Rohingya Refugees: The Woes of Women (Part Two)
In this special series of reports, IPS journalists travel to the border region between Bangladesh and Myanmar to speak with Rohingya refugees, humanitarian workers and officials about the still-unfolding human rights and health crises facing this long-marginalized and persecuted community.
A Rohingya woman and her child at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Credit: Kamrul Hasan/IPS
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Dec 8 2017 (IPS) – Under pouring rain, hundreds of young and expectant mothers stand in line. With her bare feet and the bottom of her dress covered in mud, Rashida is one of them, clu…
Looking Back to Look Forward: What Does the Next Normal Look Like?
Gary Rynhart, Specialist, Employers’ Activities, DWT/CO-Pretoria, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Without the daily commute it is not hard to see both productivity and financial benefits. Expect a reduced need for big, expensive, downtown offices. Credit: Universidad de Chile
PRETORIA, Aug 28 2020 (IPS) – In the last 100 years there have been seven crises that have had a truly global impact. Two global wars (1914-18 1939-1945); two global health pandemics, the Spanish Flu (1918) and HIV/AIDS (1980s onwards); one major political crisis (1989 – the end of the cold war); and two financial crises (1929 and 2008).
All these crises emerged in un…