Colombia was one of the first countries in the Americas to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility. Credit:...
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Credit: Twitter @Dr_Aqsa_Shaikhby Mariya Salim (new delhi, india)Friday, May 07, 2021Inter Press ServiceNEW DELHI, India, May 07 (IPS) - When Dr...
Viral Facts Africa, a first of its kind African initiative to combat health misinformation online, was launched recently by the...
Credit: SHE Investments CambodiaOpinion by Kaveh Zahedi (bangkok, thailand)Friday, May 07, 2021Inter Press ServiceBANGKOK, Thailand, May 07 (IPS) - We are...
20 Million More People Face Food Crises, As Acute Hunger Rates Rise to a 5-Year High — Global Issues
A new report categorized people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen as being in ‘Catastrophe,’ meaning that they need...
Opinion by Sunil J. Wimalawansa (new jersey, usa)Thursday, May 06, 2021Inter Press ServiceNEW JERSEY, USA, May 06 (IPS) - The writer*...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 6, 2021. First batch of...
Young Palestinians drive their boat along the coast near the Gaza Sea port, selling boat rides as a way to...
Opinion by Sunil J. Wimalawansa (new jersey)Wednesday, April 28, 2021Inter Press ServiceThe writer is Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardio-Metabolic Institute, New...
Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, visited a refugee site in the village of Modale, located 30 kms from...
Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams won the prize for her work to eradicate landmines in 1997. She is pictured here...
Map of countries with projected austerity cuts in 2021-2022, in terms of GDP, based on IMF fiscal projections. Credit: I....
UN Under Secretary-General for Economic & Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin. Credit: UNDESA/Predrag Vasi?Opinion by Liu Zhenmin (united nations)Wednesday, April 14, 2021Inter...
A Rohingya girl proudly holds up her drawing at a UNICEF school at Balukhali camp, Bangladesh. As Rohingya refugee families...
When the previous US administration pulled its aid, the impact was enormous on the Palestinian people. As a result, funding...
Nteranya SangingaOpinion by Nteranya Sanginga - Aline Mugisho - Seyi Makinde (ibadan, nigeria)Thursday, April 08, 2021Inter Press ServiceIBADAN, Nigeria, Apr 08...
Jaxine Scott displays some vegetables in her backyard garden at her Kingston, Jamaica home. Credit: Kate Chappellby Kate Chappell (kingston, jamaica)Friday,...
Five-year-old Aya (right, in a wheelchair) was hit by a mortar while she was heading home from school. She said:...
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur)Thursday, April 01, 2021Inter Press ServiceIFFs refer to cross-border movements of...
Credit: International GenevaOpinion by Michelle Langrand (geneva)Wednesday, March 31, 2021Inter Press ServiceThe writer is with Geneva Solutions, a non-profit journalistic platform...
