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This story, originally moved on Sept. 23, 2013 now includes MSF comment. Medical officials in Somalia say that the withdrawal of international medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières from the country will have negative impact on lives of hundreds of thousands of people and further complicates the polio outbreak the country is facing. Credit: Ahmed Osman/IPS … Read more

UNITED NATIONS, May 6 2014 (IPS) – A report released Tuesday by the London School of Economics (LSE) depicts drug prohibition as a massive failure, a financial drain on economies and a violation of the basic human rights of citizens. “The pursuit of a militarised and enforcement-led global ‘war on drugs’ strategy has produced enormous … Read more

An Irula couple fishes in the creeks of the Pichavaram Mangrove Forest in Tamil Nadu. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPS PICHAVARAM, India, Nov 13 2014 (IPS) – When the Asian tsunami washed over several Indian Ocean Rim countries on Boxing Day 2004, it left a trail of destruction in its wake, including a death toll that touched … Read more

Women are always hit hardest by water scarcity as they have to travel longer distances to fetch water, which increases their workload and compromises their ability to perform other essential and livelihood functions. Credit: Pem Norbhu GANGTOK, India, Feb 1 2017 (IPS) – Bina Sharma, a member of the Melli Dhara Gram Panchayat Unit in … Read more