News headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”, page 106
During Ramadan Let’s Focus on Solidarity with Future Generations
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Apr 12 (IPS) - As Ramadan continues through next week, the world’s 2 billion Muslims will focus on the core values of the holy month: helping the poor and committing oneself to the service of others.
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) - "I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban's warning against stitching women's clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master," Noor Wali, 32, told IPS.
India's Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange
- Inter Press Service
PATNA, India, Apr 10 (IPS) - Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna.
At the Mercy of the Algorithm
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Italy, Apr 10 (IPS) - Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers.
Platitudes not Enough: Urgent Investment Needed in Health Workforce
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK, Apr 07 (IPS) - As World Health Worker Week draws to a close on April 7, health organizations from around the world have been celebrating women’s vital role in the health workforce and sharing stories about the enormous value they bring to all areas of health and care.
Transforming Education With Equitable Financing
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 06 (IPS) - With schools now reopened around the world, countries are called to take transformative action on education financing to recover and accelerate learning for all children, especially the poorest and most marginalized.
Rethinking Public Debt as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 04 (IPS) - The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic contraction have pushed the average government debt level in the Asia-Pacific region to its highest since 2008.
US Legislators Strip China of Developing Nation Status
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) - As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The rivalry, which extends from Russia and Taiwan to Iran and Myanmar – where the UN’s two permanent members are on opposite sides of ongoing political or military conflicts– has now triggered a battle on semantics.
The Need for a Strong Legal Treaty on Business & Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 31 (IPS) - The ongoing discussions on an internationally treaty, described as a “legally binding instrument” on business and human rights, remains one of the most neglected issues that should instead command the attention of the public.
The LGBTIQ+ Community Still Oppressed in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 30 (IPS) - The vulnerability and struggles of the LGBTIQ+ community in Venezuela were once again highlighted when the Supreme Court finally annulled the military code statute that punished, with one to three years in prison, members of the military who committed " acts against nature.”
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