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....
Top UN officials on Tuesday gathered with government and civil society representatives to draw attention to the scourge of violence against women worldwide who...
Yemen war now ‘chronic emergency’ as millions face hunger
After more than seven years of war, Yemen is living in a chronic state of emergency, marked by hunger, disease and other miseries that...
Over 60% of World Workers Not Recognised, Not Registered, Not Protected
MADRID, Mar 15 (IPS) – More than 60 percent of the world’s adult labour force –or about 2 billion workers– work in the informal...
DHAKA and NEW DELHI, Mar 15 (IPS) – In an exclusive interview given to IPS UN Bureau, journalist Sania Farooqui is in conversation with...
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