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‘Australia Must Turn Its Climate Rhetoric into Action’
- Inter Press Service
Oct 01 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting in Tonga with Jacynta Fa'amau, Pacific Campaigner at 350.org, a global civil society organisation campaigning for climate action.
Nasrallah: Stronger Dead than Alive
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, USA, Oct 01 (IPS) - There is no question that Hassan Nasrallah was a powerful orator. He could hold millions of followers in rapt attention—even adoration—through his deep voice, logic, passion, and wit.
Georgia’s Dangerous Anti-LGBTQI+ Law
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Georgia's ruling party has put LGBTQI+ people firmly in the firing line ahead of next month's election. On 17 September, parliament gave final approval to a highly discriminatory law that empowers the authorities to censor books and films with LGBTQI+ content, stop discussion of LGBTQI+ issues in schools, ban people from flying rainbow flags and prevent Pride events. The law excludes LGBTQI+ people from adopting children, bans gender affirmation surgery and refuses to recognise same-sex marriages of Georgians conducted abroad.
It’s Time for Rich Polluters to Pay for the Climate Crisis They Created
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 30 (IPS) - The world is standing at a critical juncture. Climate change is not just a future threat—it's here, and it's already devastating lives. From record-breaking heat waves to floods and landslides, the planet is sending us clear signals that we cannot afford to ignore.
Inequality in Access to Abortion Rights in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Sep 27 (IPS) - The struggle for women's right to decide in Latin America and the Caribbean, for their access to legal, safe and free abortion continues in the region, with some countries fully criminalising it, others with severe regulations, and a few guaranteeing better conditions, while threats of regression persist.
Activists Call on World to ‘Imagine’ Peace, End Nuclear Arms
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Sep 27 (IPS) - In any discussion of world peace and the future of humanity, the issue of nuclear arms must be addressed, and now.
‘We Need Competitive Elections so Only Truly Committed States Are Elected to the UN Human Rights Council’
- Inter Press Service
Sep 26 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the upcoming election of new members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council with Madeleine Sinclair, New York Office Director and Legal Counsel at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR).
World Governments, NGOs Announce $350m Investments in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 (IPS) - On the heels of the Summit of the Future and the sidelines of the United Nations High-Level Meeting Week, governments and philanthropies pledged to commit at least USD 350 million to boost family planning, sexual and reproductive health and supplies on the national and global level. As enshrined in the newly-adopted Pact for the Future, seeking new international finance models is critical to solving the issues that the world faces today. The decision to pledge forward is a demonstration of commitment to ongoing health issues.
Dying for a Cause: Environmental Defenders in the Firing Line
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Sep 26 (IPS) - In 2017, South African activist Nonhle Mbuthuma took a stand against the powerful oil giant Shell, halting their plans to explore the pristine Wild Coast.
Cultivating a Culture of Peace
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 (IPS) - As global peace hits its lowest point since the Second World War, the International Day of Peace on September 21 offered a critical moment to reflect on and strengthen our peacebuilding efforts.
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