Inter Press Service (IPS)
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No 207
00184 Rome
ITALY
No 207
00184 Rome
ITALY
Country
Italy
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00 396 485 692
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05.11.2002
Features
13.05.2008
FALLUJAH, May 12 (IPS) - Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah.
more...Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Conflict] [Poverty] [Food]
Image: Iraqi women. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
30.04.2008
BANGKOK, Apr 29 (IPS) - As if the burdens they shoulder are not enough, Asia's women are being compelled to bear the additional weight of rising food prices, say women's rights activists from across the region.
more...Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Gender] [Poverty] [Labour] [Food] [Agriculture]
Image: In Nepal. © Heifer International
18.04.2008
ASUNCION, Apr 17 (IPS) - An indigenous woman has an excellent chance of winning a seat in Congress for the first time in the history of Paraguay, in Sunday's general elections.
more...Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Governance] [Democracy] [Politics] [Indigenous rights]
Image: Margarita Mbyvângi © Movimiento Popular Tekojoja



