Realise your dreams says youth leader

Tinus de Jager speaks to the head of the NGO CINC, Barbara Macon, about her success in bringing together innovators from western Africa and finding money to develop products. Macon says the key is to keep pushing to reach your goals. [podcast]http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111013_cincbarbara_dejager.mp3[/podcast]

Worsening Economy Hardening Views on Migrants

"Since the economic crisis, migrants are increasingly at risk from racism and xenophobia," president of the United Nations General Assembly Nassir Abdulaiziz Al-Nasser said at a meeting on migration and communication in Helsinki Thursday.

New Methods Aim to Reduce Child Soldier Recruitment

In the last decade, more than two million children have died as a result of armed conflicts and over one million have been orphaned or separated from their families. Yet for children affected by wars, these costs are only a few of the high price children pay, says the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).

Imperative Libyans Decide Their Own Future

The African Union must take the lead in helping Libya achieve peace by ensuring the formation of a unity government between pro-Muammar Gaddafi forces and the National Transitional Council, as this and not foreign intervention will pave the way for peace and stability in Libya.

Benin Youth Fair

Young people from around the world are meeting in Benin to share ideas on getting the youth to stay in rural farming areas. Zukiswa Zimela compiled this report before the opening of the workshop. [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/ipsaudio/20111009_ifadOPENINIG_Zimela.mp3_Oggetto_audio_mpeg.mp3[/podcast]

ZIMBABWE: Minister Trying to Create a “Paper Tiger” Human Rights Commission

Zimbabwe’s justice minister is frantically trying to fend off probes into allegations of human rights abuses perpetrated by President Robert Mugabe’s regime since the country’s independence in 1980.

ISRAEL: Showing Tolerance for Intolerance

"On Saturday, we as a nation atoned for our sins. I as a Jew feel ashamed of myself. I'm asking for forgiveness," declared Ron Hulday, mayor of this mixed city, immediately at the closing of the Day of Atonement.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: The Role of Amazon Basin Rivers in the Carbon Cycle

The Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture at the University of São Paulo is studying the role played by the rivers of the Amazon Basin in the carbon cycle.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Activists Condemn Dog Killings on Margarita Island

Environmental organizations have condemned the mass killing of stray dogs on the beaches of Margarita Island, Venezuela’s top tourist destination, ordered by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of canine diseases.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: First Wind Park Ready for Operation

The first wind power plant in Honduras will enter into operation in late October, following successful testing carried out in September.

MIDEAST: Media Throttled From All Sides

As media freedoms throughout the occupied Palestinian territories continue to decline, human rights groups are urging the international community to pressure Israeli and Palestinian security forces to respect and facilitate the ability of journalists to do their work.

Africa needs more information on Lupus

A lack of knowledge about the auto-immune disease Lupus, even amongst health professionals, is putting people in Africa at risk. Victims are not being diagnosed and the lucky few cannot access or afford treatment.

Child workers at a handicraft sector at Padagund, Beeru(Kashmir). Courtesy: Excerpt from ‘ The Lost Childhood’, Arooj product

 

Occupy Wall Street – A Citizen’s Movement Spreads Like Wildfire

As the Occupy Wall Street movement gathers momentum, activists, union members and community groups continue to gather every day in downtown Manhattan, as well as in a growing number of cities across the United States. On Oct. 5, more than 10,000 people marched in New York to express their anger at growing economic inequality, focused on the "one percent" who take home 24 percent of national income and own half of the country's stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, but owe only five percent of the nation's personal debt.

Pharmacy to the Developing World May Shut Shop

India’s generic drugs are a lifeline not only for millions of poor people in India, but also to developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. So much so that India is known as the ‘pharmacy to the developing world’.

Around the Globe, Workers Demand Decent Jobs

The modern English word "economy" is derived from the Greek "oikonomia", meaning "household management".

WESTERN SAHARA: Africa Should Slap Sanctions on Morocco

A firm call for African Union member states to impose sanctions against Morocco until it abides by the United Nations mandate that affirms the people of Western Sahara's right to self-determination was made at the Pan African Parliament proceedings.

Africa Ravaged by Continued Denial of Market Access

The poorest countries in Africa are not merely the victims of natural calamities. They are also ravaged by the continued denial of market access as promised in the Doha trade negotiations, say African trade diplomats.

SA poor needs information on heart disease

South Africa faces an increasing burden of cardiovascular disease among the poor. Experts say awareness needs to be raised among the poor, to ensure they benefit from better tests for heart disease, dietary information and health care.

World Will Pay Dearly If It Fails to Combat Land Degradation

Land degradation threatens populations and their livelihoods, driving food insecurity and decreasing productivity. Yet no comprehensive action has been taken to address this issue, and if none is taken now, degradation and all of its serious implications for the future will skyrocket, says a new study.

Iranians Bristle as Banking Scandal Widens

A banking scandal, identified by Iranian authorities as the "largest embezzlement in the country's banking history", has further shaken confidence in the government whose legitimacy was already under question after the contested results of the 2009 presidential election.