Human Development Report Finds South Asia’s Poor on a Knife’s Edge
Women sleep on a crowded train in Myanmar. Globally, some 1.2 billion people live on less than 1.25 dollars a...
Month: September 2024
Global Commission Urges Decriminalisation of Drug Use
Coca field in an Amazon jungle village. Credit: Courtesy of Central Asháninka del Río Ene/IPSWASHINGTON, Sep 10 2014 (IPS) -...
Mozambique Tackles its Twin Burden of Cervical Cancer and HIV
In 2014, Mozambique vaccinated 8,500 10-year-old girls against the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer. Vaccination will gradually...
Child Sex Crimes: Uruguay’s Ugly Hidden Face
A poster from the No Excuses campaign, organised by Conapees, el Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay and Unicef....
Analysis: Economic Growth Is Not Enough
Jessica Faieta is U.N. Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.A shantytown in Guatemala. UNDP...
Pollution a Key but Underrated Factor in New Development Goals
Stephen Leahy is co-winner of the 2012 Prince Albert/United Nations Global Prize for reporting on Climate Change and author of...
Slum-Dwelling Still a Continental Trend in Africa
Slums in a Kenyan shanty town. Africa has more than 570 million slum-dwellers, according to UN-Habitat, with over half of...
Pledges for Humanitarian Aid Fall Far Short of Deliveries
This little boy was one of hundreds whose schooling was interrupted due to violence in India. Credit: Priyanka Borpujari/IPSUNITED NATIONS,...
Activists Say Fracking Fails to ‘Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’
Activist Ray Kimble has turned his home in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania into a symbol of opposition to fracking. Credit: Emilio...
Combating HIV among Teens
High HIV rates among teens call for interventions on a war-footing. Credit: Miriam Gathigah and Jeffrey Moyo/IPSNAIROBI, Kenya / HARARE,...