Haiti: UN agencies warn of ‘unabated’ rise in hunger
While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely,...
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Women and girls deserve to live without violence in ‘safety, dignity and freedom’
Violence against women and girls may be the world’s “longest, deadliest pandemic,” the UN chief said on Tuesday, during an event focused on the...
War on Syria: Eleven Years of Carnage
MADRID, Mar 22 (IPS) – “Hundreds of thousands have been killed, more than half of the pre-war population – somewhere in the order of...
Groundwater at the Heart of the Water Security Equation
PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar 22 (IPS) – Eng. James Sauramba is Executive Director of the SADC Groundwater Management Institute. Groundwater is invisible and yet its...
Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
BRAZZAVILLE, Mar 22 (IPS) – Dr Matshidiso Moeti is the World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa.In the outskirts of Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, just...
Stagflation Threat: Be Pragmatic, Not Dogmatic
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 22 (IPS) – “If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail”. Still haunted by...
Time to negotiate end to ‘unwinnable’ war in Ukraine, Guterres declares
It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made...
Water & Sanitation Crisis Escalates as Yemenis Mark World Water Day
IBB Governorate, Yemen, Mar 22 (IPS) – As Yemen enters its 8th year of an escalating conflict, 21.7 million of my fellow Yemenis are...
Zimbabwe Crackdown on NGOs Could Impact Election Observation
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Mar 22 (IPS) – Zimbabwe is pressing ahead with a controversial bill that critics say seeks to criminalise the operations of nongovernmental...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 22 (IPS) – In an opinion piece published in PassBlue on 15 March 2022, historian Stephen Schlesinger asked, “Where is the...
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