KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 05 (IPS) – There are many ways the UN can have a sizeable role in promoting the engagement and participation of...
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One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported an increase in the levels of mental disorders amongst the population of...
Dealing with the trauma of displacement in The Gambia
Thousands of Senegalese have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in The Gambia, after clashes broke out earlier this year, in...
Special Economic Zones: A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela
CARACAS, Sep 03 (IPS) – Venezuela is preparing to replicate the experience of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), a mechanism with which more than 60...
Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant ‘has been violated several times’
Further damage to the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine “cannot” be allowed to happen, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency...
World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN...
Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in...
Pakistan: More than 6.4 million in ‘dire need’ after unprecedented floods
The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. Read...
To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh
STEPANAKERT, Nagorno Karabakh, Sep 02 (IPS) – “This year the weather in Nagorno-Karabakh is warmer than in my home country, Senegal,” jokes Sow Ababacar,...
Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World
NEW YORK, Sep 02 (IPS) – As we approach this year’s Transforming Education Summit, global leaders can and must prioritize expertise and mobilize political...
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