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HIV Compounds Poverty in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
Life, already hard in Nepal’s remote western region, is getting worse thanks to HIV infection brought back by men who go to neighbouring India for seasonal work.
OP-ED: Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
- Inter Press Service
Moving the global economy off its current decline-and-collapse path depends on reaching four goals: stabilising climate, stabilising population, eradicating poverty, and restoring the economy's natural support systems.
Old Tsunami Nightmares, New Warning Systems in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
The fear was palpable for Mohideen Ajeemal when he heard the news of an 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on Apr. 11. The last time an earthquake of similar magnitude hit the same area, Ajeemal lost two of his children, a young daughter and an infant son, when massive tsunami waves crashed onto his house on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on the morning of Dec. 26, 2004.
Green Economy or Clean Energy With Equity for Latin America
- Inter Press Service
Latin America and the Caribbean have the potential to uncouple regional economic growth from fossil fuel consumption and develop a 'green economy' based on cleaner energy sources, while at the same time reducing social inequalities.
Sea Change in Climate Adaptation Planning in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
One of the major challenges facing Cuba as it designs climate change adaptation policies is the preservation of its coastal ecosystems against the predicted rise in sea level and increasingly catastrophic extreme weather events.
Who Will Deal with the Thousands of Abandoned Oil Wells in Peru?
- Inter Press Service
Peru has thousands of abandoned oil wells that continue to pollute their surroundings, with 269 considered to pose a serious hazard. But the government has yet to carry out an inventory in order to identify and subsequently clean up and seal them, despite a law passed in 2007 for this purpose.
Bringing the Lost Cheetah Back to India — But at What Cost?
- Inter Press Service
On Monday, the Indian Supreme Court declined to call a scheduled hearing of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding plans to reintroduce African cheetahs, which were declared extinct in 1952 as a result of over-hunting by India’s nobility, into 10 identified sites around the country by May 2012.
Annan: Iran Can Be Part of Syria 'Solution'
- Inter Press Service
Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on Syria, has welcomed Iranian support for his efforts to secure peace in the country, telling Tehran that it can be 'part of the solution'.
South-South Cooperation: The Progress of SAARC in the Current Global Context
- Inter Press Service
The Declaration adopted at the 17th Summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), in Addu City, Maldives (November 2011), reiterated 'the importance of comprehensive cooperation' to promote 'effective linkages and connectivity for greater movement of people, enhanced investment and trade in the region'.
Reports on Sexual Violence in Mali Grow Due to Unrest
- Inter Press Service
An alarming number of acts of sexual violence against women have been reported in northern Mali, according to the United Nations, U.N. Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom called on the parties involved in the unrest-- Tuareg rebels and government soldiers-- to respect international humanitarian and human rights law.
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