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Norway’s Funding Cutoff Is a Wake-Up Call for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

GENEVA, May 14 (IPS) - Norway’s reported decision to review and place on hold aspects of its funding to the...

What Hungary’s New Pro-Democracy Government Means For Rule of Law

SYDNEY, Australia, May 13 (IPS) - Péter Magyar, leader of the pro-democratic centre-right Tisza Party, which recently swept into power...

The Global Epidemic of Violence in an Age of Impunity

NEW YORK, May 13 (IPS) - Violence has metastasized into humanity’s baseline condition. Yet international institutions remain paralyzed by vetoes...

The Tale of Three Countries: Policy Independence Matters for Development

SYDNEY, May 12 (IPS) - The Republic of Korea (Korea), Vietnam and Bangladesh are on three different rungs of the...

The Iran War Is Costing Children’s Lives in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia , May 12 (IPS) - When war erupted in the Middle East in late February, the most visible...