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Egypt Rushes to Find Alternative Wheat Suppliers following Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Mar 03 (IPS) - Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to the country in jeopardy. This is especially urgent because the price of bread in Egypt has in the past sparked protests in the country.
International Womens Day, 2022 - Sexual Violence Laws are Failing Adolescents
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 03 (IPS) - At Equality Now, we have been on a years-long journey to track and analyze sexual violence laws and their implementation around the world. This work was born after working with survivors of sexual violence for over two decades and observing that women and girls reported similar barriers to justice regardless of where they were from.
Targeting Only Russian Oligarchs, a Historic Mistake
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 03 (IPS) - The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russian kleptocrats funnelling billions of dollars out of the country and investing them in London and other major global financial centres, prompting political leaders in Europe and USA to crack down on this shady money. Russian oligarchs are believed to hold as much as $1 trillion in wealth abroad, often hidden in offshore companies whose true ownership is hard to determine.
We Must Carry on Paul Farmer's Work on Social Determinants of Health
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Mar 02 (IPS) - Paul Farmer, the legendary global health equity warrior, recently died in his sleep from heart-related complications at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Butaro, Rwanda, the university he co-founded.
With One Million Species Endangered, the Web of Life Is at Risk of Extinction
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 02 (IPS) - These are not by any means just mere figures. It is about the risk of extinction of the whole life cycle. See what is at stake.
It’s Time to Step up for Street Vendors’ Rights
- Inter Press Service
MUMBAI, India, Mar 02 (IPS) - In the second week of January 2022, Purushottam—locally known as Prashant—a street vendor in central Delhi’s Connaught Place area, died by suicide. It was later discovered that the reason for his death was his inability to pay certain debts.
Young Argentine Women Forge a Future in Cooperative Factory
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 02 (IPS) - "We started making shampoos and soaps in the kitchen of a friend’s house in 2017. We were five or six girls without jobs, looking for a collective solution, and today we are here," says Letsy Villca, standing between the white walls of the spacious laboratory of Maleza Cosmética Natural, a cooperative that brings together 44 women in their early twenties in the Argentine capital.
Push for ‘more caring, thoughtful’ relationship with nature: UN chief
- UN News
Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day.
International Women’s Day, 2022 - Women Demanding Justice & Peace in the Streets of Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 02 (IPS) - This will be the second International Women’s Day since the brutal coup erupted in Myanmar – and women remain fiercely in the lead in demanding justice and peace in the streets and behind closed doors.
International Women’s Day, 2022 - Collective Solutions to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 02 (IPS) - The devastating effects of climate change continue to disproportionately affect women and girls in the poorest regions, who have contributed the least to global warming.
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