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Bringing Back Our Girls Is Not The End of The Story
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - "Wherever war reaches there is rape, and wherever rape is there is trauma, pain and terror" said Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict said here last week.
Political Crisis Looms in Nicaragua in Run-Up to Elections
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Jun 23 (IPS) - The seventh consecutive nomination of Daniel Ortega as the governing party's candidate to the presidency in Nicaragua, and the withdrawal from the race of a large part of the opposition, alleging lack of guarantees for genuine elections, has brought about the country's worst political crisis since the end of the civil war in 1990.
UN Staff Unions Demand Stronger Action on Sexual Abuse
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 23 (IPS) - The United Nations claims it is doing its best to curb widespread sexual abuses in its peacekeeping operations overseas – from Haiti all the way to the Central African Republic.
Rethinking Fiscal Policy for Global Recovery
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 23 (IPS) - Global economic recovery is being held hostage by the ideological dogma of the last three and a half decades. After long contributing to neo-liberal conventional wisdom, in its October 2015 World Economic Outlook, the IMF identified the vicious circle undermining global recovery and growth. Low aggregate demand is discouraging investment; slower expected potential growth itself dampens aggregate demand, further limiting investment.
Xenophobic Rhetoric, Now Socially and Politically ‘Acceptable’ ?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 23 (IPS) - "Xenophobic and racist rhetoric seems not only to be on the rise, but also to be becoming more socially and politically acceptable."
The warning has been heralded by the authoritative voice of Mogens Lykketoft, current president of the United Nations General Assembly, who on World Refugee Day on June 20, reacted to the just announced new record number of people displaced from their homes due to conflict and persecution.
African Fisheries Plundered by Foreign Fleets
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 23 (IPS) - In 2011, Dyhia Belhabib was a volunteer in the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver when she was asked to participate in the Sea Around Us's project to determine how much fish had been taken out of the world's oceans since 1950 in order to better avoid depleting the remaining populations of fish.
Fearing Violence, LGBT Refugees Rarely Seek Help
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Despite their extreme vulnerability, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees often do not seek the assistance they need, since revealing their sexual or gender identities can put them in grave danger.
Latin America and the Caribbean: What does it take to prevent people from falling back into poverty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (IPS) - Latin America and the Caribbean countries have experienced historic economic and social transformation in recent years. This has led to a considerable reduction in poverty and inequality and to advances in closing gender, labor and education gaps. These achievements are the result of a favorable economic environment as well as proactive social inclusion policies.
Aquaculture Meets Agriculture on Bangladesh's Low-Lying Coast
- Inter Press Service
BHOLA, Bangladesh, Jun 22 (IPS) - A continuous influx of sea water is threatening agriculture and food security in vast coastal areas of Bangladesh, but farmers are finding ways to adapt, like cultivating fish and crops at the same time.
The Environment: Latin America’s Battleground for Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 22 (IPS) - 2015 was the deadliest year on record for the killings of environmental activists around the world, according to a new Global Witness report.
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