STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 11 2020 (IPS) – COVID-19 has in some nations been converted into a noxious, political issue. One of many worrying examples… Read More »Women’s Bodies, COVID-19 and Male Chauvinism

Credit: United Nations UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 2021 (IPS) – The United Nations has warned that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will… Read More »Global Economic Recovery Remains Precarious in post-COVID-19 Years

The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO PARIS and REYKJAVIK,… Read More »International Women’s Day, 2021The World Not Only Needs Women Leaders – It Needs Feminist Leaders

Gender Equality in STEM for a better tomorrow UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences Sarah bint Yousif Al Amir speaks during an event to… Read More »Women and Girls to the Front

The writer is a social and medical anthropologist. Vaccine access negotiations are at critical juncture. While many countries support the intellectual property rights waiver, including… Read More »When Battling Covid-19 Becomes a National Policy Disaster

A 15-year-old boy working alongside a teenage girl at an artisanal and small-scale mine in Odahu, Amansie West district, Ghana. Credit: Juliane Kippenberg/Human Rights Watch… Read More »Does a New ‘Gold Standard’ Really Protect Miners?

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

Building on its innovative model that has already reached +4.6 million children & adolescents in the world’s worst humanitarian crises, Education Cannot Wait calls for… Read More »New Education Cannot Wait Annual Results Report Highlights Multiplying Education Challenges for Children & Adolescents Living in Emergencies & Protracted Crises amid Covid-19

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Credit: Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID MADRID, Jan 14 2022 (IPS) – While absolutely ready to kill, with the biggest military powers spending in 2020… Read More »Fully Ready to Kill, Shockingly Unprepared to Save Lives