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Photo above is of Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant-Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director UN Women. By Lakshmi Puri UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 2016 (IPS) – Can you imagine an entire day without access to your mobile phone, laptop, or even to the ...

Photo above is of Cheya Chakma (in yellow dress) showing an employee how to fine tune some stitching. Credit: Naimul Haq /IPS. By Naimul Haq RANGAMATI, Bangladesh, Feb 12 2016 (IPS) – On a gloomy weather in a hilly suburb ...

Photo above is of Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland,(1990-1997) and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 to 2002). By Mary Robinson DUBLIN, Mar 4 2016 (IPS) – “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” ...

Photo above is of Walther Lichem, former Austrian Ambassador, President of IPS. By Ambassador Walther Lichem VIENNA, Austria, Mar 7 2016 (IPS) – In 1911, more than one million men and women attended rallies to commemorate the first International Women’s Day. ...

By Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service ROME, Mar 7 2016 (IPS) – On International Women’s Day newspapers and radio shows are filled with women’s voices. Yet too often the media’s attention is fleeting. These are the best ...

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Mar 7 2016 (IPS) – As the world celebrates International Women’s Day March 8, the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) revealed a disappointing low for women’s participation in parliament. The new Women In Parliament 2015 report ...