Yemen: New World Bank funds offer lifeline to most vulnerable
Three UN agencies on Thursday welcomed $127 million in new funding from the World Bank to provide lifesaving support to some of the country’s...
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DR Congo, Ituri. Fleeing War, Weaving Life in IDP Camps of Bunia
ROME, Jul 29 (IPS) – He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds...
LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) – From an international humanitarian perspective, the first half of 2021 has been disappointing. We’re no further ahead in...
Water Scarcity: Coming Soon
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) – In 1995, a highly-respected water expert in South Africa, Bill Pitman, in very concise terms illustrated that...
Although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities, a political solution is...
On World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls to eliminate disease by 2030
The UN health agency pointed out on Wednesday, World Hepatitis Day, that every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis-related illness and called for all countries to work together...
COVID-19 infections rose eight per cent last week to more than 3.8 million, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday. Read the full story, “COVID-19 infections rise, Delta...
Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees
Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked...
A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the...
SINGAPORE, Jul 28 (IPS) – After almost two decades, Golden Rice was approved last week by the Philippines authorities for use as food. This...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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