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Arab World Protests Could Reignite Anti-Nuke Campaign
- Inter Press Service
The global civil society campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons could be politically reignited by the phenomenal successes of the grassroots demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia, shadowed closely by Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Jordan.
LIBYA: Ragtag Rebels Stand Firm
- Inter Press Service
The soldiers fighting against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in central Libya lack training, equipment and numbers, yet somehow continue to withstand attacks and push forward toward Tripoli.
MEDIA-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A Bad Case of Quid Pro Quo
- Inter Press Service
At first glance, the Dominican Republic appears to be a bastion of free information, with seven print dailies and seven national television stations. But journalists here say that more subtle means of coercion have become the norm.
Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Côte D'Ivoire
- Inter Press Service
The U.N. has announced that some 200,000 people have already fled the Abobo neighbourhood, in the north of Abidjan. Each morning for a week now, luggage on their backs, bundles on their heads, the sick riding in wheelbarrows, new borns cradled in their arms, thousands of people have fled Abobo on foot.
Medicine Alliance Fighting Corruption in Zambia
- Inter Press Service
'I had always associated corruption with politics and business,' laments Chalwe Kabwesha. 'When I failed to access ARVs and TB drugs at our clinic because of corruption, I got worried.'
AFRICA: World Bank Identifies Five Poor States as 'Growth Poles'
- Inter Press Service
Africa faces an unprecedented opportunity to transform itself, says the World Bank. Its new strategy for the continent aims to leverage growing South-South investment to ensure more inclusive development, while identifying five poor states as 'Growth Poles'.
The Problem of Refugees & Asylum-Seekers in Africa
- Inter Press Service
As hundreds and thousands of refugees and migrant workers continue to be caught up in the political turmoil in North Africa, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is playing a lead role in reaching out to the displaced providing them mostly with food, shelter and medicines.
Eat Chinese, But Eat Safe
- Inter Press Service
Despite a greater government effort to monitor food safety in the wake of high profile contamination incidents — including the 2008 melamine milk poisoning scandal that killed six infants and made 300,000 ill — the majority of Chinese still feel insecure about the food they eat.
Views of U.S. Influence Steadily Climb Under Obama
- Inter Press Service
For the third straight year, views of the United States continued to improve during 2010, according to the annual BBC World Service Country Rating Poll released Monday.
Biodiversity Panel Learns from IPCC Experience
- Inter Press Service
After five years of preparation the international community is expected to launch the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services this year. For some of its proponents, even the decisions of the World Trade Organisation should be subject to its analysis.
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