Unresolved issues surrounding parliamentary quotas, and women’s participation in elections in Somalia were highlighted by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in the Security Council...
NEW YORK, Sep 29 (IPS) – Gender-responsive universal health coverage (UHC) has the proven potential to transform the health and lives of billions of...
NEW ORLEANS, United States, Sep 28 (IPS) – The global food system needs a massive overhaul – this was clear before the Covid pandemic...
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Chakravarthi Raghavan, who passed away early this week, was a prolific writer and a distinguished journalist who covered...
Yemeni humanitarian organization wins Nansen Refugee Award
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country’s conflict, is the winner of the...
Young Migrant Workers Bear Brunt of COVID-19 Pandemic
Johannesburg, Sep 29 (IPS) – Most families in the Republic of Tajikistan were affected when economic migrants were caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic...
The End of World Bank’s “Doing Business Report”: A Landmark Victory for People & Planet
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 29 (IPS) – The September 16, 2021 announcement from the World Bank that it had discontinued publication of the Doing...
The spoken word album ‘Experimental Words’ weaves rhyme with reason
B. Gregory “Science asks the questions. / And poetry marks the spot.” This line from “Unweaving Science,” the opening track of the spoken word...
The world needs a new approach to allow as many people as possible to access digital data across borders, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN said on Tuesday, in an urgent appeal for action...
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Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions