War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 per cent of the country “freefall into poverty” and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its...
A “funding crunch” has put millions of people in Yemen at risk of catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, in support of an urgent appeal to...
What This Years No 1 Central Policy Document Tells Us about Beijings Food Security and Rural Revitalisation Ambitions
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 16 (IPS) – The recently published “No 1 central policy document” (“No 1 document”), China’s national blueprint for rural policy, further...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 16 (IPS) – The writer is Senior Research Specialist at CIVICUSThe 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women...
Youths Trailblazing Paths in Sexual and Reproductive Health Ahead of ICFP Family Planning Conference
Youths Trailblazing Paths in Sexual and Reproductive Health Ahead of ICFP Family Planning Conference
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 16 (IPS) – Travelling in northern Nigeria, Peace Umanah noticed teenage girls with multiple children – they would be walking with...
Uganda Recognizes Pregnant Teens Right to Education, but Religion, Stigma Lock Out Most
KAMPALA, Mar 16 (IPS) – When schools reopened in Uganda in January, Atim’s baby was 3 months old. The 17-year-old wished to go back...
Physicists explain the mesmerizing movements of raindrops on car windshields
Staring at raindrops on a car windshield is more than just a way to get in touch with your emo side. You might also...
Secretary-General António Guterres released his annual update on the Organization’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) on Tuesday, dovetailing with...
Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute international response’
Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 1,600 people and detained more than 12,500, since the military coup last year, the UN rights...
Afghanistan: Food insecurity and malnutrition threaten ‘an entire generation’
People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of “unparalleled proportions”, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Tuesday....
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
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