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Öcalan's Letter: Between Dismay and the Kurds' Need to Believe
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 05 (IPS) - "The PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) should dissolve. I make this call and take historical responsibility," read the letter from Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish guerrilla, on Thursday, 27 February.
Our Silence on Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone Will Not Protect Us
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Mar 05 (IPS) - Over 200 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This is the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
Stitching Hope: Two Afghan Women Rebuild Their Lives with Needle and Thread
- Inter Press Service
Mar 05 (IPS) - Zainab and Mursal, two young Afghan women, had their education cut short by the Taliban. But instead of surrendering to despair, they picked up a needle and thread—transforming their skills into a thriving sewing business that now provides income and inspiration to other Afghan women.
Solar Energy Sustains the Development of Amazonian Communities in Brazil - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
MANAUS, Brazil, Mar 05 (IPS) - Electricity is essential for the well-being and prosperity of traditional riverside communities in the Amazon, as demonstrated by the experience of the Santa Helena do Inglês community, located on the right bank of the Negro River in northern Brazil.
International Women’s Day, 2025 - In Zanzibar, Women Turn the Tide with Sponge Farming
- Inter Press Service
JAMBIANI, Zanzibar, Mar 05 (IPS) - In the early morning, as the tide pulls away, Zulfa Abdallah ties her scarf tightly around her head. She adjusts her goggles, places a snorkel across her forehead, and wades into the chest-deep waters off Jambiani village in Zanzibar. The Indian Ocean is her livelihood now, its waves offering a lifeline to women like her who confront challenges of poverty and climate change.
International Women’s Day, 2025 - It’s time for a Feminist Woman Secretary General at the UN
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (IPS) - In 2025, the United Nations will celebrate 80 years of shaping global policies, fostering peace, and driving international development. Yet, in those eight decades, not a single woman has held the position of Secretary-General.
Funding cuts jeopardize global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
- UN News
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
World News in Brief: Guterres convenes Cyprus summit, violence continues in southern Lebanon, UN aid hub in Chad expands
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced a fresh bid to end the decades-long hostilities over the division of Cyprus through informal talks scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March.
Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears
- UN News
The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the UN on Wednesday as one leading representative of the families of the country’s forcibly disappeared spoke of the continuing pain of not knowing their fate.
UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic
- UN News
A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations committed by armed groups in southeast Central African Republic (CAR), targeting Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees.
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