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Wars Impose Lasting Economic Costs, While More Defense Spending Means Hard Choices

WASHINGTON DC, April 16 (IPS) - War is again defining the global landscape. After decades of relative calm following the...

Care for the Elderly

PORTLAND, USA, April 15 (IPS) - Who should be responsible for providing care and covering expenses for the elderly? Should...

The Day the General Assembly Moved to Geneva– to Provide a Platform to a PLO Leader…

UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (IPS) - The United Nations faces two crucial elections later this year: the election of a...

Civil Society Launch a Campaign Against Extractive Industry Exploitation and Land Grabs

NAIROBI, April 14 (IPS) - Over 800 households in Ikolomani Constituency in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, fear eviction to pave...

Why the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need Work, Not Just Rations

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, April 14 (IPS) - While global attention right now is on escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United...