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Full Gender Equality Almost 300 Years Away at Current Rate of Progress
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Sep 15 (IPS) - While women in rich societies are paid around 25% less than men for equal jobs, those living in impoverished countries receive by far much lower salaries, if any at all.
Brazilian artist’s mural ‘for the planet’ proves big draw for UN General Assembly
- UN News
World leaders arriving at UN Headquarters for next week’s High Level General Assembly meetings, will be greeted by a powerful and striking new mural from renowned Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, focusing attention on climate change and stewardship of the planet.
Human rights: Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
- UN News
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned.
Let’s Fight for What Counts to End AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Sep 15 (IPS) - Next week, taking place alongside the UN General Assembly, President Biden hosts a financing summit in New York of such importance that it will determine if millions of people live, will shape the world around us for years to come and will set the future direction of global health. At least $18 billion is needed to fund the work of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
UN South-South Event Highlights Power of Cooperation for Peace and Development
- Inter Press Service
Toronto, Sep 15 (IPS) - A UN panel held underlined the impact of South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) projects as vital tools for enabling sustainable development and peace in developing countries.
Great Wind and Solar Potential Boosts Green Hydrogen in Northern Brazil
- Inter Press Service
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Sep 15 (IPS) - Brazil could become a world leader in the production of green hydrogen, and the northeastern state of Ceará has anticipated this future role by making the port of Pecém, with its export processing zone, a hub for this energy source.
Pakistan Flooding Shows 'Adapting' to Climate Change Can Be a Dangerous Illusion
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Sep 14 (IPS) - One third of Pakistan is now under water. The scope of the destruction is difficult to fathom, not just the enormity of the devastation its people are facing today, but also the damage to its infrastructure, its buildings, and its economy that will weigh heavily on the country for months and even years to come.
USA and Russia: Pursuit of Global Hegemony
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sep 14 (IPS) - Can a pitiless, offensive war waged against a sovereign state be justified? In my opinion the answer is an unequivocal “No!”. Ukraine has the right to defend itself against Russia’s reckless and extremely destructive invasion and EU’s support to a neighbouring country attacked by a superior enemy is definitely correct. However, several Latin American intellectuals and leaders are willing to accept Putin’s narrative, instead of Zelensky’s, namely that the war in Ukraine is actually a war between Russia and USA, which by stalling Russia’s and China’s ambitions intends to maintain its supremacy as a superpower, while using Ukraine as a pawn in its power game.
Unsettled Lives in a Troubled World
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 14 (IPS) - Cross-continent vacations seem to be the norm once again with the lessening of COVID-19 while new cities are being built with skyscraping $4M condos shooting up in a matter of months, and just-out-of-University millennials launching into their careers with minimum start-off salaries of $75K.
Building Leadership for Teachers in the Developing World
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 13 (IPS) - If we truly want to re-imagine the role education can play in the decades to come, it is going to be indispensable to take drastic measures to elevate the role of teachers in developing countries.
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