Build Forward Fairer in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
A view of the city of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Credit: UN News/Vibhu MishraJAKARTA, Oct 8 2021 (IPS) -...
Month: September 2024
Protecting Environmental Water from Antimicrobial Resistance
HAMILTON, Canada, Nov 23 2021 (IPS) - The has become the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and drug-resistant infections...
Count Me in: Working Together for Disability Inclusion in Guatemala
The organization “Mujeres con Capacidad de Soñar a Colores” during one of their awareness-raising performances. Credit: Diana Alvarado (@alvaradodii) and...
Uganda Recognizes Pregnant Teens’ Right to Education, but Religion, Stigma Lock Out Most
A class at Nakasero Primary School in Uganda's Capital Kampala Credit Wambi Michael/IPS.KAMPALA, Mar 16 2022 (IPS) - When schools...
Child Labour: No Quick End to Children Trapped in Tobacco Production
Children working on tobacco farms in Chipangali District in Eastern Province of Zambia. Credit: Brenda Chitindi “Most major tobacco...
Reject CPTPP, Stay out of New Cold War
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jul 19 2022 (IPS) - Joining or ratifying dubious trade deals is supposed to offer miraculous...
With Planning Aging Population Could Result in a Silver Dividend
Maldives Minister for Gender, Family, and Social Services, Aishath Mohamed Didi, in her keynote address said her island country faced...
Driven by the War, Russian Women Arrive en Masse to Give Birth in Argentina
Two of the six Russian women who were detained by the Argentine immigration authorities when they reached the country on...
The Lead-Free Water Pledge: Steps Towards a Future of Lead-Free Drinking Water
Young children and infants are particularly sensitive to the harmful effects of lead. Current statistics suggest that approximately one in...
Gender Central to Parliamentarians’ Programme of Action
Cooperative members in southern Lebanon make a rare, traditional bread called Mallet El Smid to be sold at the MENNA...