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Afghanistan’s Drought Deepens, and Women Bear the Heaviest Burden

KABUL, October 1 (IPS) - Drought has depleted wells, withered fruit trees, and reduced crop yields across Afghanistan. The heaviest...

A Stronger Future for Coffee Starts Where It Is Grown

ROME, September 30 (IPS) - Imagine your morning coffee. You smell the aroma as steam rises from the cup. It...

BRICS: Growing Ambition, Zero Accountability

BRUSSELS, Belgium / MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, September 30 (IPS) - At the 18th BRICS Summit, held on 12 and 13 September...

Strategic Blindness at UNGA 81: “Super Intelligence” and “Killer Robots” Take Center Stage as Women’s Rights Take a Back Seat

NEW YORK, September 29 (IPS) - “Artificial intelligence (AI) must be shaped by humanity, with humanity, and for all humanity…...

Fragmented Policies Hold Back Agroecology Adoption in Africa’s Congo Basin

YAOUNDE, Cameroon, September 29 (IPS) - Agricultural, land, forestry, environmental and trade policies in the Congo Basin remain compartmentalised at...