Indigenous Bali dogs hold the potential to unlock hidden secrets about ancestral dog diversity. Credit: Sonny Inbaraj/IPS by Cecilia Russell (bali, indonesia) Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Inter Press Service BALI, Indonesia, Feb 28 (IPS) – Bali’s Island’s ancient canine guardians, the proud descendants of lineages tracing back tens of thousands of years, stand on the brink of extinction. Culling triggered by …
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Yvonne Pinto, the incoming Director General of the International Rice Research Institute, at the 5th All Africa Horticulture Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, February 26 to March 1, 2024. Photo Credit: Supplied by Yvonne Pinto by Neena Bhandari (sydney) Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Feb 28 (IPS) – Growing up on a small farming station in Holetta (Ethiopia), Yvonne …
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Paleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now Opinion by Paleki Ayang (juba) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Inter Press Service JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS) – Female genital mutilation (FGM) stands as one of the most egregious violations of human rights, particularly affecting women and girls worldwide. However, when conflict and forced displacement enter the equation, the …
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Israeli missile strikes have caused widespread destruction in Gaza. Credit: World Health Organization (WHO) by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (IPS) – The two devastating military conflicts—Russia vs Ukraine and Israel vs Hamas—have exposed once again the stark reality that the United Nations, created 79 years ago to maintain international peace …
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The humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza as negotiators continue talks in Qatar. Credit: UNRWA/Twitter by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Monday, February 26, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – As negotiations within the UN Security Council and internationally continue, the humanitarian response to Gaza continues to be under threat. Palestine’s representative to the UN has declared that a …
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UN News’s Daniel Dickinson travelled to Madagascar ahead of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26 February, to ask people how they are coping. Life is becoming increasingly challenging in the village of Zanavo Fagnalenga on the southernmost tip of Madagascar. Years of under-development, a series of humanitarian crises and the impact of …
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Opening of the World Social Forum 2024 in Kathmandu Opinion by Isabel Ortiz (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, February 23, 2024 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 23 (IPS) – This week the 2024 annual meeting of the World Social Forum (WSF) was held in Nepal. There were fifty thousand participants from over 90 countries, exchanging strategies to address the multiple global crises, …
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Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the environment’, UNEA aims to define priorities for environmental policies and develop international legislation on the matter. Why is UNEA important? The 2024 Environment Assembly, or UNEA-6, is expected to host a record 6,000 delegates, including seven Heads of State and 139 Ministers and Vice-Ministers, as well as experts, activists, and …
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“For nearly a year now, accounts coming out of Sudan have been of death, suffering and despair, as the senseless conflict and human rights violations and abuses have persisted with no end in sight,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The report details multiple indiscriminate attacks by both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support …
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by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Friday, February 23, 2024 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 (IPS) – Amid an escalation of global conflict and climate change-induced displacements, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is escalating its donor campaign. For the first time since the organization’s formation in 1951, the IOM says it is “proactively approaching all partners to fund this …
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