Ecobreves – CHILE: Alarm Sounds on GM Crop Expansion

The area in Chile planted with genetically modified crops - mostly maize, soy and canola - expanded from 24,921 hectares in 2007 to 30,101 hectares in 2008-2009, "without sufficient regulations to protect traditional seeds and the sites of origin."

MALAYSIA: State of Sarawak Forests: Gov’t Agency Stands by Report

For a long time, activists had believed that rainforests in the vast northwest Borneo state of Sarawak were being logged unsustainably, rapidly making way for tree (acacia) plantations, oil palm plantations, dams and secondary growth. But few listened.

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA – 4

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA - 4 Walter Lichem - Vice-President, IPS

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA – 3

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA - 3 Mario Lubetkin, Director General, IPS

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA – 2

Bolivia – A Revolution with a Woman’s Face

 

WORLD AIDS DAY: Children Still Falling Through the Cracks

While most HIV-positive people in the Western world can gain decades of good health thanks to increasingly effective drug regimens, in the developing world, nearly a third of children born with HIV are still dying before their first birthday.

POLITICS-US: High Court to Hear Patriot Act Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a law that critics say treats human rights advocates as criminal terrorists, and threatens them with 15 years in prison for advocating nonviolent means to resolve disputes.

WORLD AIDS DAY: Groups Urge Repeal of “Antiquated Colonial Laws”

On the heels of a new report by UNAIDS that the HIV virus is now infecting Caribbean men and women at an equal rate, activist groups are urging regional leaders to eliminate laws that further the stigmatisation associated with the deadly virus.

MIDEAST: The Man Who Would Move a Hill

In this city of fraternal faiths and conflicting political aspirations, dreams need to be made of sterner stuff.

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 AND THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA – 1

Millennium development goal 3 and the role of the media - 1 opening - mario lubetkin, director general ips

CLIMATE CHANGE: Angry Greenhouse Gas Victims Demand Action

‘Angry’ is not the adjective that comes to mind when you first meet Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei.

ST. VINCENT: Govt Suffers Major Defeat Over New Constitution

Even after he cast his vote in Wednesday's referendum, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was still singing the praises of the new constitution that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines parliament had passed by a two-thirds majority last month.

EL SALVADOR: Declassified Docs Shed Light on Jesuits’ Murders

Thousands of pages of declassified U.S. documents shedding light on the 1989 murders of six prominent Jesuit clerics, their housekeeper and her 16-year-old daughter in El Salvador could give a new twist to the case that opened in the Spanish courts in January.

CLIMATE CHANGE: China’s Carbon Commitment—Low But Sure

China and the United States are wrestling to claim leadership during the upcoming climate change talks in Copenhagen, unveiling proposals to cut greenhouse gases one after the other this week and setting the stage for some tough negotiations. But gauntlets thrown, both face challenges in achieving their pledged targets.

Colombia: the search for gender equality

 

A report from Johannesburg on the IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) initiative

IPS Correspondent Gareth Porter talks to Democracy Now!

IPS Correspondent Gareth Porter talks to Democracy Now! Despite Obama's pledge, new evidence has emerged that combat brigades will remain in Iraq under a different name.

Mexico – the mirage of equality

The situation of women in the world of work in Mexico

Africa Day Marks Struggle for Gender Equality

Africa Day is a good opportunity to highlight the fact that the voices of more than half of the continents population remain muted in the media. Our challenge goes beyond raising their voices - we need to ensure that women are active participants in the debates around political, social and economic developments on the continent, said IPS Africa regional director Paula Fray.

RIGHTS: U.N. Recruits Men to Help End Violence Against Women

Marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders to battle violence against women and girls here Tuesday.