With Proper Investment in Youth, Kenya’s Potential for Progress Is Unlimited
Kenyan youth at the Kasarani stadium in Kenya's capital Nairobi. PHOTO-Nation mediaNAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 3 2020 (IPS) - Africa’s demographic...
Month: September 2024
COVID-19 – Possible Human Rights Crisis in Asia as Disparities Expected to Widen
The Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) is concerned by the societal socio-economic impact COVID-19 has created in the region,...
Despite Conflict and COVID-19, Children Still Dream to Continue Their Education in Afghanistan
Children study in a Community Based Education class in Miirwais Meena, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Credit: Fazel/UNICEFLONDON, Nov 12 2020 (IPS)...
Discriminatory Laws Still Holding Women Back in the Middle East
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 14 2020 (IPS) - Decades of aggressive efforts to create equal opportunities for women, shatter the...
An American Horror story
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jan 27 2021 (IPS) - Occasionally some of us might suffer from a feeling of maximal overload,...
International Women’s Day, 2021#MarchWithUs: 5 Activists on Dismantling “Gender Lies”
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8.Protest for women's rights...
Helping Youth Agribusiness Keep Pace with Fast Growing Africa
IBADAN, Nigeria, Apr 8 2021 (IPS) - From small towns to big cities, sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest urban growth...
Wanted: Transparency & Accountability in Pandemic-Related Spending
beneficial ownership of contracting companies is a measure that aims to deter corruption, including by facilitating the detection of potential...
COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Domestic Workers’ Plight in Bangladesh
A domestic worker in her house in the Dhaka’s Malibagh slum. She no longer has work because of the COVID-19...
Resilience in a Riskier World
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 25 2021 (IPS) - Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in...