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Educate the Girl, Empower the Woman
Picture a mother, hunching over a field with a Medieval-style hoe in hand, spending day after day tilling the soil under a beating hot sun - only to retire home to care for her family without electricity or running water.CARIBBEAN: Regional Integration Stalls over Governance
For the first time in years, none of the Caribbean leaders appearing at the Caribbean Community's end-of-summit news conference uttered the words, "We had a very good meeting."EGYPT: Women and Men, Shoulder to Shoulder
The momentous events of Tahrir Square, Egypt also signify a huge step forward for gender equality in the region, women's rights activists said Friday.“New Egypt” the Wild Card in Stalled Mideast Peace Process
The ability of the United States to broker a successful Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement will hinge on the future of Israeli-Egyptian relations, a panel of experts at the Palestinian Centre argued here Thursday.Peace Before Women’s Rights, or Women’s Rights Before Peace?
1325. It's a combination of digits that might not mean much to the majority of the world's population, but these four numbers are a crucial tool in the global struggle for gender equality.Expressions Of A Free Arab Cinema
At this year’s 61st edition of the Berlin International Film Festival Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi took the highest prize.
Brewers Pledge to Cut Water Use
Beer manufacturers sell nearly 548 million litres of brew each day, but with every bottle, they are using many times that amount of water on a planet facing mounting resource challenges.
Southern African nations are looking to extend the use of reservoirs along the Zambezi from the current production of electricity to flood management and caring for the environment.
Southern African nations are looking to extend the use of reservoirs along the Zambezi from the current production of electricity to flood management and caring for the environment.
Patriarchy and Fundamentalism Two Sides of the Same Coin
While "fundamentalism" has become something of a buzzword in the past few years, particularly in the West in connection with Islam, it in fact exists in every region and religion, and has a set of common characteristics, say activists who have studied the question for years.
ENERGY-DR CONGO: Small Is Beautiful – And Electrifying
While discussion of hydroelectric power on the Congo River is dominated by the massive Grand Inga project and the dream of power for the entire continent, construction of a series of smaller dams to benefit local communities may produce tangible results much more quickly.A World Going Hungry
In an era of mass consumption in the West, the developing world is entering its second major hunger crisis in three years, with new figures from the World Bank showing food price hikes have forced 44 million people into economic hardship since last June.
ENERGY-MALAWI: Rise in Paraffin Prices Leaves Traders in the Dark
Increasing energy prices have caused anxiety for many small-scale Malawian traders, especially those in rural areas and peri-urban areas who rely on paraffin for lighting their business premises.Bill Would Aid Afghan Women Caught in U.S.-led War
As conflict continues to rage in Afghanistan, the U.S. Congress is gearing up to debate a bill that could support the country's long-oppressed women in their struggle to achieve gender equality, even in the years after the U.S. military occupation ends.
PAKISTAN: Mullahs Fight Math in Madrassas
The government has launched a programme to modernize religious schools so that students get a basic education in such subjects as math, English and even computers.Men Slowly Evolving from Breadwinners to Bakers
The domestic role played by half of the world's population has long been overlooked by policy-makers, with research and reports on gender roles focusing almost entirely on women.IRAQ: Eight Years of Abuses and Impunity
A leading human rights group released a report Monday documenting the proliferation of human rights abuses in Iraq since the United States' invasion in 2003.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Greater Local Autonomy for Environmental Management
Honduras will promote the autonomy of local governments in environmental management, putting administrative tasks in their hands, like authorizing minor construction permits and charging specific taxes.Ecobreves – MEXICO: The Monarch Returns
The population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and the forest area it occupies in Mexico grew last year in comparison to 2009, according to reports from various organizations.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: From Coffee Dregs to Biofuel
Coffee dregs can be used to produce biodiesel. That is the result of an experiment of the Polytechnic School's chemical engineering department at the University of São Paulo.
MIDEAST: Train Connections Fail to Bridge
The apex of modern times for one of the world's oldest cities is when what looks like a silvery car glides by. A cruise on Jerusalem's first light rail is a dream of perfection promising to relieve traffic congestion in the city.U.S.: Women’s Health in Crosshairs of Republican Congress
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking to eliminate the federal family planning programme and cut funding from Planned Parenthood, one of the country's leading providers of reproductive health care to low-income women.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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