Yemen – Worst Famine World has Seen in Decades Predicted
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) – Yemen is heading towards the worst famine the world has seen in decades, the United Nations Security Council...
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Money vs. Happiness
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 (IPS) – Subjective wellbeing and income are intricately linkedThe question whether the rich are more satisfied with their lives...
Overcoming the Learning Divide: Assessing What Students Missed During School Closings for COVID-19
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Feb 19 (IPS) – School closings and the varied impacts of remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic are a global challenge. Educators...
Q&A: Tigray – the Fighting will Continue & Exacerbate Civilian Suffering
BONN, Germany, Feb 19 (IPS) – While Ethiopia’s federal government may have administrative control of the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle, and other main cities in...
Switzerland Buys itself Good Sustainability Scores at the Expense of Other Countries
GENEVA, Feb 19 (IPS) – Carole Küng is Co-Director of the Biovision-affiliated network Sustainable Development Solution Network Switzerland (SDSN). The network mobilises research institutes,...
Elections in Catalonia: What Now?
MIAMI, Feb 18 (IPS) – The recent result of the elections for the Parliament of Catalonia has presented a mixture of repetition of certain...
Pacific Islanders Turn to Local Economies to Drive Post-pandemic Recovery
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) – While Pacific Island countries have, so far, been spared a catastrophic spread of COVID-19, their economies have been...
The UN: From the Sublime to the Hilarious
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) – The United Nations is an institution mired in politics focusing primarily on military conflicts, civil wars, economic sanctions,...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Feb 18 (IPS) – Camila Corradi Bracco handles Content Development & Program Delivery at Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)*Since the launch of...
Suu Kyi Appears in Closed-Door Court Session Without Lawyer as Protests Continue
BANGKOK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Myanmar’s top generals have begun the process to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s popular civilian leader –...
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