By Global Issues MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec 12 (IPS) – Last month the Saeima, Latvia’s parliament, passed a package of eight laws recognising same-sex civil unions and associated rights. The new legislation came in response to a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling that established that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the benefits and legal protections […]
By Global Issues NEW YORK, Dec 12 (IPS) – Child poverty persists even in some of the world’s richest countries, new findings from a UNICEF report reveals. UNICEF’s Office of Global Insight and Policy’s latest report details the prevalence of child poverty in 39 EU and OECD countries. It reveals the extent of child poverty […]
By Global Issues WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (IPS) – The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryAs it strives to be the prototype environmental treaty of this era, the Minamata Convention on Mercury continues its razor-like focus on ending all major uses of mercury. Emerging as the force leading the charge is the Global South, […]