To Build Back Better from the Pandemic, We Must Overhaul the Way We Deal with Development Finance
The author is Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia ScotlandLONDON, Jun 25 2021 (IPS) - Over the past 18 months, the impacts...
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Where on Earth is a Water-Secure World?
Water scarcity affects several African countries. The UN estimates that the number of people with insufficient access to water at...
Southern African Migrants Excluded as COVID-19 Pandemic Grows
There are calls to include migrants and other vulnerable groups in the vaccine rollout programmes in the Southern Africa region....
International Women’s Day, 2022Women Demanding Justice & Peace in the Streets of Myanmar
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. Activists in Myanmar taking part...
What Future for a World of 8 Billion?
The writer is Director, Population Division of the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.School Opens in Weapons Free...
Deadly Smoke: Feeding Children Kills Cafeteria Staff
Soo Hyoun Lim (right) and friend campaign for safe working environments for cafeteria workers.Seoul, Sep 28 2022 (IPS) - During...
Thinking Like a Tree – A Tribute to Life Sustainers
STOCKHOLM, Aug 24 2022 (IPS) - When I was a child, a friend asked me: “How would you describe a...
Malawi Suffers Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades
Cholera ward in a health centre in Blantyre. Malawi has experienced a massive rise in cholera in the past year....
Pakistan’s Free Healthcare Insurance Benefits Women, Poor
Universal Health Care priorities in Pakistan have been boosted by free healthcare insurance for the poor. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSPESHAWAR, Feb...
Quo Vadis Republic of Mauritius?
Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Former President of the Republic of MauritiusDr. Ameenah Gurib-FakimPORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 30 2023 (IPS) -...