Karen Yap Lih Huey* – IPS/TerraViva COLOMBO, Aug 18 2007 (IPS) – Sabina Yeasmin Putul has a silent, determined look with her left fist clenched tight in front of her face a vision of strength, grace, and resilience all in one. The 17-year-old Bangladeshi has a lot going for her. Mature beyond her age, she […]
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Lawsuit Filed Against BP Compensation Czar
Dahr Jamail TAMPA, Florida, Mar 1 2011 (IPS) – A first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging gross negligence and fraud has been filed in a Florida state court against Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the 20-billion-dollar compensation fund for victims of BP s Gulf oil spill, and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF). Attorney Brian Donovan of the […]
INDIA: Sex Selection on the Rise Despite Stricter Law
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Jul 12 2011 (IPS) – When Sujatha’s husband learned that she had conceived just five months after they got married, he became agitated over what he called her ill-timed pregnancy . To worsen her husband’s anxiety, a test to determine the sex of the foetus showed she was carrying a girl. Sujatha, a public […]
U.N. Targets Trillions of Dollars to Implement Sustainable Development Agenda
Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the U.N., addresses a press conference on the agreement achieved on 2 August by Member States on the outcome document of the United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 2015 (IPS) – After more than […]
Rohingya Refugee Women Bring Stories of Unspeakable Violence
Women and children who escaped the brutal violence in Myanmar wait for aid at a camp in Bangladesh. Credit: Parvez Ahmad/IPS COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Oct 10 2017 (IPS) – Yasmin, 26, holds her 10-day-old baby, who she gave birth to in a crowded refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, a southeastern district bordering Myanmar. Three weeks […]
Rich in Agriculture, Madagascar Suffers from Extreme Malnutrition
Hanitranirina Rarison is an agronomist specializing in food sciences in Fanilon’I Madagasikara. She is also a Girl Guide and actively involved in its nutrition advocacy program. Agronomist and Girls Guide Hanitranirina Rarison is combining all her skills and experiences to help rid Madagascar of malnutrition. ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Oct 24 2018 (IPS) – As much as […]
Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan
Credit: UNICEF/UNI403619/Karimi KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) – The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are the efforts of those supporting them: teams of community workers made up of family members, teachers in community-based schools, vaccinators, and health workers working around the clock to bring life-saving services in the face of […]