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Turkey’s Accession To European Union – A Long and Bumpy Road
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 30 (IPS) - Since 2004, the Independent Commission on Turkey (ICT) has watched closely developments within Turkey and between Turkey and the European Union (EU). On April 7 the ITC launched its third report, Turkey in Europe: The Imperative for Change.
Small Farmers’ Loss of Land Increases World Hunger
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 29 (IPS) - The world is increasingly hungry because small farmers are losing access to farmland. Small farmers produce most of the world's food but are now squeezed onto less than 25 percent of the world's farmland, a new report reveals. Corporate and commercial farms, big biofuel operations and land speculators are pushing millions off their land.
Low Turnout and Disenchanted Youth Blot Sisi’s Victory in Egyptian Elections
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, May 29 (IPS) - With a result already known before the race started, many did not even bother heading to the polling stations and the streets in Cairo were unusually empty during the election process that ended Wednesday, just like the ballot boxes.
Rural Communities Push El Salvador Towards Ban on Mining
- Inter Press Service
SAN ISIDRO, El Salvador, May 29 (IPS) - Mining is not viable in this country, say Salvador Sánchez Cerén - who will be sworn in as the new president of El Salvador on Jun. 1 - and his team of environmental advisers.
Micronesia Climate Law Seeks to Inspire Global Action
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, May 29 (IPS) - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a western Pacific Island state located north of Papua New Guinea and east of Palau, has become a regional pioneer in drafting national legislation centred on climate change.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda Gains Support for ‘Fraudulent Election’ Recount
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, May 29 (IPS) - When Malawi's President Joyce Banda said that last week's elections were fraudulent and riddled with rampant irregularities, social media went viral calling her a loser.
Ugandan Lawyer Revolutionises Access to Justice with Just an iPhone and Facebook
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, May 29 (IPS) - When Gerald Abila received an iPhone as a gift almost two years ago, the Ugandan law student didn't just use it to text his friends. He used it to create what would eventually become the first organisation of its kind in East Africa — a tech savvy, multi-award winning, not-for-profit organisation that uses Facebook, Twitter, SMSes, and radio and television partnerships to provide free legal advice and consultations.
Obama Stresses Multilateralism over Militarism at West Point
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday stressed multilateralism over militarism in what was billed as a major foreign policy address and a rebuttal to an ever-louder chorus of criticism, mostly by Republicans and neo-conservatives, that his tenure has been marked by weakness and retreat.
Where Will The New Europe Go?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 28 (IPS) - "An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted" is a phrase from Arthur Miller which applies well to the European elections that have just ended. What those elections showed was that disenchantment with Europe as an ideal has grown to a dangerous point.
U.N. Vows to Eliminate Open Defecation by 2025
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - At the height of his election campaign last October, Narendra Modi, India's Hindu nationalist leader, briefly set aside his spiritual aspirations when he told a surprised audience that economic development should take precedence over religion.
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