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Ruth Ansah Ayisi MAPUTO, May 17 2007 (IPS) – Each time she has been pregnant, 20-year-old Isaura Paulina has fallen sick with malaria. Malaria was… Read More »HEALTH-MOZAMBIQUE: Stopping Death With a Net

Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Mar 4 2008 (IPS) – Soaring global rice prices are hitting the stomachs of Asia s poorest citizens. Among the worst hit… Read More »DEVELOPMENT: Rising Rice Prices Hit Asian Stomachs

William Fisher NEW YORK, Dec 9 2009 (IPS) – Advocates for greater freedom of information are expressing approval of the Obama administration s new Open… Read More »US: Obama Launches Freedom of Information Initiative

K S Harikrishnan TAMIL NADU, India, Aug 16 2010 (IPS) – Soon after she had her second child, Rathna fell into a frenzied state and… Read More »RIGHTS-INDIA: Despite Laws and Campaigns, Child Marriages Persist

Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE, Aug 16 2011 (IPS) – Despite the 2.4 billion emalangeni (342 million dollar) loan from the South African government to its cash-strapped… Read More »SWAZILAND: Disagreement on How South African Loan Should be Spent

Pamphlets and condoms handed out by Cuba’s National Centre for Sex Education as part of its awareness-raising efforts. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS HAVANA, May 7… Read More »HIV/AIDS Highlights Gender Inequalities in Cuba

Lawrence Surendra is a Chemical Engineer and Environmental Economist and has been a Scholar-in Residence at the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden   “Before there… Read More »Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Now?

Delegates from Asia and Africa met during a two-day conference to discuss ICPD25 programme of action. Credit: APDA Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug 23 2021 (IPS)… Read More »Parliamentarians Determined to Reach ICPD 25 Goals