Smart Technologies Key to Youth Involvement in Agriculture
A cow being milked by a milking robot. Photo courtesy of Cornelia Flatten. BONN, Germany, Aug 23 2016 (IPS) -...
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A Day to Remember That Every Child Deserves a Chance
Emina Cerimovic is a disability rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.NEW YORK, Feb 27 2017 (IPS) - The day I met Julija she...
Mideast: Growing Urbanisation Worsens Water Scarcity, Food Imports
Egyptian countryside south of Luxor, Egypt. In the background: the village of Al Bayadiyah. Photo: Marc Ryckaert (). license.ROME, May...
UN Appoints Experts to DRC’s Kasai to Probe Harrowing Rights Abuses
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 2017 (IPS) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, appointed a...
Innovation for Climate-Smart Agriculture Key to Ending Hunger in Kenya
Siddharth Chatterjee is the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya.Vaccination of live stock in Samburu County, Kenya. Credit: @FAO/LUIS TATONAIROBI, Kenya...
How Natural Disasters Undermine Schooling
Erica Chuang is Study Coordinator/Data Analyst -Population Council, Jessie Pinchoff is Associate, Population Council & Stephanie Psaki is Deputy Director,...
In South Sudan, Denial of Humanitarian Aid is a War Tactic
Christine Monaghan is research officer, Watchlist on Children and Armed ConflictCredit: WatchlistMay 4 2018 (IPS) - When I visited South...
No Time to Slow Down While HIV/AIDS is Threatening a New Generation
Dr Chewe Luo is Global Chief of HIV/AIDS for UNICEFCredit: UNICEFAMSTERDAM, Jul 27 2018 (IPS) - As the 22nd International...
Cholera Threatens a Comeback Worldwide
Tents set up at Alsabeen hospital in Sana'a Yemen for screening suspected cholera cases.TEXAS, USA, Nov 2 2018 (IPS) -...
In Latin America, the Term Leprosy Still Carries a Burden from Biblical Times
In the panel on Hanseniasis versus Leprosy, the need to change the name of a disease surrounded by stigma with...