News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 158
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?
Extent of Violence Against Women During Pandemic Exposed
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 11 (IPS) - COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence became the shadow pandemic on the continent, a recent webinar attended by parliamentarians from Africa and Asia heard.
Prioritise Pandemic Relief, Recovery: No Time for Debt Buybacks
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 09 (IPS) - Developing country governments are being wrongly advised to use their modest fiscal resources to pay down accumulated debt instead of strengthening pandemic relief and recovery. Thus, debt phobia risks deepening and extending COVID-19 recessions by prioritising buybacks.
Worlds Worst Humanitarian Disaster Triggered by Deadly Weapons from US & UK
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - The United Nations has rightly described the deaths and devastation in war-ravaged Yemen as the “world’s worst humanitarian disaster” --- caused mostly by widespread air attacks on civilians by a coalition led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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.
Drug Users Often Do Not Seek Help Because They Fear Legal Repercussion
- Inter Press Service
APIA, Samoa, Mar 08 (IPS) - In the February 12th editorial on the issue of illicit drug use, the Samoa Observer stated that “… there is no data currently available to show that drug abuse including meth consumption levels in Samoa have reached crisis levels, which would warrant the government considering decriminalizing drug use and consumption.”
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.
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