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A South Sudanese fruit vendor near the country’s capital, Juba. According to the United Nations, women and girls in South Sudan remain particularly vulnerable. Credit: Charlton Doki/IPS

A South Sudanese fruit vendor near the country’s capital, Juba. According to the United Nations, women and girls in South Sudan remain particularly vulnerable. Credit: Charlton Doki/IPS

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The textile industry is suffering from the blackouts. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

The textile industry is suffering from the blackouts. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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Passengers wait at Nyugati ("Western") train station in Budapest, Hungary. Credit: Zoltán Dujisin/IPS

Passengers wait at Nyugati ("Western") train station in Budapest, Hungary. Credit: Zoltán Dujisin/IPS

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Cape Town water activist Nokuzola Bulana says water management devices are not the way to solve water waste and debt for the poor. Credit: Brendon Bosworth/IPS

Cape Town water activist Nokuzola Bulana says water management devices are not the way to solve water waste and debt for the poor. Credit: Brendon Bosworth/IPS

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Mercedes Cepero (right) works in the plant protection lab in the Vivero Alamar cooperative. Credit: Patricia Grogg/IPS

Mercedes Cepero (right) works in the plant protection lab in the Vivero Alamar cooperative. Credit: Patricia Grogg/IPS

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women return after collecting water from a tubewell in Chapainawabganj. - photo credit - ASM Shafiqur Rahman

women return after collecting water from a tubewell in Chapainawabganj. - photo credit - ASM Shafiqur Rahman

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Rural women walk up to two kilometres to find fresh water in some parts of Bangladesh. Credit: G.M.B. Akash/IPS

Rural women walk up to two kilometres to find fresh water in some parts of Bangladesh. Credit: G.M.B. Akash/IPS

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Women collecting water from a deep tube well in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh. Credit: A.S.M. Shafiqur Rahman/IPS

Women collecting water from a deep tube well in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh. Credit: A.S.M. Shafiqur Rahman/IPS

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Smelter at the El Teniente mine, which produces 37 percent of Chile’s copper. Credit:Marianela Jarroud/IPS

Smelter at the El Teniente mine, which produces 37 percent of Chile’s copper. Credit:Marianela Jarroud/IPS

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With water usage for agriculture surpassing sustainable levels, farmers must embrace crop varieties which require little irrigation.Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPS

With water usage for agriculture surpassing sustainable levels, farmers must embrace crop varieties which require little irrigation.Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPS

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Currently German car manufacturer BMW has a plant at Rosslyn near Pretoria. About 80 percent of the BMWs produced there are for the international market. Credit: John Fraser/IPS

Currently German car manufacturer BMW has a plant at Rosslyn near Pretoria. About 80 percent of the BMWs produced there are for the international market. Credit: John Fraser/IPS

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At the UN Forum of Mayors on Crime Prevention and Security in Urban Settings, from left to right: Dong Min Ki, Jonathan Lucas, Cecilia Andersson, Martin Xaba, Bilal S. Hamad, and Marin Casimir Ilboudo. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

At the UN Forum of Mayors on Crime Prevention and Security in Urban Settings, from left to right: Dong Min Ki, Jonathan Lucas, Cecilia Andersson, Martin Xaba, Bilal S. Hamad, and Marin Casimir Ilboudo. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

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CFBC Professor Dr. Leighton Naraine in the plant research facility at the college. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

CFBC Professor Dr. Leighton Naraine in the plant research facility at the college. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

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The Public Order and Security Act gives untold power to the police, and many have claimed that President Robert Mugabe has used the country’s security forces to intimidate his opposition. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS

The Public Order and Security Act gives untold power to the police, and many have claimed that President Robert Mugabe has used the country’s security forces to intimidate his opposition. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS

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A farmer walks past the solar panels used to pump water in the Soan Valley. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

A farmer walks past the solar panels used to pump water in the Soan Valley. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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Little girls play outside in India's West Bengal state. Credit: Sujoy Dhar/IPS

Little girls play outside in India's West Bengal state. Credit: Sujoy Dhar/IPS

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Andrea Baranes, president of Fondazione Culturale Responsabilità Etica. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

Andrea Baranes, president of Fondazione Culturale Responsabilità Etica. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

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Marchers in a conga line ended four days of activities against homophobia in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

Marchers in a conga line ended four days of activities against homophobia in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

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The ceasefire line in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS

The ceasefire line in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS

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Soldiers in Bashiqa, Iraq, in an area where Iraqi Christians are seeking autonomy. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS

Soldiers in Bashiqa, Iraq, in an area where Iraqi Christians are seeking autonomy. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS

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Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmental activist, presents plants to schoolchildren as part of the campaign "Gardens of Hope". Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmental activist, presents plants to schoolchildren as part of the campaign "Gardens of Hope". Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

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Cartoonist Nadia Khiari, aka Willis from Tunis, in Cannes. Credit: A.D. McKenzie

Cartoonist Nadia Khiari, aka Willis from Tunis, in Cannes. Credit: A.D. McKenzie

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Twenty-five-year-old Razia is one of 2,500 survivors of the factory collapse in Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS

Twenty-five-year-old Razia is one of 2,500 survivors of the factory collapse in Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS

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Nguwo village committee chairperson Ibrahim Kachinga on the shores of Lake Malawi. And for the past five years the village committee has been going to local gatherings to educate residents about the need to protect the lake. Credit: Mabvuto Banda/IPS

Nguwo village committee chairperson Ibrahim Kachinga on the shores of Lake Malawi. And for the past five years the village committee has been going to local gatherings to educate residents about the need to protect the lake. Credit: Mabvuto Banda/IPS

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Nevis is described as one of the few remaining unspoiled touches of paradise. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

Nevis is described as one of the few remaining unspoiled touches of paradise. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

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Tafari Ayinde uses poetry to get the climate change message across. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

Tafari Ayinde uses poetry to get the climate change message across. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

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Coastal erosion exposes columns for lights leading to the runway of Vance Amory International Airport in Nevis. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

Coastal erosion exposes columns for lights leading to the runway of Vance Amory International Airport in Nevis. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

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Dr. Conrad Douglas has written over 350 major reports on environmental management and related matters. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

Dr. Conrad Douglas has written over 350 major reports on environmental management and related matters. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

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A mother and her child from West Point, a low-income neighbourhood of Monrovia, Liberia. The 10-worst countries to be a mother in are all in sub-Saharan Africa. Credit: Travis Lupick/IPS

A mother and her child from West Point, a low-income neighbourhood of Monrovia, Liberia. The 10-worst countries to be a mother in are all in sub-Saharan Africa. Credit: Travis Lupick/IPS

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran, speaking, with CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Roque (seated right).

Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran, speaking, with CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Roque (seated right).

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Flooding in Trinidad's capital of Port-au-Prince left residents little choice but to wade through the deluge. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

Flooding in Trinidad's capital of Port-au-Prince left residents little choice but to wade through the deluge. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

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Flooding in Trinidad's capital of Port-au-Prince left residents little choice but to wade through the deluge. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

Flooding in Trinidad's capital of Port-au-Prince left residents little choice but to wade through the deluge. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

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Disaster officials are blaming the floods in Trinidad on the denudation of hillsides by builders and "slash and burn” farming. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

Disaster officials are blaming the floods in Trinidad on the denudation of hillsides by builders and "slash and burn” farming. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

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Disaster officials are blaming the floods in Trinidad on the denudation of hillsides by builders and "slash and burn” farming. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

Disaster officials are blaming the floods in Trinidad on the denudation of hillsides by builders and "slash and burn” farming. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

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A technician at the the Hope Disability Centre in Kashmir preparing prosthetic limbs. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS

A technician at the the Hope Disability Centre in Kashmir preparing prosthetic limbs. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS

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Burqas fail to shield many Afghan women from daily harassment, both in the street and at the workplace. Credit: Shelly Kittleson/IPS

Burqas fail to shield many Afghan women from daily harassment, both in the street and at the workplace. Credit: Shelly Kittleson/IPS

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After the Italian town of Capannori wrote a letter of concern, Lavazza began a pilot project to substitute non-recyclable espresso machine capsules with recyclable ones. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

After the Italian town of Capannori wrote a letter of concern, Lavazza began a pilot project to substitute non-recyclable espresso machine capsules with recyclable ones. Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS

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The view from a stop along the Sufi Trail, at the Al-Qatrawani shrine, in the village of 'Atara in the West Bank. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/IPS

The view from a stop along the Sufi Trail, at the Al-Qatrawani shrine, in the village of 'Atara in the West Bank. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/IPS

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Tebu security staff at Saharan oil fields in southern Libya. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPS

Tebu security staff at Saharan oil fields in southern Libya. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPS

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Somali government forces march during an army day parade in Mogadishu, Somalia. The country’s armed forces are not strong enough to control the threat of the Islamism extremist group Al-Shabaab. Credit: Abdurrahman Warsameh/IPS

Somali government forces march during an army day parade in Mogadishu, Somalia. The country’s armed forces are not strong enough to control the threat of the Islamism extremist group Al-Shabaab. Credit: Abdurrahman Warsameh/IPS

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Ibrahim Makhlouf stands on the roof of his home in the West Bank, from where he can see the Israeli settlement outpost of Shalhevet Farm. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/IPS

Ibrahim Makhlouf stands on the roof of his home in the West Bank, from where he can see the Israeli settlement outpost of Shalhevet Farm. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/IPS

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David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Credit: Juliette Martin/IPS

David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Credit: Juliette Martin/IPS

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Logging is one of the main threats in the southern area of the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve. Credit: José Garth Medina/IPS

Logging is one of the main threats in the southern area of the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve. Credit: José Garth Medina/IPS

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Yara Mashour, editor of Lilac magazine, wants to confront and challenge stereotypes of Arab women. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS.

Yara Mashour, editor of Lilac magazine, wants to confront and challenge stereotypes of Arab women. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS.

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The social media that allowed Egyptian activists to organise the massive rallies that led to Mubarak's ouster now play a less constructive role. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS

The social media that allowed Egyptian activists to organise the massive rallies that led to Mubarak's ouster now play a less constructive role. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS

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A man carries water through a busy alley in Kathmandu. Experts say water management is vital in South Asia due to erratic rain patterns. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS

A man carries water through a busy alley in Kathmandu. Experts say water management is vital in South Asia due to erratic rain patterns. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS

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Protesters demand that the Mexican government search for their missing relatives. Credit: Diana Cariboni/IPS

Protesters demand that the Mexican government search for their missing relatives. Credit: Diana Cariboni/IPS

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Shaheen Begum receives skills training at the PPC paraplegic centre in Hayatabad in northern Pakistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

Shaheen Begum receives skills training at the PPC paraplegic centre in Hayatabad in northern Pakistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

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Some voters waited in line for up to eight hours to cast their ballots. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

Some voters waited in line for up to eight hours to cast their ballots. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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Floods are marking an early start to the rainy season in Trinidad. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

Floods are marking an early start to the rainy season in Trinidad. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS

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Honiara’s rapid urban growth and increased urban waste have become the focus of municipal efforts to stem the spread of dengue fever. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS

Honiara’s rapid urban growth and increased urban waste have become the focus of municipal efforts to stem the spread of dengue fever. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS

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One of the students at the Gymnasia Herzliya School checks on the plastic bottles containing samples of the blue-green algae called Spirulina. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS

One of the students at the Gymnasia Herzliya School checks on the plastic bottles containing samples of the blue-green algae called Spirulina. Credit: Pierre Klochendler/IPS

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Red flags symbolising the Awami National Party (ANP) strung across the street in Karachi a day ahead of the May 11 elections. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

Red flags symbolising the Awami National Party (ANP) strung across the street in Karachi a day ahead of the May 11 elections. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on a visit to the Pavão-Pavãozinho favela in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Fabíola Ortiz/IPS

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on a visit to the Pavão-Pavãozinho favela in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Fabíola Ortiz/IPS

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Women's advocate Shazia Bashir leading a rally in support of women's right to vote in Paikhel, Pakistan. Credit: Irfan Ahmed/IPS

Women's advocate Shazia Bashir leading a rally in support of women's right to vote in Paikhel, Pakistan. Credit: Irfan Ahmed/IPS

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ANP candidate Syed Masoom Shah carried to the hospital after an Apr. 14 bomb attack in Charsadda, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, that injured four people. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

ANP candidate Syed Masoom Shah carried to the hospital after an Apr. 14 bomb attack in Charsadda, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, that injured four people. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

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Mr. Yukio Takasu, Under-Secretary-General for Management is briefing the press. Credit: Juliette Martin/IPS

Mr. Yukio Takasu, Under-Secretary-General for Management is briefing the press. Credit: Juliette Martin/IPS

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Pat Jones, 65, stops to drink water at a community standpipe in Grenada. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

Pat Jones, 65, stops to drink water at a community standpipe in Grenada. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS

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According to surveys, one-third of Cubans between the ages of 12 and 49 believe they have little to no chance of getting AIDS. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

According to surveys, one-third of Cubans between the ages of 12 and 49 believe they have little to no chance of getting AIDS. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

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Coal mining company Prodeco's port terminal in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. Credit: Juan Manuel Barrero/IPS

Coal mining company Prodeco's port terminal in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. Credit: Juan Manuel Barrero/IPS

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Visitors to Sound Central, Central Asia's Modern Music Festival, held at the French Cultural Centre in Kabul. Credit: Giuliano Battiston/IPS

Visitors to Sound Central, Central Asia's Modern Music Festival, held at the French Cultural Centre in Kabul. Credit: Giuliano Battiston/IPS

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Fisherfolk make between 30 and 70 pesos per kilo of fish in the local market. Credit: Kara Santos/IPS

Fisherfolk make between 30 and 70 pesos per kilo of fish in the local market. Credit: Kara Santos/IPS

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Despite providing food for the country, fisher families are among the poorest in the Philippines. Credit: Kara Santos/IPS

Despite providing food for the country, fisher families are among the poorest in the Philippines. Credit: Kara Santos/IPS

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Protestors armed with bamboo sticks faced police in riot gear in Dhaka on May 4, 2013. Credit: Kajul Hazra/IPS

Protestors armed with bamboo sticks faced police in riot gear in Dhaka on May 4, 2013. Credit: Kajul Hazra/IPS

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A woman's work never ends. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

A woman's work never ends. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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Women's work in Pakistan starts at a young age. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

Women's work in Pakistan starts at a young age. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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Amina Mohamed is the first woman to be nominated head of Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Credit: Brian Ngugi/IPS

Amina Mohamed is the first woman to be nominated head of Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Credit: Brian Ngugi/IPS

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Many rural women in Pakistan have never voted. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

Many rural women in Pakistan have never voted. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS

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Former Al-Shabaab combatants who handed themselves over to the Somali government. Defections by Al-Shabaab members were rising dramatically, with many more expected in the coming months. Credit: Abdurrahman Warsameh/IPS

Former Al-Shabaab combatants who handed themselves over to the Somali government. Defections by Al-Shabaab members were rising dramatically, with many more expected in the coming months. Credit: Abdurrahman Warsameh/IPS

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Over two decades after they were forced to flee their homes in northern Sri Lanka, tens of thousands of Muslims still feel reluctant to return. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS

Over two decades after they were forced to flee their homes in northern Sri Lanka, tens of thousands of Muslims still feel reluctant to return. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS

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Participants in CBA-7 taking part in a brainstorming session. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS

Participants in CBA-7 taking part in a brainstorming session. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS

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Former provincial assembly member Shagufta Malik and former national assembly member Bushra Gohar at Peshawar Press Club. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

Former provincial assembly member Shagufta Malik and former national assembly member Bushra Gohar at Peshawar Press Club. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

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Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, the general secretary of the global rights network World YWCA, said that further economic and social empowerment was needed to change the lives of women in Africa. Credit: Ravi Kanth Devarakonda/IPS

Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, the general secretary of the global rights network World YWCA, said that further economic and social empowerment was needed to change the lives of women in Africa. Credit: Ravi Kanth Devarakonda/IPS

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Three members of Iceland's Pirate Party, Jon Thor Olafsson, Birgitta Jonsdottir and Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, in front of the Althingi parliament building. Credit: Lowana Veal/IPS.

Three members of Iceland's Pirate Party, Jon Thor Olafsson, Birgitta Jonsdottir and Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, in front of the Althingi parliament building. Credit: Lowana Veal/IPS.

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A camel outside a traditional Mongolian felt tent (yurt). Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

A camel outside a traditional Mongolian felt tent (yurt). Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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In an effort to boost cultivation and increased vegetable intake, the MWFA offers free classes to anyone wishing to learn about subsistence farming. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

In an effort to boost cultivation and increased vegetable intake, the MWFA offers free classes to anyone wishing to learn about subsistence farming. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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A typical herder household, consisting of a ger (yurt), a truck or motorcycle and often a small satellite dish. Herder families in the countryside do not have access to vegetables but instead rely on milk for their vitamin C intake. Credit: Michelle Tols

A typical herder household, consisting of a ger (yurt), a truck or motorcycle and often a small satellite dish. Herder families in the countryside do not have access to vegetables but instead rely on milk for their vitamin C intake. Credit: Michelle Tols

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Today, most Mongolian families prefer to eat dairy products that come from their livestock rather than fruits or vegetables. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

Today, most Mongolian families prefer to eat dairy products that come from their livestock rather than fruits or vegetables. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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A mare and her foal on the Mongolian grasslands. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

A mare and her foal on the Mongolian grasslands. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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Horses rest under a bridge. Their milk is used during the summer to make a national drink called “airag”. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

Horses rest under a bridge. Their milk is used during the summer to make a national drink called “airag”. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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Mongolian herders use camels’ wool and milk. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

Mongolian herders use camels’ wool and milk. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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Mongolia currently has about 40 million livestock made up of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and horses, up from 22 million in 1990. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

Mongolia currently has about 40 million livestock made up of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and horses, up from 22 million in 1990. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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Overgrazing has resulted in a 78 percent rate of desertification in Mongolia. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

Overgrazing has resulted in a 78 percent rate of desertification in Mongolia. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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Cattle graze on Mongolia’s grasslands. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

Cattle graze on Mongolia’s grasslands. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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A volunteer tends to vegetable seedlings in a greenhouse at the MWFA. The farmer’s association is located in a ger (yurt) district in Ulaanbaatar. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

A volunteer tends to vegetable seedlings in a greenhouse at the MWFA. The farmer’s association is located in a ger (yurt) district in Ulaanbaatar. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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A volunteer at the Mongolian Women Farmers Association (MWFA) walks next to cabbage seedlings, covered in plastic to protect them from the spring frost. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

A volunteer at the Mongolian Women Farmers Association (MWFA) walks next to cabbage seedlings, covered in plastic to protect them from the spring frost. Credit: Michelle Tolson/IPS

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Volunteers at the food bank in Clay Cross in Britain. Credit: Lara Stanley/IPS.

Volunteers at the food bank in Clay Cross in Britain. Credit: Lara Stanley/IPS.

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Mu Kyi, a migrant worker in Thailand, fears for the future of her children. Credit: Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau/IPS

Mu Kyi, a migrant worker in Thailand, fears for the future of her children. Credit: Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau/IPS

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Members of the minority Ahmadi community in Pakistan say they have been disenfranchised by the country’s election laws. Credit: Adil Siddiqi/IPS

Members of the minority Ahmadi community in Pakistan say they have been disenfranchised by the country’s election laws. Credit: Adil Siddiqi/IPS

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Yasir Arman, the secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Front-North (SPLM-N), which has formed an alliance with other rebel groups in Sudan, and call themselves the Sudan Revolutionary Front. Credit: William Lloyd George/IPS

Yasir Arman, the secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Front-North (SPLM-N), which has formed an alliance with other rebel groups in Sudan, and call themselves the Sudan Revolutionary Front. Credit: William Lloyd George/IPS

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Peter Mcharo's two children digging their father’s maize field in Kibaigwa village, Morogoro Region, some 350km from Dar es Salaam. Mcharo is one of the farmers who have benefitted from Conservation Agriculture. Credit: Orton Kiishweko/IPS

Peter Mcharo's two children digging their father’s maize field in Kibaigwa village, Morogoro Region, some 350km from Dar es Salaam. Mcharo is one of the farmers who have benefitted from Conservation Agriculture. Credit: Orton Kiishweko/IPS

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Road in Pará's Amazonian region shows only pasture where once there was rainforest. Credit: Fabíola Ortiz/IPS

Road in Pará's Amazonian region shows only pasture where once there was rainforest. Credit: Fabíola Ortiz/IPS

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A Huaorani man armed with traditional spears and his wife and children welcome a group of tourists to the community of Tigüino, located within Yasuní National Park. Credit: Eduardo Valenzuela/IPS

A Huaorani man armed with traditional spears and his wife and children welcome a group of tourists to the community of Tigüino, located within Yasuní National Park. Credit: Eduardo Valenzuela/IPS

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A community radio station in Thailand is helping migrant workers access crucial information about their rights. Credit: Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau/IPS

A community radio station in Thailand is helping migrant workers access crucial information about their rights. Credit: Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau/IPS

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Many in the crowd of San Francisco May Day marchers wore butterfly wings; the Monarch butterfly migrates to Mexico and then back to the U.S. every year. Credit: Judith Scherr/IPS

Many in the crowd of San Francisco May Day marchers wore butterfly wings; the Monarch butterfly migrates to Mexico and then back to the U.S. every year. Credit: Judith Scherr/IPS

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Switzerland has started to house asylum seekers in underground bunkers on remote mountains. Credit: Ray Smith/IPS.

Switzerland has started to house asylum seekers in underground bunkers on remote mountains. Credit: Ray Smith/IPS.

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Women ragpickers in Delhi scavenging through a pile of refuse for recyclable material. Credit: Dharmendra Yadav/IPS.

Women ragpickers in Delhi scavenging through a pile of refuse for recyclable material. Credit: Dharmendra Yadav/IPS.

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