University Outreach Project Teaching Tissue Culture to Potato Farmers
Nairobi, Oct 11 (IPS) – World Food Day is celebrated on October 16, 2022, with the theme Leave NO ONE behind. During this week...
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Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices
GENEVA, Oct 11 (IPS) – In the last week of September, emerging market (EM) bond fund outflows hit $4.2 billion, according to JP Morgan,...
‘Investing in girls is investing in our common future’: UN chief
In marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child on Tuesday, the UN chief called the commemoration a celebration of the “lives...
Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and they risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless action is taken to mitigate climate change,...
For her political courage, compassion and decisive action in protecting people forced to flee, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, presented the...
Ukraine: Any threat to use nuclear weapons ‘should be universally condemned’
The door for a diplomatic solution to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine must be kept open, and any threat to use nuclear...
Bangladesh Reaching Out To Global Partners To Transform Agriculture
DHAKA, Oct 10 (IPS) – Bangladeshi businessman Kazi Inam Ahmed is building his dream in a village near Rupsha River in Khulna, southern Bangladesh—to...
Africa, The Looted Continent
MADRID, Oct 10 (IPS) – Africa. The birthplace of “Homo Sapiens.” The land of plenty. The origin of farming. The richest region in terms...
Central Bank Myths Drag down World Economy
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (IPS) – The dogmatic obsession with and focus on fighting inflation in rich countries are pushing the world...
Climate crisis intensifying heatwaves, UN-backed report warns ahead of COP27
Greater action is needed now to avert the recurrence of disastrous heatwaves, which are being intensified by the climate crisis, the UN humanitarian affairs...
COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather to Mental Health Challenges in Africa 
The brain’s fear center moonlights as the save button for memories 
Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science 
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support