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Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Sweden Among New Members of UN Security Council
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) - Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden were elected on Tuesday to serve on the UN Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent members, while Italy and Netherlands have split the remaining contested seat.
The Case for Cash in Humanitarian Emergencies
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 28 (IPS) - Currently only six percent of humanitarian aid worldwide comes in the form of cash handouts, yet many aid organisations believe that cash transfers should be seen as the rule, not the exception.
Will Brexit Have Political Ramifications at UN?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 27 (IPS) - The much-ballyhooed British exit (Brexit) from the 28-member European Union (EU) is likely to have political ramifications at the United Nations – both in the short and the long term.
The Brexit Shock – Now All Is Up in the Air!
- Inter Press Service
Lund, Sweden, Jun 26 (IPS) - The UK, Europe and the rest of the world will be affected. But there has been no planning for this anywhere.
It's now all up in the air what this Brexit vote will be the starting point of. All we can safely predict is that we are in for interesting times!
Brex’it, So Be’it; And Then What?
- Inter Press Service
ALICANTE, Spain, Jun 26 (IPS) - The vote turned out like the two referenda held in Norway in 1972 and 1994. And much for the same reason: Protestant break with Rome–Catholic, imperial–Henry VIII made himself head of the Anglican Church in 1534.
Brexit and Ueexit
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 25 (IPS) - The Europeans went to bed Thursday night, with exit polls giving a comfortable margin of victory for those who wanted to Remain. The following morning they awakened to find that the real result was the opposite.
Can Better Technology Lure Asia's Youth Back to Farming?
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Jun 25 (IPS) - Farming and agriculture may not seem cool to young people, but if they can learn the thrill of nurturing plants to produce food, and are provided with their favorite apps and communications software on agriculture, food insecurity will not be an issue, food and agriculture experts said during the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Food Security Forum from June 22 to 24 at the ADB headquarters here.
Xenophobic Rhetoric, Now Socially and Politically ‘Acceptable’ ?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 23 (IPS) - "Xenophobic and racist rhetoric seems not only to be on the rise, but also to be becoming more socially and politically acceptable."
The warning has been heralded by the authoritative voice of Mogens Lykketoft, current president of the United Nations General Assembly, who on World Refugee Day on June 20, reacted to the just announced new record number of people displaced from their homes due to conflict and persecution.
Fearing Violence, LGBT Refugees Rarely Seek Help
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Despite their extreme vulnerability, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees often do not seek the assistance they need, since revealing their sexual or gender identities can put them in grave danger.
The Paradox of Refuge: Rise of Gender-Based Violence in Times of Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 20 (IPS) - Since the outbreak of war in 2011, 9 million Syrians have fled from their homeland, creating one of the graves migrant crisis' the world has ever seen. However, what happens to these vulnerable migrants once they secure the refuge they so perilously seek? Can refuge really bring safety to all? Or is ‘the refugee camp' nothing more than the creation of another war, in this case, fought against one's own troubled people. Particularly, for those who are traditionally stigmatized, such as women and girls.
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