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Big Business Depletes Nature, Big Business Supplants Naturewith Synthetic Food
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 27 (IPS) - In case you were not aware, please know that humanity used to cultivate more than 6.000 plant species for food, but now instead fewer than 200 of these species make major contributions to food production. Out of these, only 9% account for 66% of total crop production.
Boosting Food Security and Education in Schools in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
"I like lettuce, but not tomatoes and cucumbers," said nine-year-old Paulo Henrique da Silva de Jesus, a third grader at the João Baptista Caffaro Municipal School in the southeastern Brazilian city of Itaboraí.
Digital Mentorship: The Key to Women's Labour Force Participation in India?
- Inter Press Service
BENGALURU, India, Apr 27 (IPS) - Today, approximately 19 million young women are accessing post-secondary or tertiary education in India. Yet, such education has not translated into expected gains in female labour force participation. Only 34 percent of women in India with post-secondary education are active in the labour force, compared to 81 percent of men.
Girls’ performance in maths ‘starting to add up to boys’, says UNESCO
- UN News
The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as strongly as boys in the classroom – although there are plenty of barriers holding them back.
Democracy Loses Its Glow for South Africans Amid Persistent Inequality
- Inter Press Service
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Apr 27 (IPS) - South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would transform their lives for the better through equality of opportunities. This hasn’t happened.
Lebanon's Food Crisis Will Get Worse
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Apr 27 (IPS) - Lebanon is perpetually at a crossroads, one where local, regional, and international interests seem to play against each other—all the more so today with the war in Ukraine.
More than one disaster a day looming without action on risk reduction, UN warns
- UN News
Human activity and behaviour is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, putting millions of lives in danger, together with a wide range of social and economic gains over recent decades, a new UN report published on Tuesday warns.
Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality
- Inter Press Service
UAYMA, Mexico, Apr 26 (IPS) - Every other Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. sharp, a group of 26 Mexican women meet for an hour to discuss the progress of their work and immediate tasks. Anyone who arrives late must pay a fine of about 25 cents on the dollar.
Young innovators win video competition with ideas for a better future
- UN News
Marking World Intellectual Property Day, on Tuesday, UN patent experts announced the champions of this year’s youth video competition.
Afghan Moms Receive a Fresh Start in the United States
- Inter Press Service
TEANECK, New Jersey, Apr 26 (IPS) - It was a long, harrowing road for Freshta and Shabaneh, two mothers (their names are pseudonyms) who fled Kabul, Afghanistan, late last summer before eventually settling in the southern New Jersey township of Hamilton.
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