Replacing Monopolies with Impact Rewards
Image by SilvanaGodoy from Pixabay Sep 24 2021 (IPS) - Impact Funds would make the business of innovation more cost-effective...
Radical Relook at Drug Policies Puts Human Rights into Equation
A new analysis of global drug policies looks at how countries’ drug policies and implementation align with the UN principles...
CORRECTED VERSION: Vaccine Famine & its Impact on African Economies
The Republic of Congo received just over 300,000 doses of the COVID vaccines through the COVAX Facility in August 2021....
Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving No One Behind (Part 1)
Getting back on track post-COVID-19 is crucial says Regional Director of UNFPA ASRO, Dr Luay Shabaneh. The UNFPA runs several...
World Press Freedom Faces a Perfect Storm
The UN will be commemorating World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The following article is part of a series...
Tobacco Consumption Slows in the West, Grows in Africa, say Researchers
As cigarette smuggling in Southern Africa becomes big business, researchers have expressed concern that tobacco consumption is increasing in younger...
Innovative Financing to Protect Public Health During a Pandemic
BANGKOK / PENANG, Sep 20 2022 (IPS) - Economic recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic has been uneven amidst a cautious...
More Austerity in 2023 Will Fuel Protests
Anti-Austerity protests in 2006-2020. Credit: NEW YORK, Jan 13 2023 (IPS) - This week world leaders meet in to discuss...
The Last Mile to Malaria Elimination: Confronting Gender Inequalities & Power Dynamics
Young girls chat while sitting under a mosquito net in Bienythiang, South Sudan. Credit: UNICEF/Mark Naftalin World Malaria Day,...
Roe Overturned: What You Need to Know about the US Supreme Court Abortion Decision
A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Credit: Greenpeace.BOSTON, USA, Jun 27 2022 (IPS) - After half...