Supporters and opponents of the Bangladesh quota system for government jobs face off in Dhaka, July 16, 2024. [Source: Md. Hasan/BenarNews] By IPS CorrespondentUNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2024 (IPS) Student protests over the Bangladesh government’s recruitment system have escalated into violent retaliation from the police from the authorities. Today (Friday, […]

By CIVICUSJul 18 2024 (IPS)   CIVICUS discusses abortion rights in Brazil with Guacira Oliveira, director of the Feminist Centre for Studies and Advice (CFEMEA). CFEMEA is an anti-racist feminist organisation that defends women’s rights, collective care and self-care and monitors developments in Brazil’s National Congress. In June, thousands of […]

Confrontation with a Deep Sea Mining Ship in the at-risk Pacific Region.   Greenpeace International activists from around the world have paddled and protested around MV COCO, a specialized offshore drilling vessel currently collecting data for deep sea mining frontrunner, The Metals Company, on its last expedition before it files […]

Country: Haiti Sources: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, UN Children’s Fund, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Haiti’s multifaceted humanitarian emergency needs urgent attention and strategies beyond emergency, three senior UN and EU officials said today as they wrapped up a four-day […]

Michelle Mokone (Left) & Morongwe Mokone (right). Credit: UN magazine   Two entrepreneurs take traditional African designs and sustainable materials and turn them into international success. By Mkhululi ChimoioUNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 2024 (IPS) What started as a pastime desire to sell crafts at local markets, deeply rooted in the […]