Guatemala Praised for Policies on Adolescent Girls
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 2015 (IPS)The government of Guatemala has been praised for a programme helping young women avoid unwanted pregnancies and finish their education.On the opening day...
View ArticleU.N. Says Maternal Mortality Rate Has Nearly Halved since 1990
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 2015 (IPS)The global rate of maternal deaths is reducing faster than any time in history, according to a new report presented to the United Nations on Tuesday.The...
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Eighty-Three Percent of Lights Have Gone Out in Syria
A satellite view of Syria in February/March 2015. Credit Xi Li/Wuhan UniversityBy Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 2015 (IPS)A single image can be more powerful, more descriptive and more potent than...
View ArticleU.N. Audience Shocked by Sexual Health, Abortion Statistics
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 2015 (IPS)Audible gasps echoed through the United Nations’ Trusteeship Council chamber on Tuesday, with audiences told the grim impacts of unsafe reproductive...
View ArticleWomen Often Forgotten In Cases Of Forced Disappearance
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 2015 (IPS)Governments must do more to address the impacts of forced disappearances of women, according to an international justice report released Monday.Since...
View ArticleMillions of Children Impacted by Ebola Outbreak
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 2015 (IPS)Nine million children live in areas affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, while thousands have lost parents to the virus, according to a new...
View Article‘Water Man of India’ Wins Stockholm Water Prize
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 2015 (IPS)A conservationist known as ‘The Water Man of India’ has been named Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for 2015.Rajendra Singh, from the state of Rajasthan,...
View ArticleGuards at Australian-Managed Refugee Detention Centre on Nauru Traded...
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 22 2015 (IPS)Guards at a Nauru refugee detention centre managed by the Australian government traded marijuana for sexual favours from detainees, according to the...
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CSW 59 Wraps up as Delegates Look Towards 2016
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaks at the Commission on the Status of Women, which ended its 59th session in New York last week. Credit: UN Women/Ryan BrownBy Josh ButlerUNITED...
View ArticleGates Foundation Slammed for Plan to Privatise African Seed Markets
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 2015 (IPS)The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has been attacked by activists over alleged support of a plan to privatise African agricultural...
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Global Citizenship Essential for Gender Equality: Ambassador Chowdhury
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 2015 (IPS)At a recent panel discussion on women’s leadership during the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury was the lone male...
View ArticleJoan Baez, Ai Weiwei Awarded Amnesty International’s Top Honour
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 2015 (IPS)Folk singer Joan Baez and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei were announced Tuesday as the winners of Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award.Baez...
View ArticleU.N. Water Report Not “Doom And Gloom”, Says Author
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Mar 31 2015 (IPS)The lead author of a United Nations water report has spoken out about media depictions of his findings, denying the report lays out a “doom and gloom”...
View ArticleLandmine Threats Down, IED Threats Rising
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 2 2015 (IPS)Almost 90 percent of recent deaths or serious injuries to United Nations peacekeepers in Mali have been attributed to improvised explosive devices (IEDs),...
View ArticleDeath Sentences up, Executions down in 2014
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 2 2015 (IPS)Governments worldwide sentenced at least 2,466 people to death in 2014; judgements which have been condemned by rights group Amnesty International....
View ArticleSituation in Besieged Yarmouk Camp ‘One of the Most Severe Ever’
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 2015 (IPS)The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has described the situation inside the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, under attack by...
View ArticleAt Least 18 Already Killed in Yarmouk Attacks: Amnesty International
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 2015 (IPS)At least 18 civilians have already been killed in the attack on the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, according to Amnesty International.The Palestinian...
View ArticleU.N. Rapporteur Calls for Action on Discrimination of Roma
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 2015 (IPS)The United Nations rapporteur for minorities has anti-Roma and anti-‘Gypsy’ bias in her sights.Apr. 8 marked International Roma Day, and United Nations...
View ArticleMexican Human Rights Fight Illustrated in New Graphic Novel Series
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 2015 (IPS)A Dublin-based human rights group has launched a series of graphic novels highlighting the stories of activist groups and rights struggles around the...
View ArticleSpiritual Leaders Urge Action On Nuclear Disarmament
By Josh ButlerUNITED NATIONS, Apr 13 2015 (IPS)Religious leaders addressed the United Nations in New York last week, pleading on moral grounds for global nuclear disarmament.Leaders representing a...
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