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Things Can Only Get Better for Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 23 (IPS) - The student movement in Bangladesh demanding reform of the quota system for public jobs was the straw that broke the camel's back. The Awami League (AL) government led by Sheikh Hasina, in power continuously since 2008, collapsed on 5th August 2024. With Sheikh Hasina fleeing to India and leaving the country in disarray, her authoritarian rule of 15 years just melted away.
Conditions In Zimbabwe Worsen From El Niño Drought
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (IPS) - On August 7th, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq spoke at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters, detailing the high levels of food insecurity and socioeconomic distress in Zimbabwe as a result of the El Niño drought that continues to ravage the ecosystem. In April of this year, the president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, declared a nationwide state of disaster.
UK: ‘Many in the Climate Justice Movement Are Finding Creative and Imaginative Ways to Protest’
- Inter Press Service
Aug 22 (IPS) - CIVICUS speaks with Chris Garrard, co-founder and co-director of Culture Unstained, about the campaign to end fossil fuel sponsorship of cultural institutions, which oil companies use to try to present a positive public image.
Transforming India's Villages Through Water Harvesting Techniques
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 21 (IPS) - Brij Mohan, a 37-year-old farmer from Deoria, a modest village in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, has a story of resilience and transformation. Mohan, the lone breadwinner for his family, has two children, the eldest just 10 years old.
Biden’s Convention Speech Made Absurd Claims About His Gaza Policy
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Aug 21 (IPS) - An observation from George Orwell -- "those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future" -- is acutely relevant to how President Biden talked about Gaza during his speech at the Democratic convention Monday night.
Various Uncertainties Block Indigenous Land Rights in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (IPS) - A never-ending battle threatens the indigenous rights that seemed clear and secure in Brazil, until the extreme right emerged in 2018 with a force challenging the civilisational advances set out in the Constitution.
Venezuela Struggles to Hold on to Hope
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 19 (IPS) - There was an unusual sense of hope going into Venezuela's 28 July presidential election. Democracy seemed on the horizon. María Corina Machado, the opposition's rallying figure, had inspired a rare level of enthusiasm, promising millions of exiles they'd soon be able to return to a new Venezuela.
Kazakhstan Takes Lead in Global Push for Nuclear Disarmament Amid Heightened Tensions
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO/ASTANA, Aug 19 (IPS) - In a world increasingly shadowed by the threat of nuclear conflict, Kazakhstan is stepping up its efforts in the global disarmament movement. On August 27-28, 2024, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), Kazakhstan will host a critical workshop in Astana. This gathering, the first of its kind in five years, is set to reinvigorate the five existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWFZs) and enhance cooperation and consultation among them.
2023 Deadliest Year for Aid Workers – & 2024 Could be Even Worse, Predicts UN
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (IPS) - Back in August 2003, the United Nations faced one of its violent tragedies when a terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad claimed the lives of 22 people.
Among those killed was Sergio Vieira de Mello of Brazil, the UN envoy in Iraq and High Commissioner for Human Rights, who had a long and distinguished UN career stretching over 30 years.
Gender Equality Has Everything To Do with Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 16 (IPS) - After years of reporting on the frontlines of climate change, I have witnessed the devastating impact extreme weather events have on women and girls. In Kenya's pastoralist communities in far-flung areas of Northern Kenya, West Pokot, Samburu and Narok counties, droughts mean a resurgence in harmful cultural practices such as outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM), beading and child marriages.
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