural sector still remains a minor one because of cultural and social barriers.
War Widows Turn to Sex Work in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
On May 18, some 800 women in Sri Lanka’s northern region will hold Hindu religious ceremonies for the welfare of thier husbands who disappeared or surrendered to the military as it moved in to mop up nearly three decades of armed Tamil separatism.
U.N. Warns of Social Fall-Out from Spain's Austerity Plan
- Inter Press Service
An expert body of the United Nations has warned the Spanish government that the severe budget cutbacks it is applying must not undermine its commitment to upholding the economic, social and cultural rights of the country's people.
Plastic Seas Altering Marine Ecology
- Inter Press Service
Plastic trash is altering the very ecology of the world's oceans. Insects called 'sea skaters', a relative of pond water striders, are now laying their eggs on the abundant fingernail-sized pieces of plastic floating in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean instead of relying on a passing seabird feather or bit of driftwood.
Tangled Web of Corruption Debilitates Mexico
- Inter Press Service
Although Mexico has signed several multilateral anti-corruption agreements, so far these instruments have yielded few concrete results in combating the rampant bribery, extortion and embezzlement, according to experts.
Trans Community Celebrates Groundbreaking Gender Identity Law
- Inter Press Service
Under a new law that recognises a broad range of rights for transvestites, transsexuals and transgender persons in Argentina, they will have the right to modify their legal documents to match their gender identity.
Struggles over Land Rights Fall Under the Rio+20 Radar
- Inter Press Service
Land is the missing element at next month's big U.N. sustainable development summit known as Rio+20, where nations of the world will meet Jun. 20-22 with the goal of setting a new course to ensure the survival and flourishing of humanity.
Journalism is Not ‘More Fun’ in the Philippines
- Inter Press Service
Reporters working in the Philippines, the world’s third most dangerous nation for journalists, are having difficulty identifying with the 'It’s More Fun in the Philippines' tourism promotion campaign launched by the Liberal Party-led government of President Benigno Aquino III.
U.S. Treasury Claim of Iran-Al-Qaeda 'Secret Deal' Is Discredited
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Treasury Department's claim of a 'secret deal' between Iran and Al-Qaeda, which had become a key argument by right-wing activists who support war against Iran, has been discredited by former intelligence officials in the wake of publication of documents from Osama bin Laden's files revealing a high level of antagonism between Al-Qaeda and Iran.
An Argentine Perspective on Degrowth
- Inter Press Service
The controversial concept of degrowth receives little press coverage in a region like Latin America. But the idea of a way of life that is not aimed exclusively at GDP growth does have its proponents in Argentina.
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