UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) – How are the multiple shocks and crises the world is facing changing how we respond to gender-based violence? Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered high levels of violence against women and girls, the recent Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2022 (SVRI) shed some light on the best […]
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Legal Recognition of East African Sign Languages Key Towards Inclusion
KAMPALA, Nov 30 (IPS) – Since the onset of the Covid19 pandemic, at least two deaf people were shot and killed in Uganda by state law enforcement officers. Their ‘crime’ was being deaf and uneducated. Their inability to hear or comprehend Covid19 containment measures communicated in English led to their death. Read the full story, […]
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Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero?
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 29 (IPS) – The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table currently is insufficient to avert some of the worst potential effects of climate change. The Nationally Determined Contribution […]
Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (IPS) – Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan. Read the full story, “Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (I
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Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero?
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 29 (IPS) – The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table currently is insufficient to avert some of the worst potential effects of climate change. The Nationally Determined Contribution […]
Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (IPS) – Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan. Read the full story, “Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
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Digital Human Rights Need to be Enshrined in Law
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov 28 (IPS) – The upcoming consultation on the Global Digital Compact presents a unique opportunity to ensure that human rights in the digital world are protected in international common standards. Read the full story, “Digital Human Rights Need to be Enshrined in Law”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates […]