WHO ‘exploring all options’ to get medical supplies into Afghanistan
With medical stocks dwindling in Afghanistan, and the airport in the capital, Kabul, crippled by a terrorist attack, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to examine ways to deliver...
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Railroads Drive Expansion of Soybean Cultivation in Brazil’s Amazon Region
RÃ�O DE JANEIRO, Aug 27 (IPS) – The sea of soybeans that sprouts every November will spread even further in the state of Mato...
The UN Security Council on Friday underlined the importance of combatting terrorism in Afghanistan following the deadly attack at the airport in the capital,...
Systemic Barriers Exist in Canadian Healthcare for Immigrant Health Professionals
Toronto, Canada, Aug 27 (IPS) – Albert Einstein said, “In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.” The year 2020 was a year...
More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF
More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside their country of birth in 2020 and an...
Digital Tech can Help African Island States Cope with Climate Change
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 27 (IPS) – Investing in digital technologies can help African small island developing states (SIDS), vulnerable to extreme weather events, cope...
Pacific Community Warns of Threat to Education Retention in the Wake of COVID-19
CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 27 (IPS) – Before the pandemic, many Pacific Island countries grappled with low numbers of students completing secondary education. Now experts...
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates – UN agency heads
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at “two alarmingly different speeds”, UN agency leaders said in a statement on Friday, noting that...
Advancing the Rights of Women Manual Scavengers in India
Aug 27 (IPS) – Manual scavenging is a caste-based profession that leads to discrimination and atrocities against those engaged in it. Generations of families...
Crisis in Afghanistan: All Eyes on Central Asia
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 27 (IPS) – The political and human catastrophe in Afghanistan is threatening to boost autocratic tendencies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. With...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
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