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Neighbours View Sharif as Yoked to Personal, National History
Following on Nawaz Sharif’s victory in the May 11 national elections in Pakistan, many analysts are indicating cautious optimism on the prospect that the new prime minister can strengthen bilateral...
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New Effort Targets the Leading Killers of Children
An eight-month-old boy with pneumonia is examined by a doctor at Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPSPATH, a Seattle-based global health development organisation, is...
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Insects, from Delicacy to Tool against Hunger
Toasted grasshoppers on sale in the Benito Juárez market in the capital of Oaxaca state, Mexico. Credit: Nsaum75 CC BY-SA 3.0The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s recommendation to consider using...
View ArticleU.S. Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo on Iran
The U.S. Congress moved closer here Wednesday to imposing a full trade embargo against Iran and pledged its support to Israel if it felt compelled to attack Tehran’s nuclear programme in self-defence....
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Remittances Buoy Up Myanmar’s Economy
A port of entry into Myanmar (Burma) from Thailand. Credit: Preethi Nallu/IPSNangnyi Foung reaches into the dryer, pulls out another pair of pants and places it on the ironing board. “I still have...
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Water Debt and Leaks Plague City Residents
Cape Town water activist Nokuzola Bulana says water management devices are not the way to solve water waste and debt for the poor. Credit: Brendon Bosworth/IPSNokuzola Bulana has a problem with leaks....
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OP-ED: A Global Goal on Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and Women’s Empowerment
Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women’s rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to Johannesburg to Cleveland, have...
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Gazans Dying to Enter Israel
Israeli's blockade of Gaza is crippling the territory. Above, selling yoghurt in Gaza in an attempt to make some sort of living. Credit: Eva Bartlett/IPSIsrael’s crippling blockade of the coastal...
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Hungary Losing Its Best and Brightest
As the European Union accuses Hungary of shifting towards authoritarianism, a spike in emigration from the country has led many to speak of a politically motivated exodus. Others suggest that economic...
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African Union Must Do More for Peace
Years of war forced Passion, 13, to live on the street in Goma, eastern DRC. Experts on conflict say that the implementation of non-violent approaches to conflict needs to become a priority in Africa....
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Forestry Programmes Bogged Down in Latin America
Forest in Sierra de Manantlán biosphere reserve in western Mexico.Credit: Comisión Nacional de Áreas ProtegidasIssues related to the ownership of forest carbon and to prior consultation mechanisms...
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Australian Retailers Feel Heat of Bangladesh Tragedy
Garment worker at a Bangladesh factory. Credit: B A Sujan/Map/IPSAustralia’s largest textile workers’ union and activist groups are up in arms that the country’s leading retail chains, who source most...
View ArticleActivists Claim Win as Herakles Halts Cameroon Operation
After coming under fire from environmental and social justice organisations for violations of land protection laws, Herakles Farms, a New York-based agricultural company, has suspended a large,...
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Isolation Devastates East Jerusalem Economy
Israel's separation barrier as seen from Al Ram, once a thriving East Jerusalem community that now sits on the West Bank side of the barrier and has been severely economically affected. Credit: Jillian...
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The Long March Towards Abolition of War
Qadir Sheikh, a landmine victim from Warsun in Kashmir, says that his handicap will mean no education for his two daughters. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPSSlavery. Colonialism. Apartheid. Gender...
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Wind Power Finds a Toehold in Green-Minded Nevis
Turbines at WindWatt Nevis Limited. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPSWhen it comes to generating clean energy and reducing costs, the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis considers itself the leader within the...
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Pakistani Doctors Earn “Only Gratitude” for Treating Fistula
For these young girls in the Sindh province, the prospect of early child marriages means they are exposed to health issues like obstetric fistula. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPSSherhshah Syed is a highly...
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Rapping Mozambique’s Praises and Faults
But for democracy like Mozambique’s to be robust, it needs artists and critics. Credit: Thembi Mutch/IPSMozambique is proud home to not one, but two female rappers who are both qualified lawyers. Yveth...
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Egyptian NGOs Fear Law That Would Cripple Civil Society
Critics of a proposed law say it could harm women's rights and other groups' ability to operate. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPSA controversial bill backed by Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood and submitted to...
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Europe on the Edge of the Abyss
Greeks protesting against austerity measures. Credit: Apostolis Fotiadis/IPSThe economic crisis began in the United States under the administration of then-President George W. Bush, following the...
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