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22 Sep 2010
Franco Frattini
By Franco Frattini (*)
01 Sep 2010
Sylvia Borren
By Sylvia Borren (*)
26 Jan 2010
Wangari Maathai
NAIROBI, Jan (IPS) For years, we have been hearing African leaders calling for African solutions to African problems. And for many more years, we have been waiting to see our leaders rise to the occasion and demonstrate strong leadership to resolve the many conflicts that are plaguing our continent. More »
19 Oct 2009
Vandana Shiva
By Vandana Shiva (*)
NEW DELHI, Oct (IPS) Globalisation and trade liberalisation policies have led to the privatisation of water and biodiversity and the concentration of land ownership in India, reversing six decades of land reform and introducing a new form of corporate zamindari -a feudal land tenure system- through instruments like “special economic zones”. More »
25 Aug 2009
Vandana Shiva
By Vandana Shiva (*)
NEW DELHI, Aug (IPS) The privatisation of the earth’s resources is a recipe for famine and desertification, violence against women, hunger, and, as happens in India, the suicide of farmers.
The state of natural resources is shaped and influenced by agricultural technologies and by how natural resources are owned. More »
03 Jul 2009
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid
By Thoraya Ahmed Obaid (*)
NEW YORK, Jul (IPS) The financial crisis that started in rich countries has deepened into a global crisis that threatens to reverse hard-won gains in education and health in developing countries, and women and children are among those hardest hit. That is why the theme of this year’s World Population Day, 11 July, will focus on increased investments for girls and women to boost economic recovery and long-term equitable growth. More »
01 Jul 2009
Sylvia Borren
By Sylvia Borren (*)
NEW YORK, Jul (IPS) After weeks of negotiations, the conclusion of the United Nations High Level Conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis (24-26 June) was a huge disappointment. The summit
was our opportunity to continue lobbying our demands after the Doha Conference on International Financing. More »
04 Jun 2009
By Wangari Maathai, Wole Soyinka and Desmond Tutu (*)
NAIROBI, Jun (IPS) Representatives of African States will meet in Addis Ababa (June 8-9) to “exchange views” on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Prompted by the war crimes indictment of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, the meeting will provide a platform for the Court’s dissenters in Africa, and aim to sew discord among ICC supporters. More »
16 Apr 2009
By Emma Bonino (*)
ROME, Apr (IPS) When news broke about the new Shi’ite Personal
Status Law in Afghanistan, many were appalled by the fact that it
legalises rape within marriage. “Marital Rape Legal in
Afghanistan”, screamed the headlines, and we all reacted with shock
and horror. On closer inspection, however, the law is actually much
worse than we had all thought. More »
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Agriculture is key to women’s livelihoods in rural West Africa and to the survival of the national economies. But despite women’s crucial work on the farms women’s rights to land ownership, control and access to land continues to be neglected. The importance of African women farmers has been long recognized in international development since the [...]
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