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  1. WHO Calls for More Data on Violence Against Older Women and Women With Disabilities

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (IPS) - Older women and women with disabilities experience abuse that is unique to their demographics, yet they are underrepresented in national and global databases, according to findings shared by the World Health Organization (WHO).

  2. Why Farmers in India and Pakistan Are Shifting to Natural or Regenerative Farming

    - Inter Press Service

    KARACHI, Pakistan & GUWAHATI, India, Mar 29 (IPS) - Regenerative farming is seen as a climate solution, with advocates saying that it is the most straightforward way to benefit the planet's health and ensure food security. It is growing in popularity in both India and Pakistan, as this cross-border feature highlights.Nine years ago, farmer Sultan Ahmed Bhatti gave up tilling the soil and using most fertilizers and pesticides on his farm in Doober Bhattian, Pakistan.

  3. Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change

    - Inter Press Service

    TOKYO, Japan, Mar 27 (IPS) - In a significant precursor to the United Nations Summit of the Future slated for September, the "Future Action Festival" convened at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 24, drawing a crowd of approximately 66,000 attendees and reaching over half a million viewers via live streaming. The event, a collaborative effort by youth and citizen groups, aimed to foster a deeper understanding and proactive stance among young people on nuclear disarmament and climate change solutions.

  4. The Gambia Must Not Repeal FGM Ban

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, Mar 27 (IPS) - Earlier this month, a UNICEF report on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) showed that while some success is taking place, the pace of progress remains slow - lagging behind population growth, especially in places where FGM is most common.

  5. Global Governance: Time for Reform

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, Mar 27 (IPS) - At last the UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. While stopping short of demanding a permanent end to the violence, it goes further than the world’s peak peace and security body had so far managed since the start of the current brutal phase of conflict in October. But the time it’s taken to get to this point signals an ongoing failure of global institutions to uphold human rights.

  6. Abandoned Children Growing Problem in Northern Syria

    - Inter Press Service

    IDLIB, Syria, Mar 27 (IPS) - Wael Al-Hassan was returning from work in the Syrian city of Harim when he heard the sound of a baby crying.

  7. IMF Urges Non-alignment in Second Cold War

    - Inter Press Service

    ACCRA, Ghana, Mar 27 (IPS) - The IMF no. 2 recommends non-alignment as the best option for developing countries in the second Cold War as geopolitics threatens already dismal prospects for the world economy and wellbeing.

  8. With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste

    - UN News

    While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.

  9. Child Malnutrition in Peru Driven Up by Poverty and Food Insecurity

    - Inter Press Service

    LIMA, Mar 27 (IPS) - Quechua farmer Felipa Noamesa, who lives in the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, prepares a cream of fava bean soup for breakfast every morning with bread and vegetable soup with noodles. Her children are grown up, so her priority is that her five-year-old granddaughter does not suffer from anemia or malnutrition, two problems she frequently sees in her community.

  10. Parents Harness Pedal and Wind Power To Demand Climate Action

    - Inter Press Service

    ROME, Mar 26 (IPS) - Extreme sports are not just for young people. Climate activism isn’t either. Yamandù Pagliano is proof.

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