The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against future pandemics, the head of the World Health...
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Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven million forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South...
Haunting Photos of Bangladesh’s COVID Pandemic
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 25 (IPS) – Documentary photographer and filmmaker Mohammad Rakibul Hasan has documented the health crisis in Bangladesh over the past several...
Cuba, a Small Island State Seeking to Manage Its Vulnerability
HAVANA, Aug 25 (IPS) – This article forms part of the special IPS coverage of the Solutions Forum, a high-level conference of Small Island...
Resilience in a Riskier World
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 25 (IPS) – Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries...
The Tragedy of Afghanistan: Is there a Way Forward?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 25 (IPS) – The writer is former UNICEF Resident Project Officer in Kabul (1999 –2001) and Resident Project Officer in...
The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain,...
Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Increased Syria violence prompts largest civilian displacements in a year, as gridlock stymies political talks
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Security Council on Tuesday, as an uptick...
Smartphone App Helps Fijians to Grow and Eat Healthier Food
Aug 24 (IPS) – A smartphone app in Fiji is helping users to not only eat better but to help grow food that will...
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