News headlines for “Democracy”, page 126
How Women Water Volunteers Help Shape India’s Water Future
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Aug 02 (IPS) - “Daily squabbles at the lone water point in Bhubaneswar’s slums, where hundreds of households depended on this single non-potable water source, have now receded into the past,” says Aparna Khuntia, a member of a large cohort of water volunteers who have played an important enabling role in ensuring households in the eastern India city now have their own on-premises potable running tap water available all 24 hours.
Activists Challenge Pharma Company Gilead Over HIV Medication
- Inter Press Service
MUNICH, Aug 02 (IPS) - Campaigners and experts have demanded a breakthrough HIV intervention hailed as “the closest thing to an HIV vaccine” must be made available as soon and as cheaply as possible to all who need it as its manufacturer faces protests over its pricing.
Partnering for Progress: Maldives' Sustainable Ocean Initiatives
- Inter Press Service
MALE, Maldives, Aug 02 (IPS) - The ocean is our lifeline, covering 70 percent of the earth’s surface, it is the source of half of the oxygen we breathe, and it absorbs 26 percent of the carbon dioxide we produce. It is home to millions of marine species, contains 97 percent of all of the water on our planet and offers humankind immense resources.?
79 Years After Hiroshima & Nagasaki: A Grim Reminder of Nuclear Annihilation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 01 (IPS) - The upcoming 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which took place on August 6 and 9, 1945, remains a grim reminder of the destructive consequences of nuclear weapons.
Cambodia’s Young Environmental Activists Pay a Heavy Price
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) - It’s risky to try to protect the environment in authoritarian Cambodia. Ten young activists from the Mother Nature environmental group have recently been given long jail sentences. Two were sentenced to eight years on charges of plotting and insulting the king. Another seven were sentenced to six years for plotting, while one, a Spanish national banned from entering Cambodia, was sentenced in absentia.
At Paris Olympics, Art Runs in Tandem with Sports
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 31 (IPS) - As cheers from beach-volleyball fans fill the air at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on a steamy, sunny day, pedestrians just down the road are enjoying another kind of show: an outdoor exhibition of huge photographs gleaming on the metal railings of UNESCO headquarters.
Intl. AIDS Conference: Trans Man Asks Governments to Pressure Uganda to Repeal Punitive Anti LGBT+ Law
- Inter Press Service
MUNICH, Jul 31 (IPS) - Jay Mulucha, Executive Director of FEM Alliance Uganda, gave an impassioned plea to governments around the world to push lawmakers in his home country to reverse punitive new legislation criminalizing the LGBT+ community.
Harris Is Best-Positioned to Lead the Way
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 31 (IPS) - Within the Democratic field, no potential candidate for president is better-positioned, at this juncture, to defeat Trump more skillfully and pointedly than Kamala Harris. She is writing a new chapter in American history that will chart a new national course impacting future generations.
Left with Few Options: Afghan Women Turn to Risky Online Jobs Amid Taliban Ban
- Inter Press Service
Jul 30 (IPS) - The Taliban's total ban on women’s employment in Afghanistan leaves few options for earning a living. Nevertheless, Afghan women are carving out niches in online business with sheer determination and perseverance.
Sportwashing Allegations at Africa's Top Football Tournament
- Inter Press Service
Jul 30 (IPS) - Following the recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast, a continent-wide campaign has emerged on social media challenging the tournament's main sponsor, TotalEnergies, over its involvement in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
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