Arrested development and poverty take a $57 billion economic toll in Palestine
Following Israeli closures, restrictions and military operations, the West Bank has suffered two decades of arrested development and poverty, according to a report published...
Wave
COVID-19 cases have increased in the last week with 3.6 million infections reported globally, as opposed to the 3.3 million over the previous seven days, the World Health Organization...
50 years ago, corporate greenwashing was well under way
Environmental advertising: A question of integrity— Science News, November 27, 1971 A new report published by the Council on Economic Priorities clearly outlines facts...
Yet Another Scourge: A Third of All Women are Subjected to Violence
MADRID, Nov 23 (IPS) – Thirty percent of women and girls suffered physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate...
Feature: Violence against women must stop; five stories of strength and survival
Conflicts, humanitarian crises and increasing climate-related disasters have led to higher levels of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which has only intensified during...
Feminism Weaponized Against Trans People
NEW YORK / KAMPALA, Nov 24 (IPS) – There is a resurgence of anti-trans sentiment right now. It’s not only Dave Chapelle’s toxic rants...
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...
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