MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 21 (IPS) — A continuing debate in Latin
America over the content of television programs will take a new
turn in March 1996. That’s when WETV, an international broadcasting
network, will begin transmitting programs intended to “democratize”
communications. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (IPS) — The Chinese authorities’ decision to
charge China’s most prominent dissident with trying to overthrow
the government, is almost certain to reignite frictions with the
United States and Europe over Beijing’s human rights record. Continue Reading

PARAMARIBO, Nov. 20 (IPS) — Spurred on by reports out of the
Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing last September,
Surinamese women say they will be a force to be reckoned with in
upcoming elections. Continue Reading

MANILA, Nov. 11 (IPS) — Abortion is on the increase worldwide
and concerned family planning advocates are more than ever urging
sexual education for the young as part of an overall awareness
program to prevent unwanted pregnancies and/or disease. Continue Reading

LUSAKA, Nov. 3 (IPS) — In the wake of the Fourth World
Conference on Women held September in Beijing, Zambian women have
found an unlikely ally in traditional chiefs, who have joined the
fight for female emancipation. Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (IPS) — Prisoners in the desolate
northwestern deserts of China are being used as forced labor to
grow cotton and grain under army supervision and World Bank funds,
a prominent human rights activist charged here today. Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 (IPS) — The U.N. Secretariat has
accused member states of turning the resource-scarce world body
into a veritable paper factory. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (IPS) — When Namibia fell short of funds
needed to send a delegation to the Fourth World Conference on
Women, the country’s First Lady arranged an auction with the
private sector that raised $7,000. Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 3 (IPS) — An appeal by the Philippines for
a global conference on international migration may be falling on
deaf ears, according to some skeptical U.N. officials and migration
experts. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (IPS) — African governments walked away from
the Fourth World Conference on Women today with much less than they
had hoped. Continue Reading