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The Ethics of AI to Ensure Food Security and Development
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 08 (IPS) - One year after the call for a group of international and religious organizations and important multinational companies to incorporate ethics into the design of artificial intelligence (AI), Pope Francis said in a tweet: “I hope that more and more people of good will cooperate in the promotion of the common good, the protection of those lagging behind and the development of a shared algor-ethics”.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Why Green Growth and Climate Action Fall Short Without Addressing Gender Inequality
- Inter Press Service
SEOUL, Republic of Korea, Mar 08 (IPS) - As the global effort to address climate change has strengthened over the last few years, so has the realization that rising temperatures and climactic disruptions disproportionately impact women, particularly in developing countries, as they tend to be more dependent upon natural resources and are thus overrepresented in resource-intensive economic sectors.
The Mexican Economy: A Short or Long Recession Cycle?
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Mar 08 (IPS) - The trend of the Mexican economy during the last two years has not been positive. INEGI, the official bureau of statistics, has just reported that GDP registered a fall of 8.5 percent compared to 2019 with seasonally adjusted figures. But in 2019 GDP also receded, although in far less measure, less than one percentage point.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Why Gender Parity & Diversity are Paramount to a Just COVID-19 Recovery
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 08 (IPS) - To commemorate International Women’s Day, the United Nations has called for “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 World,” as the day coincides with the dark week when WHO declared the virus a global pandemic.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Every Girl Has a Right to An Education
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 07 (IPS) - Access to an inclusive quality education is a universal human right. When the inherent right to a good education is ignored or denied, the consequences are severe. For a girl in country of conflict or forced displacement, the impact is brutally multiplied.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Women Must Continue To Claim Power & Challenge The Unseen Barriers
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Mar 06 (IPS) - Power is an intriguing concept and it means different things to different people. In simple words, power is the ability to influence the behavior of others to get what you want. Power distribution is usually visible in most societies when there is a clear and obvious division between the roles of the men and expectations from women. One can’t talk about power without talking about patriarchy - in which men always hold the power and women are largely excluded from it. Women are almost always taught power and ambition are two dirty words, and should not be linked to their personalities.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Women’s Leadership in the Global Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
BEIJING, Mar 06 (IPS) - Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), and the theme for this year’s celebration is "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." We recognize the tremendous contribution and leadership demonstrated by women and girls around the world in shaping our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a more sustainable future.
International Women's Day 2021 A Post-COVID World Needs Amplified Womens Voices in Politics, Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) - The UN says young women remain particularly underrepresented in politics and disproportionately excluded from consultation on issues that affect them such as climate change. This IPS International Women’s Day article features 2 young Saint Lucian women; one in her first year as a senator and the other, a champion for sustainable living and environmental protectio.
The theme for International Women’s Day 2021, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the COVID-19 World,’ is grounded in the reality that this women’s day is unlike any other.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Recognizing Rural Women as Central to Cost-COVID Recovery: An Imperative for International Women’s Day
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 06 (IPS) - In times of crisis, policymakers have a tendency to prioritize economic recovery while leaving “social issues” like women’s empowerment on the backburner. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, women’s leadership is as essential to full and meaningful recovery as it is to basic human rights. As the world mobilizes to design and build a post-COVID landscape, women’s rights, interests and priorities must not only be included in international recovery agendas but pushed to the forefront. To achieve this, women themselves must not simply be included in the discussion, but equitably represented in leadership roles.
Women Are the Future of Africas COVID-19 Recovery
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 06 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably one of the biggest disruptors to modern day life as we know it. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating; millions of people have lost their lives, tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty and nearly half of the global work force is at risk of losing their livelihoods. Africa is facing its first economic recession in 25 years due to the impact of the pandemic.
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