Window of Opportunity For Sahel Rapidly Closing
Jennifer LeongUNITED NATIONS, Jul 21 2010 (IPS) - Over the past six months, the levels of food insecurity and malnutrition...
US: Standing Up for Homeless Vets at Stand Downs
PLEASANTON, California, Aug 18 2010 (IPS) - More than 400 homeless veterans from across northern California relaxed in comfort at...
Women, Children Top U.N.’s Anti-Poverty Agenda
Matthew O. BergerNEW YORK, Sep 13 2010 (IPS) - All eight of the U.N. s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are...
Deaf Ecuadoreans Stand Up for Identity, Rights
Gonzalo OrtizQUITO, Oct 6 2010 (IPS) - Ximena Carrera discovered a new world at the university. After years of experts...
HAITI: Quake Refugees Seek Moratorium on Evictions
Judith ScherrPORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 2 2010 (IPS) - The children standing at the tent beside the filthy pool of water put...
DR CONGO: Lack of Funds Reverses Vaccination Gains
Emmanuel ChacoKINSHASA, Dec 8 2010 (IPS) - Health officials fears that insecurity and a lack of resources could lead to...
SOUTH AFRICA: How Better ARV Prices Were Won
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 21 2011 (IPS) - South Africa’s recently-awarded tender for antiretroviral drugs halved drug costs for the world’s largest...
Eat Chinese, But Eat Safe
Mitch MoxleyBEIJING, Mar 7 2011 (IPS) - Despite a greater government effort to monitor food safety in the wake of...
TAIWAN: Opposition Urges Nuclear Phase-out By 2025
TAIPEI, Mar 27 2011 (IPS) - Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairwoman and former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen have announced...
Scientists Claim Hard-Fought Ground Against Malaria
Kanya D'AlmeidaWASHINGTON, Apr 25 2011 (IPS) - By the time the reader gets to the end of this paragraph, an...