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Gambia’s Supreme Court to Decide on FGM Ban
- Inter Press Service
Gambia’s Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often involves forcibly restraining girls while parts of their genitals are cut, sometimes with the wound sewn shut.
Talent Wasted: Afghanistan’s Educated Women Adapt Under Taliban Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, January 28 (IPS) - Young women in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, are trying their hands at unfamiliar tasks in embroidery, tailoring and designing beads in market stalls. Many should instead have been sitting at desks writing computer software or reporting news, the fields they trained for.
Exiled: Myanmar’s Resistance to Junta Rule Flourishes Abroad
- Inter Press Service
CHIANG MAI, Thailand , January 28 (IPS) - From construction and hotel workers to kitchen and restaurant staff—estimates of the numbers of Myanmar migrants living in Thailand range up to six million, with a surge of new arrivals since the 2021 military coup.
‘Since the Coup, Factory Employers Have Increasingly Worked with the Military to Restrict Organising and Silence Workers’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS speaks to the Business and Human Rights Centre (BHRC) about labour rights abuses in Myanmar’s garment industry since the 2021 military coup.
Haiti at a Crossroads: Political Uncertainty and Gang Control Push Nation Toward Collapse
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 28 (IPS) - As Haiti’s Transitional President Council (TPC) approaches its February 7 expiration date and the country remains without a newly elected president, humanitarian experts warn the nation risks further sliding into insecurity, raising fears of broader collapse.
Global South Demonstrates How Countries Can Deal with an Aggressive United States
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Germany, January 28 (IPS) - The United States’ attack on Venezuela marks a key watershed in the world order. We still cannot predict how this violation of another state’s sovereignty will ultimately play out.
Cuts Stall Clinical Trials, Scientists Warn US Risks Losing Its Research Edge
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, US, January 27 (IPS) - Scientists across the U.S., including me, are stressed after a year marked by several changes and challenges, including cuts to science funding that have stalled clinical trials and studies that could improve and save lives. Without funding, scientists worry about how they will support ongoing research and train America’s future workforce, including the next generation of innovators.
Binalakshmi Nepram: Engineering Peace, Creating History
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, January 27 (IPS) - It was Christmas eve: some two decades ago. Binalakshmi Nepram was a witness to the killing of a 27-year-old.
As Korea Ages, Fiscal Reforms Can Help Safeguard Government Finances
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, January 27 (IPS) - Korea’s population is aging faster than almost any other country. That’s because people live longer than in most other countries, while the birth rate is one of the lowest in the world.
From lunch tray to lifelong health: WHO sets global standards for school meals
- UN News
For the first time ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is providing recommendations for healthy and nutritious food in schools around the world.
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