Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods. Read the...
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Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Adopts ‘Cubes’ to Step Up Nutritious Food Production
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STOCKHOLM, Oct 13 (IPS) – Hunger, violent conflict and the visible impacts of climate change are all on the rise. World Food Day, October...
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The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign...
Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world leaders, ambassadors and prominent global citizens meeting in the Security Council on...
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The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there, the UN refugee...
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