The week with IPS 2/20

2015/2/20	Click here for the online version of this IPS newsletter
	Negev Bedouin Resist Israeli Demolitions “To Show We Exist” Silvia Boarini Lehavim Junction in the northern Negev in Israel has been the backdrop to protests against home demolitions in Bedouin localities for the past four and half years. Every Sunday, inhabitants of the Bedouin village of Al Araqib and their supporters stand behind a large banner reading ‘Stop ... MORE > >
	LGBTI Community in Central America Fights Stigma and Abuse Edgardo Ayala Despite the aggression and abuse she has suffered at the University of El Salvador because she is a trans woman, Daniela Alfaro is determined to graduate with a degree in health education. “There is very little tolerance of us at the university. I thought it would be different from high school, ... MORE > >
	The Two Koreas: Between Economic Success and Nuclear Threat Ahn Mi Young The two Koreas are an odd match – both are talking about possible dialogue but both have different ideas of the conditions, and that difference comes from the 62-year-old division following the 1950-53 Korean War. During this time, North Korea has become a nuclear threat – estimated to possess ... MORE > >
	Deadly Asbestos Still Costing Lives Inés Benítez “I would get asbestos in my mouth, spit it out and carry on working,” said 52-year-old Francisco Padilla. Exposure to this deadly mineral fibre over most of his working life has resulted in cancer and the removal of his left lung, the lung lining and part of his diaphragm. Sitting on the sofa in ... MORE > >
	Indigenous Peoples – Architects of the Post-2015 Development Agenda Valentina Gasbarri “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children” – an ancient Indian saying that encapsulates the essence of sustainability as seen by the world’s indigenous people. With their deep and locally-rooted knowledge of the natural world, indigenous peoples have much to ... MORE > >
	Maimed by Conflict, Forgotten by Peace: Life Through the Eyes of the War-Disabled Amantha Perera It is a hot, steamy day in Sri Lanka’s northwestern Mannar District. Mid-day temperatures are reaching 34 degrees Celsius, and the tarred road is practically melting under the sun. Sarojini Tangarasa is finding it hard to walk on her one bare foot. Her hands constantly shake and she has to ... MORE > >
	OPINION: Developing Economies Increasingly Vulnerable in Unstable Global Financial System Yilmaz Akyuz After a series of crises with severe economic and social consequences in the 1990s and early 2000s, emerging and developing economies have become even more closely integrated into what is widely recognised as an inherently unstable international financial system.  Both policies in these ... MORE > >
	Israeli Arrest Campaign Targets Palestinian Children Mel Frykberg Fourteen-year-old Malak al Khatib, one of the youngest Palestinian detainees and one of only a handful of girls, was released from an Israeli prison on Feb. 13 into the arms of emotional family members and supporters after being incarcerated in an Israeli prison for two months on “security ... MORE > >
	Millennium Development Goals: A Mixed Report Card for India Neeta Lal Despite being one of the world's fastest expanding economies, projected to clock seven-percent GDP growth in 2017, India – a nation of 1.2 billion – is trailing behind on many vital social development indices while also hosting one-fourth of the world's poor. While the United Nations prepares to ... MORE > >
	Latin American Migrants Suffer Prejudice in Their Own Region Fabiana Frayssinet In the movie “A Day Without a Mexican“, the mysterious disappearance of all Mexicans brings the state of California to a halt. Would the same thing happen in some Latin American countries if immigrants from neighbouring countries, who suffer the same kind of discrimination, went missing? The ... MORE > >