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Indian Colonialism in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 27 (IPS) - Following independence from Britain, both India and Sri Lanka emerged as leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, which sought to advance developing nations' interests during the Cold War. Indeed, the term "non-alignment" was itself coined by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his 1954 speech in Colombo.
Organic Fertilizers Prove Effective on Tea as Farmers Abandon Synthetic Inputs
- Inter Press Service
KERICHO, Kenya, Mar 27 (IPS) - On the outskirts of Kericho town within Kenya’s Rift Valley region, Kaptepeswet tea farm, an organic tea estate sprawling on a 50-acre piece of land, is a testament that organic fertilizers can be used on mature tea bushes and still produce the desired quantity and quality of premium leaves.
Bangladesh's Ethnic People Safeguarding Forests and Wildlife
- Inter Press Service
RANGAMATI, Bangladesh, Mar 27 (IPS) - Kishore Kumar Chakma, a young man from an ethnic community in Rangamati district, voluntarily guards a village common forest (VCF) so that none can hunt wild animals and fell trees from it.
How to Turn the Tide: Resisting the Global Assault on Gender Rights
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 27 (IPS) - This year’s session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the world’s leading forum for advancing gender equality, confronted unprecedented challenges. With Saudi Arabia in the chair and anti-rights voices growing increasingly influential in the forum, the struggle to hold onto international commitments on gender equality intensified dramatically. On 8 March, International Women’s Day mobilisations also took on added urgency, with demonstrations from Istanbul to Buenos Aires focusing on resisting the multiple manifestations of gender rights regression being felt in communities worldwide.
Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns
- UN News
Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday.
Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.
Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
- UN News
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.
Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time
- UN News
For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday.
DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
- UN News
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.
UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis
- UN News
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war.
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