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Press Freedom: A Story of Lives Lost, Budgets Slashed, Status Eroded

By Farhana Haque Rahman TORONTO, Canada (IPS) - Press freedom is on...

No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban’s New Rules on Violence Against Women

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with...

Online University Throws a Lifeline to Afghan Women Shut Out of Education

KABUL (IPS) - Ever since childhood, Khatera’s (not her real...

No forests, no economies

Sustainable management that protects and promotes nature amidst growing...

Young Africans Priced Out of Cities as Urban Housing Crisis Deepens

By Promise Eze ABUJA (IPS) - After graduating in 2019, Jeremiah Achimugu left Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria for Abuja, the nation’s capital, in search of better...

Smallholder Farmers Are Not ‘Beneficiaries’, but the ‘Co-Creators of Change’

By Naureen Hossain NAIROBI (IPS) - Eliud Rugut comes from generations of farmers, yet his family expected him to move out of their home and pursue another...

Malnutrition in Nigeria Rises Alarmingly, Urgent Action Needed

By Promise Eze ABUJA, Jan 29 2025 (IPS) - In June 2024, 26-year-old Zainab Abdul noticed her two-year-old daughter growing pale, losing weight, and battling diarrhea. She...

A World Where Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer — and Billionaires Rise

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Perhaps one of the UN’s most ambitious and longstanding projects – the launching of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)– is...

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2024

IPS Correspondents: Our world has witnessed unprecedented levels of economic development. The advance of our technological capabilities continues unabated. Our financial resources continue to grow. Yet, as of...

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No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban’s New Rules on Violence Against Women

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with...

Online University Throws a Lifeline to Afghan Women Shut Out of Education

KABUL (IPS) - Ever since childhood, Khatera’s (not her real...

No forests, no economies

Sustainable management that protects and promotes nature amidst growing...

Why the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need Work, Not Just Rations

By Mohammed Zonaid COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (IPS) - While global attention right...
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