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In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen

KABUL, June 11 (IPS) - Afghanistan ranks 175th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index this year. Out of...

The World Cup of Human Rights

PERTH, Australia, June 11 (IPS) - This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon kick off. Millions of...

Central Asia Bets on a New Water–Land Pact to Survive Environmental Degradation

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 10 (IPS) - As ministers, diplomats and development officials assembled in Samarkand Congress Centre for a ceremonial...

Violence, Climate Shocks, and Hunger Push The Sahel To The Brink of Collapse

UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (IPS) - Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded...

Reforming Global Finance Is Africa’s Most Urgent Water Policy

Somewhere in Africa today, a woman will spend more than 30 minutes collecting water that may make her and her...