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Se han logrado avances en la protección de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, pero quedan muchos problemas por resolver.

The inaction of developed countries could cost us the world, writes Robert Sandford. By Robert Sandford in Hamilton, Canada Inter Press Service Monsoon flooding has occurred often in Pakistan but never to the catastrophic extent presently happening.  A distinguishing feature of this disa

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Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Saudi Arabia has been concerned about the potential influence of Iran’s supreme leader among its Shi’a population, especially since Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei took on the title of Vali-ye faqih, or “guardian-jurist.” Such concern is understandable given that the two countries are both neighbors and rivals: Khamenei is a marj’a, the highest-ranking Shi’a religious authority, but he is also the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces...

Eli Clifton is a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute who focuses on money in politics and US foreign policy. He previously reported for the American Independent New Network, ThinkProgress, and Inter Press Service. Clifton is coauthor of the Center for American Progress's report "Fear Inc.: The Roots Of the Islamophobia Network In America." His work has appeared on PBS/Frontline's Tehran bureau, the South China Morning Post, Right Web, LobeLog,...

By Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Assistant-Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Bureau for Africa Director.

Covilen Narsinghen, le président de la Mauritius Global Diaspora, basée en Angleterre, a adressé une lettre a 30 orga

The latest UN assessment of prospects for least developed countries notes recent setbacks without finding any silver lining on the horizon.

A report by Patricia Grogg for The Inter Press Service. Our thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention. Cuba, already beset by hurricanes, floods, droughts that deplete its main water sources, among other natural disasters, has seen its socioeconomic difficulties, similar to those faced by other Caribbean island nations, aggravated by…

据英媒报道，自2015年以来，冰岛开展了一项一周4天工作制的试验活动。试验时间从2015年到2019年，参与人数达到2500人，参与试验的人员来自冰岛的各行各业。近日，研究人员宣布这项实验大获成功：在薪酬保持不变的情况下，工作工时的缩短让参与者的身体更加健康，工作效率更高。 争取工作之外休息的时间和权利，一直都是现代社会历史进程中的重要主题。詹姆斯·苏兹�...