Global Issues
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Collapse of Gaza Ceasefire and its Devastating Impact on Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Apr 02 (IPS) - The end of the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza is having disastrous consequences for women and girls. From 18 to 25 March—in just those 8 days, 830 people were killed—174 women, 322 children, with 1,787 more injured.
Global Climate Action Progressing, but Speed and Scale Still Lacking
- Inter Press Service
Mar 31 (IPS) - 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. One of its chief architects, Christiana Figueres, says the world is heading in the right direction but warns that urgent action is needed to close critical gaps.
‘Student Protests Have Sparked Solidarity, Empathy and a Renewed Belief in Collective Action’
- Inter Press Service
Mar 31 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses recent protests in Serbia with Alma Mustajbaši?, researcher at Civic Initiatives, a Serbian civil society organisation that advocates for democracy, human rights and citizen engagement.
The Giant Plastic Tap: How art fights plastic pollution
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (IPS) - "The size of the faucet highlights the magnitude of the problem. It makes the problem impossible to ignore. We're used to throwing things 'away'—but when we're confronted with what happens when 'away' is not an option, I think it creates an emotional wake-up call," says Benjamin Von Wong.
Indian Colonialism in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 27 (IPS) - Following independence from Britain, both India and Sri Lanka emerged as leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, which sought to advance developing nations' interests during the Cold War. Indeed, the term "non-alignment" was itself coined by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his 1954 speech in Colombo.
Bangladesh's Ethnic People Safeguarding Forests and Wildlife
- Inter Press Service
RANGAMATI, Bangladesh, Mar 27 (IPS) - Kishore Kumar Chakma, a young man from an ethnic community in Rangamati district, voluntarily guards a village common forest (VCF) so that none can hunt wild animals and fell trees from it.
How to Turn the Tide: Resisting the Global Assault on Gender Rights
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 27 (IPS) - This year’s session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the world’s leading forum for advancing gender equality, confronted unprecedented challenges. With Saudi Arabia in the chair and anti-rights voices growing increasingly influential in the forum, the struggle to hold onto international commitments on gender equality intensified dramatically. On 8 March, International Women’s Day mobilisations also took on added urgency, with demonstrations from Istanbul to Buenos Aires focusing on resisting the multiple manifestations of gender rights regression being felt in communities worldwide.
Will UN be a Possible Target as US Goes on a Rampage?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) - The Trump administration, spearheaded by senior adviser Elon Musk, has been on a wild rampage: mass layoffs of government employees, gutting federal agencies, dismantling the Department of Education and USAID, defying a federal judge and threatening universities with drastic cuts in grants and contracts—decisions mostly engineered by the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
A Test of Humanity: Migrants’ Rights in a World Turning Inward
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 24 (IPS) - The United Nations Refugee Agency faces devastating cuts that may eliminate 5,000 to 6,000 jobs, with potentially catastrophic consequences for millions of people fleeing war, repression, hunger and climate disasters. This 75-year-old institution, established to help Europeans displaced by the Second World War, now confronts an unprecedented financial crisis, primarily due to the US foreign aid freeze – and the timing couldn’t be worse.
‘What’s Next?’ Women-led Movements Fear for the Future
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (IPS) - Women rights advocates who gathered at UN Headquarters for the world’s biggest meeting (10 -21 March) on gender equality have been sharing their concerns about the growing backlash against feminism, and how major funding cuts from donor countries could threaten programmes aimed at improving the lives of women and girls.
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