Cameron Diver is the Deputy Director-General of the . School children in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS NEW CALEDONIA, Dec 9 2020 (IPS) – Climate change and human rights are two key issues in international development and their interaction is increasingly in need of focus at national, regional and … Read more
SYDNEY, Jan 21 2021 (IPS) – Impeachment or no impeachment, Trump is out of the White House. Trump goes with an , far behind his predecessor Barack Obama’s 60%. A majority, 54%, said Trump ought to be removed from office before January 20, according to , for his role in the January 6 events, when … Read more
BEIJING, Mar 2 2021 (IPS) – Five years ago, at the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations, world leaders adopted the ambitious Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The Agenda was to be accomplished through the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: eradicating poverty, ending hunger, addressing climate change – just … Read more
LONDON, Mar 30 2021 – Over the Pandemic months, most activities social, cultural, economic philanthropic have been hit hard. The worst-hit has been patients suffering from serious diseases. Most have shied away from visiting their doctors and referral fell by 52,000 due to Covid-19. However, as they say, life goes on, and in this case, … Read more
The writer is Gender Team Director at UN Development Programme (UNDP) A healthcare worker collects samples for COVID-19 testing at Mimar Sinan State Hospital in Buyukcekmece district, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2020. New numbers reveal that men outnumber women 3-1 in 225 COVID-19 task forces around the world, while 70 percent of the frontline healthcare workers … Read more
A confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Antoine-Jean Gros: Napoleon Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken in Jaffa. STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 24 2021 (IPS) – By the end of April 2019, a government campaign to vaccinate more than 40 million children under five against polio in Pakistan … Read more
Following bereavement, children experience grief, distress, and other emotional and behavioral difficulties which must be addressed. | Picture courtesy: Vicky Roy/Save the Children-India Aug 9 2021 (IPS) – The second wave of COVID-19 brought with it unimaginable grief, agony, and frustration. India saw a sharp increase in the number of deaths, especially , which meant … Read more
A Dao family sharing a meal in Sa Pa, Lao Cai province, Vietnam. The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) support the Vietnam government’s Zero Hunger challenge. Credit: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT – Trong Chinh ROME, Oct 1 2021 (IPS) – Amidst the verdant hills and remote … Read more
Korea is one of the world’s top economies. Yet, behind the success, many feel alienated. Does the recent hit show Squid Game, reflect the underbelly of the society’s success? Credit: Ori Song/Unsplash Seoul, Nov 16 2021 (IPS) – Immediately after its release, the Squid Game went viral, grabbing the attention of the world s entertainment … Read more
Desperate for work Kamikazi put her faith in ‘agents’ to find her a job. Instead, she found herself working without pay as a domestic worker in Kuwait. Photo: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan 5 2022 (IPS) – When Kamikazi * from Gisagara, a district in Southern Rwanda, was forced to quit her job due to … Read more