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In West Africa’s Benin, Women Make Centuries-Old Salt Production Methods Sustainable
- Inter Press Service
OUIDAH, Benin, June 25 (IPS) - It is barely noon, and a group of women sit near the beach on the outskirts of Djégbadji village, in West Africa’s Benin, sifting through mounds of salt harvested from the Gulf of Guinea’s ocean.
Beyond Commemoration: Why Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Demands Urgent Global Attention
- Inter Press Service
DELHI, India, June 25 (IPS) - Three years ago, during a mission to the Central African Republic from United Nations Headquarters, I met a woman whose story has remained with me ever since. She had survived rape during the conflict. Yet what stayed with her most was not only the violence she had suffered, but the stigma that followed it. When she returned home, her family refused to take her back. In a society where survivors of sexual violence are too often burdened with shame that rightfully belongs to perpetrators, she found herself isolated and struggling to rebuild her life. In that moment, it became painfully clear that for survivors, the violence does not end when the assault ends, it continues through stigma, exclusion, and the resulting silence for most.
Social Business – It’s Time
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, June 25 (IPS) - June 27-28 is the 16th Social Business Day, observed in Savar (Dhaka) Bangladesh. In June 2024 at the Western Sydney University’s graduation ceremony where I was conferred Emeritus Professor status, I urged the new business graduates to purge the world of the… obnoxious Friedmanite idea that is destroying our planet and tearing our communities apart.
New GEF Project Raises Hope for Change in India’s Indigenous Lake Community
- Inter Press Service
DUMBOORNAGAR, India and SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 24 (IPS) - At dawn, when the waters of Dumboor Lake lie still under a pale grey sky, Santo Chakma, 63, nudges his narrow wooden boat into a reservoir that swallowed his childhood.
Of 40 Million People Living with HIV today, 32.1 Million are now on Treatment, Living Long & Healthy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 24 (IPS) - I am honoured to address this High-Level Meeting. I thank very much the President of the General Assembly for her leadership, our Co-Facilitators, and all the Member States for the extraordinary effort that brought us here now.
‘The World Knows What Must Be Done’: New SDG Report Urges End to Wars and Greater Investment in People
- Inter Press Service
SRINIGAR, India & PARIS, June 23 (IPS) - As the world enters the final years before the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a latest United Nations report has revealed that economic uncertainty, climate change, conflict and growing geopolitical tensions are causing hurdles for the countries to meet the targets.
Our Ocean Conference: After Mombasa – Will Africa and the World Make Ocean Promises Real?
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 22 (IPS) - Now that the lights have dimmed in Mombasa and the delegations have gone home, a simple but necessary question remains: did the first Our Ocean Conference on African soil truly move the world from promises to protection? The conference was indeed the first held in Africa, under the theme “Our Ocean, Our Heritage, Our Future,” with a stated focus on culture, communities, livelihoods, marine protection, climate resilience and sustainable blue economies.
Dwindling Humanitarian Aid Devastates the Rohingyas in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (IPS) - Nearly nine years after the violent persecution of the Rohingya minority population in Myanmar and the following mass exodus of refugees, over 1.2 million Rohingya currently reside in neighbouring Bangladesh, where they face immense challenges. With the United Nations (UN) recording significant shortfalls in global humanitarian funding, alongside Bangladesh’s diminishing ability to support these populations, experts warn of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
‘We Came for Action, Not Promises’: Developing Nations Voice Frustration as Bonn Talks Conclude
- Inter Press Service
BONN, June 19 (IPS) - The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support and emissions reductions, leaving negotiators with significant unresolved issues ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye.
How AgricTech Cuts Labour for Zimbabwe’s Female Farmers
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe , June 19 (IPS) - Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe’s female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they spend in the field.
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