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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...

$78 Billion a Year Will Suffice to Abolish Extreme Poverty

Viewpoint by Jonathan Power “Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere” is the first of 17 Goals of the United Nations. The latest data indicate...

How Reparations Can Help Eradicate Poverty and Secure SDGs

Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Jainendra Karn * NEW DELHI (IDN) – Dealing with numbers can take a toll and might make one seek...

Thai Farmer Shows How ‘Sufficiency Economy’ Works in Practice

By Bronwen Evans* CHANTHABURI, Thailand (IDN) – There are generally two reasons why Thai farmers embrace organics – one is health and the other is...

The Pillaging of Mineral Resources Leaves Behind Poverty Holes for Africans

By Jeffrey Moyo HARARE (IDN) – More than a decade ago, he lost his home as diamond miners from China razed it to the ground...

World Population Expected to Reach Nearly 10 Billion by 2050

Yet Another Challenge to Global Goals By Jaya Ramachandran NEW YORK (IDN) – Compared to 7.7 billion today, around 8.5 billion people are expected to inhabit...

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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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