Dr Rintaro Mori, Regional Adviser, Population Ageing and Sustainable Development at UNFPA, told the conference it was crucial to invest to improve social security, health, and well-being. Credit: APDA BANGKOK & JOHANNESBURG, Jul 19 2023 (IPS) – Countries with falling population growth face twin dilemmas: Ensuring their aging population live healthy and fulfilling lives and … Read more
Several people, mainly women, stand in line to check their tickets at Terminal 3 o the José Martí International Airport in Havana. According to the International Organization for Migration, women represent 48 percent of international migrants worldwide, and more and more are migrating on their own. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños / IPS HAVANA, Aug 25 … Read more
Brazilian women demonstrated in São Paulo on Sept. 28, International Safe Abortion Day, which began to be celebrated in Latin America. The activists are promoting the campaign “Neither imprisoned, nor dead” against the repression of women’s right to abortion, which affects even young girls who are entitled to this right by law. CREDIT: Rovena Rosa … Read more
In Africa, the average amount of time spent collecting firewood is 2.1 hours, which robs women and girls of hundreds of hours every year. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS DUBAI, Dec 5 2023 (IPS) – Across the African continent, many first-born children in poor and vulnerable households do not go to school as they spend their school … Read more
Wounded civilians at the Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Credit: WHO UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 2024 (IPS) – Gaza’s healthcare system is “on its knees” as ongoing hostilities force hospitals to operate beyond their capacity and displace their healthcare workers, according to a WHO expert. On Wednesday, WHO Health Emergency Officer Sean Casey … Read more
It is critical that African scientists tackle African problems, and the reasons extend beyond access. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. BOSTON, US, Mar 15 2024 (IPS) – I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one : unemployment. Other worries in these … Read more
Jonas Bull is with the disability rights division at Human Rights Watch. Last summer Spain recorded four heat waves, with a total of 24 days of extreme heat. Credit: Shutterstock BRUSSELS, May 29 2024 (IPS) – Spring has traditionally brought a welcome new beginning: daylight increases, flowers bloom and temperatures are pleasantly warm. However, in … Read more
The Mandaue City government signs the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the city’s Anti-Discrimination Ordinance. This marks a significant milestone for the UNDP-supported Kadangpan Project. Credit: UNDP Philippines UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 2024 (IPS) – Around the world countries are taking powerful steps to protect people’s rights, dignity, and health. Dominica and Namibia became the … Read more