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Refugees from Boko Haram Languish in CameroonMINAWAO CAMP, Cameroon

Refugees from Boko Haram Languish in Cameroon

Tears spring to Aichatou Njoya’s eyes as she recalls the day Islamic militants from Boko Haram arrived on her doorstep in Nigeria.

Mbom Sixtus | Migration & Refugees | Africa

Bring Back Our Girls Campaign Faces “Hope Fatigue”

Bring Back Our Girls Campaign Faces “Hope Fatigue”

The Bring Back Our Girls Campaign has experienced some successes but must now overcome the challenge of hope fatigue, Bring Back Our Girls campaign co-founder Saudatu Mahdi told IPS in a recent interview.

Lindah Mogeni | Gender Violence | Africa
More of the Same: World Bank Doing Business Report Continues to Mislead

More of the Same: World Bank Doing Business Report Continues to Mislead

The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017, subtitled ‘Equal Opportunity for All’, continues to mislead despite the many criticisms, including from within, levelled against the Bank’s most widely read publication, and Bank management promises of reform for many years.

Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram | Global

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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Heads for 50 Years of UN Failure

Thalif Deen | Middle East & North Africa

New Technologies in Debate in Biodiversity Conference

Emilio Godoy | Biodiversity | Global

Right to Information Act to Redefine Sri Lanka’s Media Landscape

Amantha Perera | Press Freedom | Asia-Pacific

War of Words in UN Security Council as Aleppo’s Civilians Suffer

Lyndal Rowlands | Peace | Global

For South Asian Policy-Makers, Climate Migrants Still Invisible

Manipadma Jena | Migration & Refugees | Asia-Pacific

Gender Equality “Clear Priority” for New UN Secretary-General

Lyndal Rowlands | IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse | Global

Putting Women Front and Centre in the Development Agenda

Robert Kibet | Development & Aid | Africa

Developmentalism and Conservation Clash Out at Sea

Emilio Godoy | Biodiversity | Global



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New Effort to Assist People Displaced by Conflict in the Borno Region in Nigeria

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The Real-Life Tale of a Domestic Worker

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Stories of Hope from a Cameroon Refugee Camp

Stories of Hope from a Cameroon Refugee Camp


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More of the Same: World Bank Doing Business Report Continues to Mislead

Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram | Global

Women Human Rights Defenders: Targeted for Identity and Activism

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New Technologies in Debate in Biodiversity Conference

Emilio Godoy | Global

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Emilio Godoy | Global

Anti-Torture Law Helps Pay Off Chile’s Debt to Human Rights

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New Technologies in Debate in Biodiversity Conference

Emilio Godoy

War of Words in UN Security Council as Aleppo’s Civilians Suffer

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Gender Equality “Clear Priority” for New UN Secretary-General

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Developmentalism and Conservation Clash Out at Sea

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