Is Press Freedom Incompatible with Gender Empowerment?
UNITED NATIONS, May 02 (IPS) – In the contemporary world of journalism, female reporters face a double jeopardy: they are increasingly targeted both as...
Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi
Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus,...
The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 persons were killed and over 100, including women...
The United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday welcomed the decision by the Lower House of Somalia’s Federal Parliament to nullify a special law and to...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 02 (IPS) – Have you ever heard of a workers’ strike or similar labour action for press freedom? And how...
A Year Later, COVID-19 Continues to Show the Fragility of Food Security
ROME, May 01 (IPS) – More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its...
COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The roll-out of vaccinations to prevent COVID-19 infections rising in the Maldives is a good example of “vaccine equity in action” according to Catherine...
Although COVID-19 cases are declining in Brazil, the pandemic is putting decades of public health gains there at risk, the head of the World...
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter’s mission with Perseverance has been extended
The Ingenuity helicopter proved it could fly on Mars. Now it has loftier goals. Having passed all its original engineering tests, the tiny spacecraft...
Myanmar approaching point of economic collapse: UN report
The turmoil following the military coup in Myanmar, coupled with the impact of COVID-19 could result in up to 25 million people – nearly half...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes