MADRID, Mar 24 (IPS) – Following 20 long years (2011-2021) of brutal war on Afghanistan by the US-led military coalition, which ended up in...
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Al-Shamiya: When Adversity Becomes Inspiration
CAIRO, Mar 24 (IPS) – When Suhier Abed’s husband broke both legs after falling two floors while working in construction, the 32-year-old mother of...
Indias Gig Workers: Overworked and Underpaid
NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (IPS) – According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the unemployment rate in urban India stood at 9.4 percent...
DAKAR, Senegal, Mar 24 (IPS) – At the World Water Forum this week (March 21-26), the international community will raise awareness of the 2...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean 
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