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Sustainable Development Goals Can Guide Asia-Pacific to Build Back Better
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 16 (IPS) - The COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented threat to development in the Asia-Pacific region that could reverse much of the hard-earned progress made in recent years. The good news is we know how to tackle this challenge. Recovery from the pandemic and our global efforts to deliver the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 must go hand-in-hand. The Goals provide a compass to navigate this crisis, faster and greener, everywhere and for everyone.
COP26 and Indias NDCs
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Mar 16 (IPS) - Climate change is one of the most pressing issues that the world is collectively facing at the moment. It is contended that strengthening the global response is pertinent to combat the threat of climate change.
Policy Inconsistencies and Poor Research Slow Young Farmers in Africa
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 16 (IPS) - It is not everyday that a young farmer registers success in his enterprise and vows this is what he will do for the rest of his life. Yet this is the story of Lihle Moyo, a 27-year-old farmer from Gwanda, about 160km south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city.
Magellan, Inquisition and Globalisation
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 16 (IPS) - Globalisation’s beginnings are symbolised by Ferdinand Magellan’s near circumnavigation of the world half a millennium ago. But its history is not simply of connection and trade, but also of intolerance, exploitation, slavery, violence, aggression and genocide.
Are High-Ranking UN Jobs the Political Birthright of Big Powers?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 15 (IPS) - The United Nations has continued to pursue a notoriously longstanding tradition of doling out some of the highest-ranking jobs either to the five big powers, who are permanent members of the Security Council—namely the US, UK, China, France and Russia – or to Western industrialized nations such as Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Germany, plus Japan.
How to Achieve Peace in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 15 (IPS) - There is much expectation about US President Joe Biden's Afghanistan strategy to end the United States' longest war effectively. So far, he continues to rely on Ambassador Zalmai Khalilzad, the Special Envoy for Afghanistan, appointed by Mr. Trump.
Sudan Took Important Step, But Now Should Send the ICC Suspects to The Hague
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 12 (IPS) - Sudanese authorities concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February in its investigation of Ali Kushayb. This much needed step is expected to allow ICC investigators access to Sudan ahead of ICC judges’ deliberations in May to assess whether there is sufficient evidence to send his case to trial.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - More Women Leaders Make Better Societies
- Inter Press Service
APIA, Samoa, Mar 12 (IPS) - The upcoming Samoan election is a unique opportunity to encourage diversity in politicsThis year it will be 128 years since the right of women to vote was first recognized, with New Zealand becoming the first nation to allow the participation of women in its general election in 1893.
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Parity in Lebanon
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Mar 12 (IPS) - The fight for equality around the globe has taken a few steps forward in some countries which provides a glimmer of hope for future generations for increased female participation and representation. However, that particular fight is taking new shapes and forms in multiple corners of the world, where women are still persecuted, silenced, threatened, killed, harassed, and stripped off their basic human rights on a daily basis. The question today is, when will the world become a safer place for women and girls?
Peace & Security in Armed Conflicts Mean Presence of Food & Absence of Gunfire
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) - In 1941, the people of Greece were facing a horrific winter. The Axis powers had plundered local supplies and introduced an extortionate tax on Greek citizens. Allied forces imposed a cruel blockade, cutting off imports. Prices skyrocketed. Hundreds of thousands of civilians perished.
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