By Global Issues PESHAWAR, Jul 24 (IPS) – “The problems transgender people face start from their homes as their parents, especially fathers and brothers, look them down upon and disrespect them,” says 20-year-old Pari Gul. Read the full story, “Transgender People Face Growing Violence, Discrimination in Pakistan”, on globalissues.org → Source: Transgender People Face Growing […]
By Global Issues Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to fight climate change as well as accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the UN’s most senior representative in the country. Read the full story, “Transformative power of food production in Mauritius: A […]
By Global Issues TBILISI, Georgia, Jul 21 (IPS) – Iran is not interested in a highly powerful Russia that could block Iranian ambitions in the South Caucasus and Middle East. At the same time, a too weak Russia would constitute a dangerous development paving the way for greater Western influence along Iran’s northern border and […]