Ongoing Pandemic Push Africa’s Children Out of School
Nairobi, Nov 24 (IPS) – Kenya’s secondary schools’ administration has been in the eye of a storm since schools reopened in October 2021. Since...
No Vaccine for the Pandemic of Violence Against Women in Latin America
LIMA, Nov 24 (IPS) – This article is part of IPS coverage of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on...
Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks should further unpredictable events reduce incomes by one-third, the UN food...
War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in...
WHO updates guidelines on COVID-related organ inflammation in children
Children who have developed organ inflammation linked to COVID-19 infection should be given steroid treatment in hospital, the World Health Organization, (WHO), said on Tuesday. Read the full story,...
Following “hard-earned” parliamentary elections on 10 October, Iraqis of all political stripes must exercise restraint, eschew violence and await the outcome’s final certification by...
Poverty and violence push 378,000 Central Americans north each year
For the past five years, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence have pushed, on average, some 378,000 Central Americans a year into the United States, according to a...
In Colombia to mark the fifth anniversary of the peace accord between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC-EP, UN...
Albatrosses divorce more often when ocean waters warm
When it comes to fidelity, birds fit the bill: Over 90 percent of all bird species are monogamous and — mostly — stay faithful,...
Climate Change with 8 Billion Humans
PORTLAND, USA, Nov 23 (IPS) – With world population approaching 8 billion humans, the demographic growth of nations is unfortunately largely ignored by governments...
The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity 
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash 
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Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions