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IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’

CIVICUS discusses public art, gender-based violence and censorship in Iraqi Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah, a multidisciplinary visual artist from Sulaymaniyah...

What Isn’t Named Isn’t Protected and being Named Isn’t Enough

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, September 23 (IPS) - Rightsholders came to Ulaanbaatar from across the world, carrying declarations, demands and years of...

Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action

NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) - The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees...

Nature and the Environment: How Can the UN Improve Its Work on the Environment?

APEX, North Carolina / SAN FRANCISCO, California / VIENNA, Austria / SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom / GENEVA, Switzerland, September 22 (IPS)...

Africa Has the Technology to Achieve Food Security—Now It Needs Coordinated Deployment

KIGALI, Rwanda, September 22 (IPS) - Africa is emerging as the world’s fastest-growing technology market, with its innovation ecosystem attracting...