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[ ] Opinion by Oritro Karim (new york) Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jul 17 (IPS) – Cities, once thought to be modern utopias that foster innovation, inclusivity, and commerce, actually ended up being hubs for environmental…

[ ] Kanak Pro-Independence supporters display the Kanak flag during a rally in the streets of Noumea prior to New Caledonia’s first referendum on Independence in 2018. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS by Catherine Wilson (noumea, new caledonia) Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Inter…

[ ] “The rapid rate of change, uncertainty and technological developments we’re seeing, against a backdrop of geopolitical turbulence, means any country can be thrown off course more easily and more often,” said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen. The shifts…

[ ] In a report based on 183 interviews with victims and witnesses of forced labour who managed to escape DPRK and now live abroad, OHCHR cited one person’s testimony that if a daily work quota was not met, workers…

[ ] In an alert, Dr Shible Sahbani, WHO Representative to Sudan, said that heavy fighting between Sudan’s rival militaries had made access to El Fasher “completely impossible”, as the country’s warring parties continue to hold talks in Geneva. The…

[ ] A group of women lawyers under the Headfort Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is committed to decongesting Nigerian prisons. by Mohammed Taoheed (lagos) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Inter Press Service LAGOS, Jul 16 (IPS) – Nyeche Uche, aged 60, got…

[ ] A pastoralist gazes into the horizon while taking a break from grazing cattle in Ikolongo Village. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (iringa, tanzania) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Inter Press Service IRINGA, Tanzania, Jul 16 (IPS) – In a…

[ ] Mo’s Crib uses African traditional designs and sustainable materials to make high-end decorative and homeware pieces inspired by nature. Opinion by Mkhululi Chimoio (united nations) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (IPS) – What…

[ ] At the Manila City Jail in the Philippines capital, prisoners lie in neat rows as they demonstrate how they sleep every night. In male dormitory number 4 most do not have a mattress or even a bed; indeed…

[ ] Parliamentarians in the West African country voted on Monday to reject a bill that sought to overturn a 2015 law against the harmful practice, which involves cutting or removing some or all of the external female genitalia. FGM…