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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 ...

By Narissa Van Cooten PRIDE Guest Writer “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This catchy phrase immediately transports me back to elementary school. I can almost hear the children’s laughter, feel the hot ...

A Review By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario May 10 — Two enterprising black women of Jamaican descent/heritage, who are creating innovative waves in entertainment, have dramatic productions on, right now, at theatres in Toronto. Trey Anthony, writer, ...

By Marianela Jarroud IPS Guest Writer SANTIAGO, Apr 13, 2016 (IPS) – Rural women in Latin America continue to face serious obstacles to land tenure, which leave them vulnerable, despite their growing importance in food production and food security. “Women ...

By IPS Africa Desk Apr 15, 2016 (IPS) – The plight of 219 Chibok schoolgirls abducted two years ago is all too common in Nigeria’s conflict-affected north-eastern communities, and up to 7,000 women and girls might be living in abduction ...

By Narissa Van Cooten PRIDE Guest Writer Spring is finally here! It’s a time to rejuvenate your look as the warm weather approaches (hopefully!). So why not try this season’s hottest lip trends: Red: Red is a classic option for ...

(NC) Education is one of the most important investments a county can make both in its people and its future. Not only does it give people critical skills and tools to better provide for themselves and create opportunities for a ...

(NC) Despite the wide-ranging evidence of the benefits of physical activity, many young girls continue to make the decision to drop out of sports. According to a new report called Women in Sport: Fuelling a Lifetime of Participation, social pressures ...

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 ...