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07 March 2023, 08:15

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 06 (IPS) - If you want to have a good reading on women and young girls’ activism, there is a high chance that you have missed an incredibly interesting report.

Read the full story, “International Women’s Day, 2023 - A New Global Architecture to Defend & Promote Rights of Women & Girls”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have expressed concern over reports of increased militarization and intimidation surrounding a multi-billion-dollar urban development and tourism project in Indonesia. 

Read the full story, “Rights experts concerned over intimidation around mega tourism project in Indonesia”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15

The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement due to come into effect on Tuesday.

Read the full story, “DR Congo: Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect Tuesday ceasefire agreement”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15

The Myanmar military has continuously used arbitrary lethal violence against its own people amid an expanding humanitarian emergency, and a worsening economic crisis, the UN rights chief told the Human Rights Council on Monday.

Read the full story, “‘Hope is rare now in Myanmar’, UN Human Rights Council hears”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15
Preview Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk fear being trapped as Kiev pushes for continued defense, AFP reports
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07 March 2023, 08:15

GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar 06 (IPS) - Gender inequality exacerbates the impact of natural disasters, and the consequences of natural disasters compound gender inequality. States must introduce progressive taxation to finance the expansion of rights such as universal access to health care and education, and strengthen women's resilience to natural hazards, including climate change.

She will be called Aya. This is the name that nurses gave to the infant baby pulled from the rubble of a five-story building in Jinderis, northern Syria. A miracle. Beside her, the rescuers found her mother, dead.

Read the full story, “International Women’s Day, 2023 - To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15

BONN, Mar 07 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. When it comes to land, gender inequalities are pervasive. Today, nearly half of the global agricultural workforce is female – yet less than one in five landholders worldwide are women 1. ?

Read the full story, “International Womens Day, 2023
Her Land, Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality & Land Restoration Goals”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15

BRATISLAVA, Mar 07 (IPS) - When D.A.* first heard about the fatal attack on a gay bar in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, last October, their first reaction was a mix of grief, shock and anger.

Read the full story, “Hate Attacks Against LGBTQI People Increase in Europe - Report”, on globalissues.org

07 March 2023, 08:15
In an interview with Al Jazeera, President Mohamud talks Somaliland, the fight against al-Shabab and Somalia's future.
07 March 2023, 08:15
The people were found in good health and it was unclear why the truck driver parked and fled.