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22 December 2022, 08:15

BOA VISTA, Brazil, Dec 21 (IPS) - "Roraima did not have a Caribbean character; now it does, because of its growing relations with Venezuela and Guyana," said Haroldo Amoras, a professor of economics at the Federal University of this state in the extreme north of Brazil.

Read the full story, “The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region”, on globalissues.org

22 December 2022, 08:15

WASHINGTON DC, Dec 21 (IPS) - There are two sides to the problem of Gender Parity at the United Nations.

On the one hand, member states need to appoint more women to their senior ambassadorial ranks. There is always tremendous competition for the post of UN ambassador, especially if a member state is on the UN security Council.

Read the full story, “Gender Parity at the UN Willfully Ignores the Facts”, on globalissues.org

22 December 2022, 08:15

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has singled out Gender Parity as one of his key priorities in his second term in office, beginning 2023.

Describing it as “a strategic goal of the Organization,” he pointed out some of the “notable advances achieved in the past five years.”

Read the full story, “Gender Inequality: A Question of Power in a Male-Dominated World, Declares UN Chief”, on globalissues.org

22 December 2022, 08:15
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