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Monthly Archives: January 2023
The UN Keeps Shrinking – Amid Pandemic Lockdowns & Flexible Working Hours
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 (IPS) – A new variant of Covid-19, spreading across New York city, is forcing businesses, banks and high-powered financial institutions to re-introduce flexible working hours after a brief hiatus. At the United Nations, the lockdown has reduced the 39-storeyed Secretariat building to a veritable ghost town since most staffers continue to […]
The Year of Inflation Exposes Dogma and Class Bias
SYDNEY, Jan 17 (IPS) – Inflation worries topped Ipsos’s What Worries the World survey in 2022 overtaking COVID concerns. The return of inflation caught major central banks, e.g., the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Bank of England, European Central Bank “off guard”. The persistence of inflation also surprised the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The return of […]
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IP
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Demography Doesn’t Care
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 16 (IPS) – Demography doesn’t care about such things as national strikes over pension retirement ages, public protests about contraception and abortion rights, sexual orientation, habits and preferences, political ideology and party affiliation, dress codes and head coverings, and religious identity, beliefs and practices. Read the full story, “Demography Doesn’t Care”, on […]
Africa’s Vast Arable Land Underutilized for Both Cash and Food Crops
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) – Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present food import costs into Africa, now estimated at 55 billion US dollars a year, could double by 2030. Read the full story, “Africa’s Vast Arable Land Underutilized for […]
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Proving who you are: addressing the plight of those with no legal identity
People who do not have a legal identity, and cannot prove who they are, are likely to end up without opportunities, and very vulnerable in society. The UN’s Legal Identity Agenda Task Force aims to help more than 300 million people acquire a legal identity in their country by 2025. Read the full story, “Proving […]
The Jewish cemetery of Fez, a symbol of cultural harmony
The Moroccan city of Fez, which recently hosted the Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, has long been a melting pot of religions and cultures. Its 200-year-old Jewish cemetery symbolizes the centuries-long coexistence of diverse communities in the city. Read the full story, “The Jewish cemetery of Fez, a symbol of cultural […]
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