Violence against refugee women surged in 2020, but grassroots solutions can help tackle scourge
One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR),...
Feature: Mobile health teams save lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas
At just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper...
Since the creation of the World Wide Web, we have had access to more information than ever before. However, we are also bombarded with...
Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week’s drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations...
How to Tackle Africas Employment Crisis
ACCRA, Ghana, Nov 25 (IPS) – The Covid-19 pandemic aggravated Africa’s already severe employment crisis. The solution lies in a long-term political and economic...
Farzeen Alam, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, was laughed off when he approached banks for a loan to start his farming business: today, Oggro Dairy is...
Ethiopias Civil War Fueled by Weapons from UNs Big Powers
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (IPS) – In Hollywood movies, the legendary Wild West was routinely portrayed with gunslingers, lawmen and villains—resulting in the ultimate...
We may soon reach “a tipping point” when antimicrobial resistance (AMR) becomes the leading cause of death – surpassing heart disease and other so-called lifestyle illnesses, the...
On International Day, UN chief says ‘violence against women is not inevitable’
In a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, commemorated annually on 25 November, UN Women chief Sima Bahous described gender-based violence (GBV) as “a...
With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community remains united in support of the process, UN Special...
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