STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 06 (IPS) – Like most of us, I rely on news media to find an explanation to tragedies I watch...
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ROME, Sep 06 (IPS) – There are several points of similarity between the war in Afghanistan and the war in Viet Nam. The Taliban,...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sep 06 (IPS) – Headlines in the press, live TV and internet coverage of the chaos at Kabul airport following the...
Despite hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the UN’s health agency told the G20 leading industrialized nations...
Women in Afghanistan play a “critical role” in delivering aid, the UN Humanitarian told the leadership of the Taliban in Kabul on Sunday, calling...
Syria: Prevent ‘entire generation from being lost’, urges UN humanitarian chief
Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for “greater access...
KARACHI, Pakistan, Sep 03 (IPS) – “If I fall into the hands of the Taliban, not only me but my family will be killed,”...
Internationally Trained Medical Doctors are Part of the Solution in Post-Covid-19 Canadian Healthcare System
Sep 03 (IPS) – Access to quality healthcare is a basic human right, but for many, especially those in vulnerable communities, the right is...
FROM THE FIELD: Bringing aid to Haiti, a country at breaking point
Humanitarian workers supporting relief efforts in Haiti following the devastation caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, are contending with widespread insecurity, including gang violence, as...
Poverty in Lebanon has drastically increased over the past year and now affects about 74% of the population, warned the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western...
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