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A young mother sits on a low wooden stool above burning embers from a piece of bark placed in a small earthenware pot. A bright purple and white cloth covers…
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A young mother sits on a low wooden stool above burning embers from a piece of bark placed in a small earthenware pot. A bright purple and white cloth covers…
Credit: UNICEF Sujan Opinion by Robert Jenkins – Lauren Rumble – Verena Knaus (united nations) Friday, August 11, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (IPS) – Did you know…
International Youth Day is marked annually on 12 August and the 2023 edition spotlights green skills and the major role young people will play in driving the much-needed shift towards…
Categorizing countries into “low- and middle-income countries” and “high income countries” is not appropriate for studying healthcare systems and population health. It is misleading to categorize countries for convenience of…
Overfishing is harming the informal traders who rely on it for income. CREDIT: Marko Phiri/IPS by Marko Phiri (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Thursday, August 10, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 10…
A Security Council meeting in progress. Credit: United Nations Opinion by Tim Murithi (cape town, south africa) Thursday, August 10, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug 10 (IPS)…
Tatev Azizyan, a local journalist in an empty supermarket in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital. Residents have struggled with deepening shortages of food and medicine since the only road in and out…
Credit: UN Women/Zhanarbek Amankulov Opinion by Naila Kabeer (london) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 08 (IPS) – Last week the IMF offered a cautious estimate of positive…
Olivier De Schutter Opinion by Olivier De Schutter (brussels, belgium) Monday, August 07, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 07 (IPS) – The fragile state of global food systems has…
In a message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mr. Guterres urged the international community to learn from the “nuclear cataclysm” that befell the Japanese…
Every hour, 11 children die of AIDS, so finding them and offering treatment is as critical as ever, according to the UN entity UNAIDS, which released a new report about…
Extreme weather between October and November of 2020, highlighted the vulnerability of the inhabitants of the city of Huế in central Viet Nam to flooding. City resident Nguyễn Văn Tia…
Smallholder farmer Elizabeth Mpofu uses renewable energy to reduce emissions from firewood at her farm in Shashe, Mashava. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Friday, August 04,…
Nigerian law protects widows, but the reality they face is quite different. by Promise Eze (sokoto, nigeria) Thursday, August 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 03 (IPS) – In…
The World Health Organization says round 7 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service…
Credit: Angela Umoru-David Opinion by wgarcia (abuja) Tuesday, August 01, 2023 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Aug 01 (IPS) – Not all wars are fought on the battleground. The Cold War has…
Girls wait for their vaccination cards to be updated after receiving the HPV vaccine at BP Koirala Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Nepal, 10 July 2023. Credit: Marty Logan/IPS by Marty…
Credit: Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, July 28, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 28 (IPS) – Nepal is the latest country to join the…
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate government of the Republic of Niger on 26 July 2023. Earlier this week, the demand…
Data from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization reveals this July is set to be the hottest month ever recorded. Heatwaves not only threaten the environment but create additional obstacles for…