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  1. From Bullets to Ballots: The Face of Sri Lanka’s Former War Zone

    - Inter Press Service

    VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, Jan 20 (IPS) - In four months' time, Sri Lanka will mark the sixth anniversary of the end of its bloody civil conflict. Ever since government armed forces declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on May 19, 2009, the country has savored peace after a generation of war.

  2. OPINION: After the Terrorist Attacks in Paris

    - Inter Press Service

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    KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (IPS) - What happened in Paris on Jan. 7 – known all over the world – is totally unacceptable and inexcusable.

  3. Caribbean Youth Ready to Lead on Climate Issues

    - Inter Press Service

    PORT OF SPAIN, Jan 19 (IPS) - At 24 years old, Stefan Knights has never been on the side of those who are sceptical about the reality and severity of climate change.

  4. Cuban Diplomacy Looks Towards Both Brussels and Washington

    - Inter Press Service

    HAVANA, Jan 19 (IPS) - Cuba has decided to move ahead in its talks with the European Union towards an agreement on cooperation parallel to the negotiations aimed at normalising relations with the United States after more than half a century of hostility.

  5. In India’s Western Gujarat State, Sustainable Energy Starts With the Sun

    - Inter Press Service

    BARODA, India, Jan 19 (IPS) - It began with an experiment to install photovoltaic cells over an irrigation canal that forms part of the Sardar Sarovar canal network – a massive hydel power project across the River Narmada that irrigates some 1.8 million hectares of arable land in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

  6. Pacific Islands Call for New Thinking to Implement Post-2015 Development Goals

    - Inter Press Service

    SYDNEY, Jan 19 (IPS) - As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of poverty-alleviation targets set by the United Nations, come to a close this year, countries around the world are taking stock of their successes and failures in tackling key developmental issues.

  7. OPINION: A New Era of Hemispheric Cooperation Is Possible

    - Inter Press Service

    MONTEVIDEO, Jan 18 (IPS) - Two decades after the first Summit of the Americas, a lot has changed in the continent and it has been for the good. Today, a renewed hemispheric dialogue without exclusions is possible.

  8. Aid Freeze Over Energy Controversy a Blow to Tanzanian Economy

    - Inter Press Service

    DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 18 (IPS) - As foreign donors drag their feet on injecting badly needed cash into the government's coffers, local analysts are increasingly worried that this will affect implementation of key development projects that require donor funding.

  9. Zimbabwe's Children Are the Battlefield in War to Contain HIV/AIDS

    - Inter Press Service

    HARARE, Jan 17 (IPS) - Fifty-one-year-old Mateline Msipa is living with HIV. Her 17-year-old daughter, born after Msipa was diagnosed with the virus, may also have it, but she has never been tested.

  10. Escape Route Towards Social Inclusion for War-Disabled Gazan Youth

    - Inter Press Service

    GAZA CITY, Jan 17 (IPS) - The Israeli attacks that the Gaza Strip has suffered in recent years have left in their wake a large number of young people who have come up against a further barrier to their creative energies – physical disability caused by military aggression.

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