More than 45,000 boys and girls were released from detention during the COVID-19 pandemic, proving that child-friendly justice solutions “are more than possible”, according to new data released on...
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‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. Read the full...
What Governments Should Learn from The Climate Activists
Nov 15 (IPS) – Shantha Rau Barriga is the disability rights director and the lead on Strategy Development at Human Rights Watch“Nothing about us without...
Tobacco use continues to fall
The number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally, going from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30 billion last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said onTuesday. Read the full story, “Tobacco use continues to fall”, on...
Central African children in crosshairs, UN calls for their protection
Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have suffered a spike in grave violations since the end of 2020, according to a new UN report on the situation in the country, issued...
Growing Digital Divide Threatens Recovery from Covid-19
LONDON, Nov 15 (IPS) – A growing digital divide is emerging as a major threat to a robust recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according...
Inequity in Funding: Africa’s Agripreneurs Pay a High Price for Start Up Finance
Nov 15 (IPS) – Africa has pinned its hopes on agriculture for the creation of jobs and the resulting reduction of poverty. But its...
Asian Staffers at UN Launch Network to Protect Rights & Fight Racism
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15 (IPS) – The United Nations, which consists of 193 member states, has long been accused of discrimination against staffers who...
Glasgow Summit Ends Amidst Climate of Disappointment
GLASGOW, Nov 14 (IPS) – Developing countries will surely remember the Glasgow climate summit, the most important since 2015, as a fiasco that left...
In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones
Three months after a devastating earthquake struck the south-west of Haiti, a hospital that was largely destroyed has continued to give mothers and their...
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