Gains and Losses of Irregular Migration
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 6 2019 (IPS) – While opening a newspaper or watching a TV program we are every day made aware of the… Read More »Gains and Losses of Irregular Migration
Q&A: Misinformation in the Time of an Uncontainable Virus
Civil protection volunteers engaged in health checks at the “Milano Malpensa” airport. This week a joint team between WHO and the European Centre for Disease… Read More »Q&A: Misinformation in the Time of an Uncontainable Virus
Chinese vs. Western Governance: The case of COVID-19
Emergency room nurses wear face masks at Second People’s Hospital of Shenzhen in China. Credit: Man Yi/ UN News LONDON, Mar 26 2020 (IPS) –… Read More »Chinese vs. Western Governance: The case of COVID-19
Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Now?
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?
How Can We Support Sanitation Workers During COVID-19?
Courtesy: WaterAid/ CS Sharada Prasad/ Safai Karmachari Kavalu Samiti NEW DELHI, Apr 10 2020 (IPS) – In addition to healthcare professionals, there is another group… Read More »How Can We Support Sanitation Workers During COVID-19?
Cyclone Amphan – ‘We Didn’t Expect Devastation of Such a Scale’
Jessore district in Bangladesh was one of the coastal districts evacuated of nearly 2.4 million people and over half a million livestock ahead of Cyclone Amphan… Read More »Cyclone Amphan – ‘We Didn’t Expect Devastation of Such a Scale’
Unsung Heroines: Who Cares for the Carers?
A Pakistani child domestic worker. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi /IPS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 11 2020 (IPS) – Even before Covid-19, the world was facing a… Read More »Unsung Heroines: Who Cares for the Carers?
Managing an Epidemic Within a Pandemic
Credit: United Nations Jun 29 2020 (IPS) – While COVID-19 has made the headlines every day over the past two months, services for tuberculosis (TB),… Read More »Managing an Epidemic Within a Pandemic
The Charter of the United Nations: Ideals for Shaping Our Reality
Nicolas de Rivière is President of the Security Council for the month of June 2020 and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations. Nicolas… Read More »The Charter of the United Nations: Ideals for Shaping Our Reality
INTERVIEW: the top diplomat shepherding the General Assembly through its 75th year
H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President-elect of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK, Sep 14 2020 (IPS)… Read More »INTERVIEW: the top diplomat shepherding the General Assembly through its 75th year