20 Million More People Face Food Crises, As Acute Hunger Rates Rise to a 5-Year High
UNITED NATIONS, May 06 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic, protracted conflicts and climate change have created an untenable situation for the most vulnerable, with...
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FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child soldier, is dedicating his adult life to healing communities...
High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements Significantly Reduce ICU Admissions & COVID-19 Deaths
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 06 (IPS) – The writer* is Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology & Nutrition, Director CardioMetabolic Institute, USAThere is considerable evidence that...
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the United States administration to lift vaccine patent protections...
USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed at suppressing racial justice protests and the Black Lives...
Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global...
At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in...
South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything the region has seen before, the United Nations Children’s...
Coping with the USA-China Conflict Strategic Procrastination
AMSTERDAM/ROME, May 05 (IPS) – For several years, a fast growing and assertive China has been challenging the USA’s global dominance. China’s GDP, taking...
Myanmar: Attacks on healthcare jeopardizing COVID-19 response, UN team says
There have been at least 158 reported attacks on medical personnel and facilities in Myanmar, with more than 139 doctors arrested and charged since the military...
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