Informal sector only received 4 percent of post pandemic funds even though the sector accounts for more than 2 billion workers, many of whom are… Read More »Reform Needed As Big Business, Not Vulnerable Communities Benefit from Post-Pandemic Support

Methadone Maintenance Therapy is offered in Thailand to reduce harm for people dependent on injected opioids, like heroin. Credit: World Bank/Trinn Suwannapha   Opioids are… Read More »The Opioid Addiction Crisis & U.S. National Security

ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif Statement in advance of the G7 Hiroshima Summit NEW YORK, May 17 2023 – At this year’s in Japan, world… Read More »Education Must Be Put Front and Centre on the G7 Agenda

The ageing of populations poses mounting challenges for governments that will require changes in national policy priorities, country institutions and social arrangements. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS… Read More »Fear of Population Ageing

Older women and women with disabilities are underrepresented in global data on violence against women. Credit: WHO/Kiana Hayeri UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 2024 (IPS) –… Read More »WHO Calls for More Data on Violence Against Older Women and Women With Disabilities

Garment workers wash hands before entering an apparel factory at the Ulail area in Savar, on April 28, 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare,… Read More »New Normal? Better Normal!

Mumbai, India. Credit: Sthitaprajna Jena (CC BY-SA 2.0). NEW DELHI, Jul 8 2020 (IPS) – Indian health experts say the findings of a US study… Read More »“Population Density Linked to COVID-19 Spread in India”

Photo by cottonbro from Pexels. Aug 25 2020 (IPS) – The . It’s tempting to assume that once the first vaccine is approved for human… Read More »Approval of a Coronavirus Vaccine Would Be Just the Beginning – Huge Production Challenges Could Cause Long Delays

Vulnerable people need support, not stricter laws APIA, Samoa, Feb 25 2021 (IPS) – Earlier this month, and in December 2020 the Government of Samoa… Read More »Drug Use is a Health Issue – We Need to Decriminalize

BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 10 2020 (IPS) – The Pacific Island Developing State of Vanuatu has emerged as one of the region’s great success stories. Vanuatu… Read More »Celebrating Vanuatu’s Path to Sustainable Development