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Proposed Global Accord Called a Disaster for Public Services
A school in Papua New Guinea. “Services” refers to an extremely broad array of sectors, including education, water and energy provision, health, banking, construction, retail and much more. Credit:...
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Street Power Takes On Gold
Eugen David, former miner turned farmer and inhabitant of Rosia Montana, speaking to protesters in Piata Universitatii in Bucharest. Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/IPS.Street protests are snowballing in...
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Forest Communities Draw a REDD Line
Michael Kusolo and his wife Mary lost all their four children in landslides that occurred in 2012 on the steep slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda’s Bududa District. Experts say that it is...
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Kenyans Seek Justice as ICC Case Falters
William Ruto addressing a crowd in Central Kenya, during an unexpected break in his trial that begun Sept. 10. He is confident that charges against him will be dropped. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPSAs...
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The Emerging Economies and the G20 Summit at St. Petersburg
The eighth G20 Summit convened in St. Petersburg on Sept. 5-6, 2013 was dominated by the Syrian crisis, deflecting attention from the mandate of the gathering to serve as the premier forum for...
View ArticleUzbekistan to Allow Cotton Harvest Monitoring
Giving in to sustained international pressure, authoritarian Uzbekistan is opening up its cotton fields to international monitors this fall. The International Labour Organisation has confirmed to...
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Climate Change Threatens Crop Yields in Brazil
Field of soy in Não-Me-Toque, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Credit: Nilson Konrad/IPSCrop yields in Brazil, an agricultural powerhouse, are set to decline as a result of climate change, according...
View ArticleHomosexuals Cornered in Russia
“It’s okay to be gay in Russia if you live in a big city such as St. Petersburg or Moscow, study at university or work at a liberal company, but even here you can’t feel absolutely safe,” says Nikita...
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Free Lunches Come at an Environmental Cost
Cooking for a midday meal in Bangalore. Credit: Keya Acharya/IPSIn spite of India’s much-publicised national renewable energy policy as part of its international commitments to reduce carbon emissions,...
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Nigerians Uncertain of Future in Bakassi Peninsula
The Bakassi Peninsula, an area bordering Nigeria and Cameroon, lacks basic resources. Although primary education is free, enrolment rates are less than 50 percent. Credit: Ngala Killian...
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Trinidad Cracks Down on Destructive Shrimp Trawling
Trinidad's artisanal fishers have welcomed the ban on shrimp trawling. Credit: Courtesy of Fundación Proteger/IPSDianne Christian Simmons recalls the days when she would head out with her husband on...
View ArticleOP-ED: Financing of Disaster Risk Reduction Needs Urgent Reform
Over 20 years, disaster losses in developing nations have amounted to 862 billion dollars (a considerable under-estimate). During this period the international community has spent just 13.5 billion...
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Credit Rating Reform Overlooks Developing World
Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam. Credit: creative commonsThe concerns of developing countries about credit rating agencies (CRAs) risk going unheard as regulatory bodies around...
View ArticleOP-ED: High Opportunity for Nuclear Disarmament at High-Level Meeting
Every nation in the world has been invited to participate at the highest political level in the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament scheduled for Sep. 26. This has never...
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Wanted for War Crimes, Sudan’s President Threatens U.N. Appearance
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused of war crimes and genocide in the politically-troubled Darfur region, is apparently planning to visit New York and address the U.N. General Assembly...
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U.S. to Require Disclosure of Worker-to-CEO Pay Gap
Fast food workers on strike in New York City, July 2013. Credit: mtume_soul/cc by 2.0Regulators here are proposing that most U.S. corporations be required to provide annual public reporting on how the...
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U.S. Urged to Curb Militarisation in Latin America
A military checkpoint on Colombia's Atrato River. Credit: Jesús Abad Colorado/IPSThe United States needs to phase down its drug war and tighten the reins on its cooperation with local militaries and...
View ArticleWatchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors
Member governments, security companies and civil society organisations on Thursday formally created the first international body to be tasked with the monitoring and oversight of private military...
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Headed Somewhere in Europe, Somehow
A man walks by the police checkpoint in Gundik Shalal in northeast Syria. The war in Syria has increased the number of refugees seeking refuge in Europe. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS.While the...
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Rising Seas Not the Only Culprit Behind Kiribati’s Woes
Broken seawalls, like this one in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, often have no connection with sea-level rise. Credit: Christopher Pala/IPSScientists say dredging, building causeways and...
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