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Soil is foundational to life: we eat from it, when we die, we go back to it, 95% of life forms depend on it, over half the human population interacts with it daily. We must invest in soil regeneration, not just technologies to replace oil, says @SadhguruJV ipsnews.net/2024/11/climate-…
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We talk about economic development, which many nations pursue without pausing to consider its impact on the planet. At the same time, those who have already achieved a certain quality of life tell others not to follow the same path, says @SadhguruJV ipsnews.net/2024/11/climate-…
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Small Farmers in Brazil’s Amazon Region Seek Sustainability bit.ly/2xv3Idm
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This recognition highlights the painful stories of abductions, torture, and genocide of the Baloch people, says 31-year-old political activist Mahrang Baloch, on her inclusion in the BBC’s 2024 list of 100 most inspiring and influential women ipsnews.net/2024/12/mahrang-…
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When a minority woman with an opinion doesn’t comply with stereotypes, she is targeted with online hate, says @khanumarfa - "As a Muslim woman, with an opinion who does not fit their imaginary stereotypes, they use violence against me online" ipsnews.net/2020/10/rising-h…
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For two decades, Pakistani security forces have been conducting a brutal military operation against political activists, dissenters, journalists, writers, and even artists to suppress the rebellion for an independent Balochistan, says Mahrang Baloch ipsnews.net/2024/07/women-ta…
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Baloch Civil Resistance: Until recently, most of the thousands of affected families remained silent out of fear, but people massively joined the last protest. More and more people are raising their voices now to denounce what's happening, says @SammiBaluch ipsnews.net/2024/07/women-ta…
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Farmers don’t need handouts. They need knowledge, tools, and a platform to succeed. We’re not just growing crops. We’re nurturing a future where farming is sustainable, soil is healthy, and people live with dignity, says Anand Ethirajalu #SaveSoil ipsnews.net/2024/11/the-soil…
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An empty supermarket in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh's capital. Residents have struggled with deepening shortages of food and medicine since the only road in and out of the region has been closed by Azerbaijan since December 12, 2022 ipsnews.net/2023/08/blockade…
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#WomensMarch is about women, not Trump, our rights should not be subject to the whims of an election ipsnews.net/2017/01/a-womens…
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Myanmar: the civil disobedience movement is a non-violent campaign started by young doctors across the country, a spontaneous grassroots response to the coup & it has grown daily as they have inspired others to defend our democracy, says @thinzashunleiyi ipsnews.net/2021/02/suu-kyi-…
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For two decades, Pakistani security forces have been conducting a brutal military operation against political activists, dissenters, journalists, writers, and even artists to suppress the rebellion for an independent Balochistan, says Mahrang Baloch ipsnews.net/2024/07/women-ta…
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80,000 Nigerian women are being held as sex slaves and forced labour in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, says @ToluSadipe, Chair House committee on Diaspora ipsnews.net/2020/09/the-expl…
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Blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh: As of July 25, public transportation across all of Nagorno-Karabakh was suspended because of fuel shortages. Ambulances are out of gas and no longer operate ipsnews.net/2023/08/blockade…
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In countries with women leaders, including New Zealand, Germany, Finland, Bangladesh and more, #COVID19 responses were quicker, more effective and stronger - The quick and decisive actions of the women in charge led to lower cases and lower deaths ipsnews.net/2020/12/ten-defi…
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Education is a ladder out of poverty. It's the greatest asset we can give to young people, says @unicefchief, at a webinar @EduCannotWait, a global fund that takes a holistic approach to support education in crisis ipsnews.net/2020/08/no-more-…
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Claiming that prostitution involves genuine consent, that women willingly choose it, is actually meaningless, because the concept of consent is not relevant when there are systems of exploitation and violence, says Reem Alsalem, @UNSRVAW ipsnews.net/2024/10/prostitu…
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Africa as a whole contributes to 2-3% of global emissions. However, the continent suffers the heaviest impacts of the climate crisis, including increased heat waves, severe droughts & catastrophic cyclones ipsnews.net/2022/05/inequali…
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"I still keep my house key in my wallet," says Hayk Harutyunyan, a 22-year-old displaced photographer from Nagorno-Karabakh. One year ago, 100,000 Armenians were forced to flee Nagorno-Karabakh following the last and definitive Azerbaijani offensive ipsnews.net/2024/09/nagorno-…
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Why a feminist foreign policy Is needed more than ever, notes Swedish FM @margotwallstrom
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In The Gambia, an intrepid young woman @jukaliond is blazing a trail for women fuelled by her passion for STEM. Her journey led her to co-found the country’s first & only 3D printing company @make3dgambia, breaking boundaries & inspiring future generations ipsnews.net/2023/05/young-wo…
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The dreams of 222 million girls & boys are being crushed by conflicts, displacement & climate chaos. Nobody knows this better than @EduCannotWait — an education lifeline for children across 40 countries in crisis, says UN chief António Guterres #HLFC2023 ipsnews.net/2023/02/global-l…
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Afghan girls are banned from accessing secondary & tertiary education because of their gender: this is the most ruthless form of discrimination. To elevate their voices on the global stage, @EduCannotWait has launched the #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign ipsnews.net/2023/08/afghangi…
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More than 700,000 children in Cameroon are either completely out of school because they lost their school at gunpoint or they are cramped in the few remaining schools. - Children should never be pawns for grown men in political conflict, says @NRC_Egeland ipsnews.net/2021/12/act-save…
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Access to quality education is key to addressing 21st century challenges, including accelerating the fight to end poverty and climate-change, says Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO of @LEGOFoundation, @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2021/10/educatio…
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IPBES to Release New Assessments on the Values of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Wild Species ipsnews.net/2022/07/ipbes-re…
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The complexity of disrupted education in crises-affected countries is far bigger than the ability of one nation, donor or agency to solve it alone. That is why proactive & collective approaches are imperative, says @qatar_fund's chief via @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2023/04/educatio…
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Civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh are facing a lack of life-saving medication & essentials like hygiene products & baby formula, says @ICRC - Despite persistent efforts, @ICRC is not currently able to bring humanitarian assistance to the civilian population ipsnews.net/2023/08/blockade…
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Our investment in education – especially for children caught in crisis & conflict – is our investment in a better future - A joint OpEd by @EduCannotWait @ignaziocassis @GordonBrown, @SwissDevCoop, ministers from 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 🇨🇴 🇳🇪 🇸🇸 on #EducationDay
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Investing in a child’s education means investing in all of humanity, says @YasmineSherif1, welcoming Germany’s €200 million additional funding to @EduCannotWait , a UN global fund for education in emergencies & protracted crisis #EducationDay ipsnews.net/2022/01/investin…
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Investing in a child’s education means investing in all of humanity, says @YasmineSherif1, welcoming Germany’s €200 million additional funding to @EduCannotWait , a UN global fund for education in emergencies & protracted crisis #EducationDay ipsnews.net/2022/01/investin…
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We found that humanitarian aid was excluding education because it was focused on food, shelter & health. So, we had to fill the gap & did so by creating @EduCannotWait – the UN’s global billion-dollar fund for education & emergencies, says @GordonBrown ipsnews.net/2022/02/educatio…
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Education Cannot Wait Urges Urgent Action for World’s Biggest Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan ipsnews.net/2021/10/educatio…
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The pandemic has changed the face of education globally, but for children in emergencies & protracted crises, its blow has been devastating, finds new @EduCannotWait report #WorldTeachersDay ipsnews.net/2021/10/educatio…
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Our investment in education – especially for children caught in crisis & conflict – is our investment in a better future - A joint OpEd by @EduCannotWait @ignaziocassis @GordonBrown, @SwissDevCoop, ministers from 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 🇨🇴 🇳🇪 🇸🇸 on #EducationDay
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Afghan girls are banned from accessing secondary & tertiary education because of their gender: this is the most ruthless form of discrimination. To elevate their voices on the global stage, @EduCannotWait has launched the #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign ipsnews.net/2023/08/afghangi…
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Investing in a child’s education means investing in all of humanity, says @YasmineSherif1, welcoming Germany’s €200 million additional funding to @EduCannotWait , a United Nations global fund for education in emergencies & protracted crisis ipsnews.net/2022/01/investin…
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At the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, global leaders pledged support for @GPforEducation, @EduCannotWait & UN agencies to help countries build stronger education systems for marginalized children. We must now turn these commitments into actions, ✍️@YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2023/06/no-peace…
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Global community urged to #orangetheworld & #endgenderbasedviolence now - @EduCannotWait joins call to action on protection from gender-based violence in emergencies #CalltoActionGBV ipsnews.net/2021/12/ecw-join…
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I have seen first-hand the devastating consequences of the Tatmadaw’s brutal tactics on children’s lives, writes @YangheeLeeSKKU, former UN special rapporteur on human rights in #Myanmar-Will the UN hold them accountable for its crimes against children? ipsnews.net/2021/05/will-un-…
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As @EduCannotWait
turns five, IPS speaks with Executive Director @YasmineSherif1 on its landmark achievements, efforts to scale up educational support during the pandemic and her vision for the next five years – amid rising hunger and conflicts ipsnews.net/2021/05/qa-refle…
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As @EduCannotWait
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Investing in a child’s education means investing in all of humanity, says @YasmineSherif1, welcoming Germany’s €200 million additional funding to @EduCannotWait , a United Nations global fund for education in emergencies & protracted crisis ipsnews.net/2022/01/investin…
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In Ethiopia, in the absence of education, both boys and girls may be mobilized into militant groups, and frequently, girls will be subjected to child marriage. The choice is to provide them with an education, says @YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2024/12/bold-don…
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#COP27’s official Youth Envoy, Dr Omnia El Omrani @omniaelomrani1: "It’s exceedingly challenging to convince wealthy nations to convert pledges into actual funding, but certain approaches could help" ipsnews.net/2022/10/cop27-pr…
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We live in a world of huge socio-economic inequities & those who have need to share with those who don't have. This is why @EduCannotWait is part of #WorldEconomicForum, we are engaging with them to get them to rally behind education, says @YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2022/05/private-…
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When we address learning loss caused by crisis, families and entire communities benefit. Education boosts growth and reduces inequality. It ultimately promotes sustainable development, says Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, @LEGOFoundation @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2021/10/educatio…
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Global community urged to #orangetheworld & #endgenderbasedviolence now - @EduCannotWait joins call to action on protection from gender-based violence in emergencies #CalltoActionGBV ipsnews.net/2021/12/ecw-join…
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Sexual violence & rape against women & girls seems to be happening more & more in conflicts. Yet the use of sexual violence is the world’s most neglected war crime, where accountability is the exception, not the rule, says Christina Lamb via @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2024/07/educatio…
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When we invest in girls’ education, their future earnings increase, child marriage rates decline & maternal mortality rates fall. It is essential to unlock a more gender-equitable, prosperous & healthy future for all, says @unicefchief @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2022/06/educatio…
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Access to quality education is key to addressing 21st century challenges, including accelerating the fight to end poverty and climate-change, says Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO of @LEGOFoundation, @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2021/10/educatio…
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On the sidelines of this year’s United Nations General Assembly #UNGA76, donors announced a total of US$138.1 million in new contributions to @EduCannotWait - Despite these significant contributions, large gaps for education in emergencies funding persist ipsnews.net/2021/09/donors-c…
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We must break down barriers that keep young and adolescent girls from the classroom. This is precisely what @EduCannotWait is doing through our support of menstrual hygiene management for girls in Chad and other crisis-affected countries ipsnews.net/2022/05/breaking…
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IPS has prepared a handbook for journalists to support sustained media coverage of gender-based violence, including domestic & sexual violence, femicide, sex work & trafficking, sexual harassment & much more, free download here #16days #orangetheworld
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Girls’ education is the foundation to creating healthier & more peaceful, prosperous societies - Together with all our partners, @EduCannotWait will continue to put girls at the forefront of all our investments, writes @YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2021/12/must-ris…
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With the right opportunities Africa's accomplishments & future potential are limitless. Sadly, inequity, armed conflicts, climate change, forced displacement, poverty traps, derail development gains & push children to the margins, says @EduCannotWait chief ipsnews.net/2024/02/educate-…
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In Mali, solar-powered radios are helping conflict-affected and displaced children follow lessons outside of the classroom -The @EduCannotWait funded program provides an educational lifeline for those who might otherwise be cut off from classes ipsnews.net/2021/05/radio-ba…
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In the face of a child’s suffering, impatience is the highest virtue. We must be unapologetically impatient in our collective goal to reach 224 million crisis-affected children with quality education, says @YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2023/07/impatien…
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A fairer, healthier, wealthier & safer world for all people is exactly what a transformation in line with 1.5°C – the #ParisAgreement’s long-term temperature goal – means. And it’s what publics across the planet want, writes @climatemorgan #IWD2021 ipsnews.net/2021/03/internat…
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Azerbaijan is trying to oppress us by forcing us to subjugate or leave our homeland, by depriving our people of humanitarian supplies and deliberately disrupting vital infrastructures, says Gegham Stepanyan, Nagorno-Karabakh ombudsman ipsnews.net/2023/08/blockade…
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Sexual violence & rape against women & girls seems to be happening more & more in conflicts. Yet the use of sexual violence is the world’s most neglected war crime, where accountability is the exception, not the rule, says Christina Lamb via @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2024/07/educatio…
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Western Sahara: UN resolutions, rules of international law & basic democratic principles all support self-determination & its implementation. It's time the international community support it, too, not only in words but also in deeds, writes @SidiOmarNY ipsnews.net/2021/02/western-…
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Afghan girls are banned from accessing secondary & tertiary education because of their gender: this is the most ruthless form of discrimination. To elevate their voices on the global stage, @EduCannotWait has launched the #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign ipsnews.net/2023/08/afghangi…
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Leaders across the globe will come together at the @EduCannotWait High-Level Financing Conference #HLFC2023 on February 16-17, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland, to make good on commitments to ensure every child, everywhere, is offered quality education ipsnews.net/2023/02/global-l…
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We should all feel ashamed that there is a country on the planet in 2024 where girls are not allowed to go to school. Yet, three years after the Taliban takeover, sometimes it feels as if the world has just moved on, says Christina Lamb via @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2024/07/educatio…
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On the sidelines of this year’s United Nations General Assembly #UNGA76, donors announced a total of US$138.1 million in new contributions to @EduCannotWait - Despite these significant contributions, large gaps for education in emergencies funding persist ipsnews.net/2021/09/donors-c…
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Education is a ‘Life-Saving Intervention’ in Emergencies, says South Sudan’s Education Minister ift.tt/sOKRExq
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Thousands of children have been killed in Gaza and thousands more are newly disabled. The education system has been decimated. denying 625,000 children their right to education since the start of the war, says @UNRWA's Philippe Lazzarini @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2024/08/educatio…
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Seven highly respected leaders in conflict resolution have issued a call for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to take immediate action to bring a halt to the atrocities being committed in the Tigray region of his nation ipsnews.net/2021/06/global-l…
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If we are to meet Sustainable Development Goal 4 and give quality education to all, we need humanitarian, development, and peace partners to come together and approach the challenges together, says Martin Griffiths, @UNReliefChief @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2022/09/educatio…
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Together, through the power of inclusive education, digital pathways and lifelong learning, we can bridge the divide and create a world united through a wealth of humanity, says @YasmineSherif1 #YouthDay ipsnews.net/2024/08/power-to…
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Sudan’s transitional government has promised to cooperate with the @IntlCrimCourt and that's an important step - But the government can and should take its cooperation further by surrendering the four remaining ICC fugitives, writes @EliseKeppler ipsnews.net/2021/03/sudan-to…
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Global community urged to #orangetheworld & #endgenderbasedviolence now - @EduCannotWait joins call to action on protection from gender-based violence in emergencies #CalltoActionGBV ipsnews.net/2021/12/ecw-join…
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BIOGAS - The biodigester in the back of her house in the rural community of Carambola, 80km west of Havana, brings Rojas the benefits of not using firewood and electricity for cooking, with the consequent reduction in electric bills and cooking time
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We live in a world of huge socio-economic inequities & those who have need to share with those who don't have. This is why @EduCannotWait is part of #WorldEconomicForum, we are engaging with them to get them to rally behind education, says @YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2022/05/private-…
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Nothing makes more of a difference than education, and we must do all we can for the more than 222 million crisis-affected girls & boys who are missing out on schooling in the world’s toughest contexts, says Christina Lamb, @EduCannotWait Global Champion ipsnews.net/2023/06/award-wi…
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Read the latest issue of our weekly newsletter: Where Does the International Criminal Court Stand on Charges of Mass Killings in Gaza?; Baloch Women From Pakistan Want Their Missing Relatives Back; Ready or Not, America, Your Population Is Also Aging; ow.ly/I6Ya50QqrNI
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Blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh: As of July 25, public transportation across all of Nagorno-Karabakh was suspended because of fuel shortages. Ambulances are out of gas and no longer operate ipsnews.net/2023/08/blockade…
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Organic farming is the future, says @drvandanashiva: the big companies are saying, we will do farming without farmers and we will just cook together constituents in the lab – so the alternative for the farmer, for the earth, for the people, is organic ipsnews.net/2020/01/organic-…
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Access to quality education is key to addressing 21st century challenges, including accelerating the fight to end poverty and climate-change, says Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO of @LEGOFoundation, @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2021/10/educatio…
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Bringing Balochistan into the international spotlight always comes at a cost. They resort to all kinds of strategies to silence us, from smear campaigns to threats which are also directed against our families, says Sammi Deen Baloch ipsnews.net/2024/07/women-ta…
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One million species face extinction, but the solutions to the nature crisis are still within our reach, says @IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie. Climate change and biodiversity loss are inseparable challenges that must be addressed together ipsnews.net/2020/02/planet-b…
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If you want lasting peace, the best investment you can make is in education - This will make children literate, learn critical thinking, address trauma from being victims of a conflict/crisis & develop their potential, says @EduCannotWait chief ipsnews.net/2023/07/financin…
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World’s Spreading Humanitarian Crises Leave Millions of Children Without Schools or Education - IPS speaks with Yasmine Sherif, head of @EduCannotWait director, a multi-lateral fund dedicated to education in emergencies #SDG4 ipsnews.net/2019/10/worlds-s…
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The ongoing crisis in #Venezuela - "History shows us that sanctions kill, and when the level of killing reaches a certain threshold, sanctions become a crime against humanity", writes in this oped @Alfreddezayas ipsnews.net/2019/03/the-cris…
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After leading a landmark, first-ever all-women mission to Afghanistan last week, Yasmine Sherif, Director of @EduCannotWait, says that schools must reopen for all children & that girls, in particular, must be able to return to secondary school classrooms ipsnews.net/2021/11/humanita…
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At least 135,000 children will benefit from @EduCannotWait’s Multi-Year Resilience Programme in South Sudan. The three-year programme will be delivered by @SCSouthSudan, @NRC_Norway & @Ulkomaanapu in conjunction with @MinistrySsd & other partners ipsnews.net/2023/06/south-su…
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By investing in education, donors can help equip young Africans with the knowledge and skills they need to participate in the workforce, start businesses & contribute to their communities’ development, says @he_belhocine @EduCannotWait ipsnews.net/2024/03/educatio…
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Children have a right to early childhood development & a right to attend formal school. Because without them how can we possibly create a better world? Not only are they our world, they are our hope for a better world, writes @YasmineSherif1 ipsnews.net/2022/11/every-ch…
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Our investment in education – especially for children caught in crisis & conflict – is our investment in a better future - A join OpEd by @EduCannotWait @ignaziocassis @GordonBrown, @SwissDevCoop, ministers from 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 🇨🇴 🇳🇪 🇸🇸 on #EducationDay
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Khartoum is Falling – the Global Community Must Move Fast to Protect Children in their Darkest Moments ipsnews.net/2023/05/khartoum…
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In countries with women leaders, including New Zealand, Germany, Finland, Bangladesh and more, #COVID19 responses were quicker, more effective and stronger - The quick and decisive actions of the women in charge led to lower cases and lower deaths ipsnews.net/2020/12/ten-defi…
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Azerbaijan is trying to oppress us by forcing us to subjugate or leave our homeland, by depriving our people of humanitarian supplies and deliberately disrupting vital infrastructures, says Gegham Stepanyan, Nagorno-Karabakh ombudsman ipsnews.net/2023/08/blockade…
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