News headlines for “Non-governmental Organizations on Development Issues”, page 34

  1. Laureates Call For Moonshot Innovation Effort to Avert Hunger Catastrophe

    - Inter Press Service

    BULAWAYO, Jan 14 (IPS) - Neglected indigenous crops, rich in nutrition and resilient to climate change, are key to tackling global hunger only if governments invest in research and development (R&D) to tap the potential of such innovations.

  2. Malala: 'Honest Conversations on Girls' Education Start by Exposing the Worst Violations'

    - Inter Press Service

    KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 13 (IPS) - “She was at her brilliant best, speaking fearlessly and boldly about the treatment of women by the Afghan Taliban, robbing an entire generation of girls their future, and how they want to erase them from society,” said educationist and one of the speakers, Baela Raza Jamil, referring to the speech by Nobel Laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai.

  3. India: Protests Erupt Over Hazardous Waste Disposal of Bhopal Gas Tragedy

    - Inter Press Service

    PITHAMPUR, India, Jan 09 (IPS) - The local community of Pithampur, India, says the incineration of Bhopal gas tragedy waste is unsafe for their health and environment.An eerie calm prevails over Pithampur, a town 250 km (155 miles) away from Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This town witnessed widespread protests for three days last week following the transportation of large quantities of toxic waste from the site of one of the world's worst industrial disasters in Bhopal.

  4. Colombias Historic Child Marriage Ban

    - Inter Press Service

    MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 08 (IPS) - Colombia has just marked a historic milestone in the global campaign against child marriage, with the Senate passing one of Latin America and the Caribbean’s most comprehensive bans on child marriage and early unions.

  5. Erratic Sales and Government Apathy Hurt Telangana Weavers

    - Inter Press Service

    SIDDIPET, POCHAMPALLY & KOYALAGUDDEM, India, Jan 08 (IPS) - The southern Indian state of Telangana has always been home to exquisite cotton and silk weaves. But in recent years, lack of market access, expensive inputs, and government apathy have taken their toll on the weaving community. As a result, the younger generation is refraining from pursuing this traditional occupation and opting for more lucrative pursuits.

  6. Why Russia's Ban on Child-Free 'Propaganda' Impacts Human Rights

    - Inter Press Service

    BRATISLAVA, Jan 06 (IPS) - “A lot of people are very scared,” says Zalina Marshenkulova. “This is obviously another tool of repression. The state is waging war on the remnants of free-thinking people in Russia and trying to suppress all dissent and freedom,” the Russian feminist activist tells IPS.

  7. Carter’s Virtue Trumps Mendacity

    - Inter Press Service

    ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan 03 (IPS) - The fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House that says, “May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.” President John Adams wrote that in a letter to his wife Abigail in 1800.

  8. A Renewed Vision for Prosperity for Landlocked Developing Countries

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jan 03 (IPS) - Over 570 million people live in the world’s 32 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), spanning across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. These nations face unique and complex development challenges. Their lack of direct access to the sea, geographical isolation, limited infrastructure, and difficulty integrating into global trade and value chains hinder sustainable development and progress.

  9. ‘Digital platforms amplify the Israeli narrative while systematically silencing Palestinian voices’

    - Inter Press Service

    Jan 02 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the challenges Palestinian civil society faces in resisting digital suppression and advocating for justice with Palestinian lawyer and researcher Dima Samaro.

  10. Who Will Save Nigeria's Coastal City on the Brink of Extinction?

    - Inter Press Service

    AYETORO, Nigeria, Jan 02 (IPS) - In 2021, Ojajuni Olufunsho, a 53-year-old resident of Ayetoro, a town along the Atlantic coast, southwestern Nigeria, saw her home swept away by the encroaching sea. What was once a spacious 10-room house, a sanctuary for Olufunsho and her five children, was swallowed by the relentless force of rising sea waters.

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