DAKAR, Senegal, Mar 24 (IPS) – At the World Water Forum this week (March 21-26), the international community will raise awareness of the 2...
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Mistreatment in childbirth, a human rights and healthcare problem, new study warns
Women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Human Reproduction...
Seeds of change in Kenya as farmers lead way on tobacco-free farms
In Kenya, a trailblazing sustainable agriculture project has helped hundreds of farmers move away from the harmful practice of growing tobacco, in favour of...
World TB Day is marked on 24 March, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis,...
Ukraine war: Middle East food prices soaring, as donor fatigue kicks in, Security Council hears
Amid growing donor fatigue and a brutal war in Ukraine that has diverted the world’s attention, the world must not forget millions of people...
Ukraine: Competing drafts on humanitarian assistance debated at General Assembly
The UN General Assembly met on Wednesday for its second emergency session on the Ukraine crisis since Russia invaded the country on 24 February,...
Russia’s war on Ukraine, an assault on the world’s vulnerable: Guterres
The war in Ukraine is not only a “horror unfolding before our eyes”, but also an “assault on some of the most vulnerable people...
UN weather agency to spearhead 5 year early warning plan, boosting climate action
The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against...
Water Scarcity in Africa to Reach Dangerously High Levels by 2025 Experts
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 23 (IPS) – Joan Waweru was among villagers on their regular trek to the river to fetch water when they discovered...
Following a U-turn over re-opening girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the UN human rights chief shared her “profound frustration and disappointment” that...
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