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Labor, Coalition block Greens motion outing Australia's role in Salvador Allende coup

Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather used the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile to propose we scrutinise Australia’s role in helping the United States overthrow socialist president Salvador Allende. The major parties refused. Federico Fuentes reports.  

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Strengthening disaster management for a sustainable future | United Nations Development Programme

The experiences of El Salvador and Indonesia show how governments, civil society, vulnerable groups, development partners and the private sector could organize recovery initiatives to plan for disaster risk reduction.

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Respecting our bodies, our lives, our rights – essential to building LGBTI inclusive societies

'Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights': The theme for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2022 is a call for social acceptance and inclusive public policies.

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IDAHOBIT 2022 – Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights (17 May) | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations (UN) continues to work side-by-side with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people and our partners to drive forward equality and human rights for all.

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Latin Americans take to the streets for LGBTIQ rights

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Central and Latin America on June 25 to celebrate the gains made by LGBTIQ activists and demand further change, reports Ben Radford.

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Ecuadorians continue to resist as national strike enters second week

Defying the state of emergency, enduring brutal police and military repression, hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians continue to remain on the streets against neoliberalism, reports Tanya Wadhwa.

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The US-convened Summit of the Americas was a fraud

By any objective measure, the ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the United States in Los Angeles, June 6-10, was a failure, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.

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The Heroes of Hotel Saratoga

Rosa Miriam Elizalde reports on the heroic actions of those who went out to save others after the Hotel Saratoga tragedy in Havana, Cuba.

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Beyond stereotypes, toward equality; digital transformation and gender | United Nations Development Programme

More time online means increased opportunities, and also poses new challenges.

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Nicaragua: Obituary for a 'son-of-a-bitch of Yankee imperialism'

Seventy-three-year-old former Sandinista leader Hugo Torres died in Nicaragua's capital on February 12. Dick Nichols pays tribute and looks at the circumstances leading to Torres's arrest and imprisonment eight months ago.

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