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Oct 16 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses a recently passed law regulating civil society organisations (CSOs) in Paraguay with Marta Ferrara and Olga Caballero, executive directors of Semillas para la Democracia (Seeds for Democracy) and Alma Cívica (Civic . ...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty The growing gender gap between men and women is reflected not only in the world's highest political hierarchies but also in the daily social and economic lives--with most ...

NEW YORK, Oct 16 (IPS) - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Published ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, UN Women issued the 2024 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development Report. This is ...

Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. Stay tuned throughout the day as we take you to Rome for the main event at 10am local time at the ...

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 15 (IPS) - World Food Day 2024 High levels of hunger will continue for another 136 years in many developing countries, according to a new report assessing global hunger.

SYDNEY, Oct 15 (IPS) - Climate justice recognizes differential impacts of climate crisis between rich and poor, women and men, and older and younger generations. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized, "as is always the case, the poor ...

The critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, estimated at over $34 billion, holds "tremendous potential" for the nation when connected with sustainability efforts, say the authors of a new demining report released by the UN Development ...

A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide.

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct 15 (IPS) - Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially with the massive use of social media.

Oct 15 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses Afghanistan's system of gender apartheid with Shaharzad Akbar, Executive Director of Rawadari, a human rights organisation founded by Afghans in exile.