By Aruna Dutt UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 2016 (IPS) – Evelyn Amony’s bravery not only helped her survive and escape captivity from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), but has made her an advocate for thousands of abducted women and children ...
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By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, May 26 2016 (IPS) – The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which has played a key role in ensuring maternal health and promoting reproductive rights of millions of women world-wide, is expected to suffer over $140 ...
Read More »Any Ways To Combat Extremism?
By Baher Kamal ROME, Apr 25 2016 (IPS) – “The objective of extremists is for us to turn on each other [and] our unity is the ultimate rebuke for that bankrupt strategy.” This is what the UN chief Ban Ki-moon ...
Read More »South-South Cooperation Needed To Tackle Climate Change
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 2016 (IPS) – As countries came together at the United Nations this week to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement, partnerships were forged between countries of the global South to support the implementation of ...
Read More »Developing Countries Take Lead At Climate Change Agreement Signing
By Lyndal Rowlands UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 2016 (IPS) – An unprecedented 175 countries are expected to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement here Friday, with 15 developing countries taking the lead by also ratifying the treaty. The Marshall Islands, ...
Read More »Will The UN’s New Leader Stand For The Powerful Or The Powerless?
By Lyndal Rowlands IPS Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14, 2016 (IPS) – After hundreds of questions were posed to nine candidates vying for the role of United Nations Secretary-General this week, a lasting question remains; will the UN’s new ...
Read More »Women And Girls Imperative To Science & Technology Agenda
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 ...
Read More »The Empowerment Of Women Will Be Central To Realising Sustainable Global Development
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” ...
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