Stories written by José Domingo Guariglia

Heraldo Muñoz Credit: José Domingo Guariglia/IPS

Q&A: “Reducing Inequality Should Be a Political Priority”

According to the Human Development Report 2011 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this week, Latin America remains the region with the highest income inequality, even as the situation has improved in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.

Pauline Green, president of the International Cooperative Alliance, speaking during the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives Credit:  Rousbeh Legatis/IPS

Q&A: Cooperatives: “Meeting Human Need, Not Just Human Greed”

Different countries may celebrate Oct. 31 in a variety of ways, but this year, the 193 member states of the United Nations (U.N.) launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 to raise awareness about the impact of cooperatives on the development of communities where they operate.

Many in the Latino community are disappointed by U.S. President Barack Obama's failure to push through comprehensive immigration reform. Credit:  Valeria Fernandez/IPS

U.S.: Latinos Call for Immigration Reform, Not Record Deportations

In his campaign, President Barack Obama promised to make comprehensive immigration reform a top priority – a pledge mainly directed at Latino voters.

Members of the Bhorle Community Seed Bank, a cooperative in Nepal. Credit:  Sudeshna Sarkar/IPS

Q&A: Cooperatives a “Compelling Model of Economic Enterprise”

With 800 million members in over 100 countries, the cooperative sector is a globally important group of collective organisations. On Oct. 31, the United Nations (U.N.) will begin a year of recognising their importance by launching the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) in New York.

Natália Garcia, Brazilian journalist and founder of Cidades para Pessoas Credit:  Courtesy of Natália Garcia

Q&A: Redesigning Urban Landscapes with People at the Centre

In May 2011, Brazilian journalist Natália Garcia decided to spend one year travelling to different cities around the world to better understand how to make urban landscapes more liveable for inhabitants.

Rebiya Kadeer Credit: Courtesy of the Uyghur American Association

Q&A: “Things Are Bound to Change in China”

Before 1999, she was best known as the richest woman in China. Her business empire included a trading firm, real estate investments and a department store, putting her among the top 10 wealthiest individuals in the Asian nation.

Mariane Pearl Credit: Courtesy of Mariane Pearl

Q&A: “We Have to Find a Way to Communicate”

"The anger that rushes through me goes well beyond the hellish night I've just lived through. In a flash, I feel a terrible bond not only with the victims of September 11th but also with the kids brainwashed to become instruments of death in the name of an invented Islam," Mariane Pearl wrote in her 2003 book "A Mighty Heart".

Odette Kayirere Credit: Courtesy of Slice Communications/AVEGA Agahozo

Q&A: “Former Genocidaires Still Wandering Free”

The year 1994 was marked by blood. Between April and June, more than 800,000 Rwandans were killed in 100 days, in a terrible genocide that followed the assassination of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and the explosion of racial tensions between the country's two major ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis.

There are enough digital tools for citizens to participate in political decision-making, says Raquel Diniz. Credit: Bernardo Gutiérrez/Courtesy Raquel Diniz

Q&A: “When People Are Mad, They Start to React” to Corruption

The fight against corruption has taken centre stage in the government of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, and has led to the resignation or dismissal of several ministers over just a few months.

Michael Renner. Credit: Courtesy of Michael Renner

Q&A: NGOs Must Play Key Role in Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development

As the United Nations readies for a major international conference on sustainable development next June in Brazil, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are preparing to play a key role in the run-up to the summit meeting and are preparing a plan of action to be adopted by world leaders.

Crime map of Brazil. Red dots indicate most dangerous places. Credit: WikiCrimes

LATIN AMERICA: Citizens Chart Crime Using Online Maps

"I was walking down the street, talking on my cell phone, when a guy on a motorbike came by and grabbed the phone out of my hand. I ran after him but I couldn't catch him. He had probably been following me."

Daniel Mittler Credit: Martin Horak

Q&A: “Governments Must Listen to the People, Not the Polluters”

The historic 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro marked one of the world's seminal international conferences on the environment, creating or reinforcing a slew of U.N. treaties and protocols on climate change, biodiversity, desertification and forests.

Christian Wenaweser Credit: UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Q&A: Budget Woes Could Hamper ICC Investigations

The work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world's first and only permanent court that pursues war criminals, is likely to be hampered by a shortage of funds next year.



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