Prioritising Menstrual Health and Hygiene During Emergencies
Jul 06 (IPS) – Over the last few years, the world has witnessed accelerated action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG...
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Myanmar: From political crisis, to ‘multi-dimensional human rights catastrophe’ – Bachelet
What began as a coup by the Myanmar military has ‘rapidly morphed’ into an all-out attack against the civilian population that has become increasingly...
South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence
South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence
Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance than ever before, the UN Children’s Fund,...
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jul 06 (IPS) – As rich countries have delayed contagion containment, including mass vaccination, in developing countries, much weaker fiscal...
MEXICO CITY, Jul 05 (IPS) – The visit of the Vice President of the United States to Mexico on June 8 served to address...
Why we Need to Build Economies – not Walls – to Stop Migration
SAN SALVADOR, Jul 06 (IPS) – If you speak to farmers in El Salvador, many will tell you about the time they were driven...
Agroecology as the Centrepiece of Sustainable Food Systems
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (IPS) – The world is facing rising hunger and food insecurity, biodiversity loss and the impacts of a changing climate....
The UN chief on Monday extended his condolences to the families of those who died in a landslide, which struck the Japanese coastal city...
Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, the independent expert appointed to monitor the country said on Monday, calling...
Threat of Blackouts in Brazil Highlights Climate Crisis
RÃ�O DE JANEIRO, Jul 05 (IPS) – Twenty years after the blackout that prompted nine months of rationing to keep the power grid from...
Alzheimer’s damage may begin outside the brain 
Renewed Hostilities In Yemen Inflame Displacement and Regional Risks 
One Man’s Quest to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mali 
Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns