Are Cooperatives Crisis Proof?
By Edith Drouin-RousseauUNITED NATIONS, Jul 8 2013 (IPS)“Cooperative enterprises remain strong in time of crisis.” This was the mantra heard echoing around the world on Jul. 6, the International Day of...
View ArticleFight Against Gender-Based Violence Finds a Technological Touch
By Edith Drouin-RousseauUNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 2013 (IPS)The use of technology to fight gender-related violence is encapsulated in the “four Ps”: prevention, protection, prosecution and provision of...
View ArticleJournalism: A Profession Worth Dying For?
By Edith Drouin-RousseauUNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 2013 (IPS)Seventy-two journalists were killed in 2012, an increase of 49 percent since 2011, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists...
View ArticleRecent Clashes in DRC Cast Doubt on U.N. Initiatives
By Edith Drouin-RousseauUNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 2013 (IPS)“Will they come to life, or are they only going to be destined to live on paper?” asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting of...
View ArticleWorld’s Indigenous Day Underscores Need to Uphold Treaties
By Edith Drouin-RousseauUNITED NATIONS, Aug 9 2013 (IPS)A canoe trip brought together 200 indigenous and non-indigenous paddlers on the Hudson River for a hundred mile trip on Aug 9, the International...
View ArticleViolence Against Civilians Peaks in Central African Republic
The armed group Séléka recently reinforced its position in the northern provinces of the Central African Republic, notably in the northwest city of Paoua. Credit: Simon Davis/UK DFID/CC by 2.0By Edith...
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