Pakistani NGOs Fear New Year Constraints
chris Pakistani NGOs fear that a new law will restrict civil society freedom. Credit: Irfan Ahmed/IPS.LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 31 2013 (IPS) - A new policy by the Pakistani government to regulate…
U.S. Plans to Speed Poultry Slaughtering, Cut Inspections
WASHINGTON, Mar 7 2014 (IPS) - The U.S. government is in the final stages of weighing approval for an overhaul of regulations governing the country’s poultry industry that would see…
U.S. Food Aid Reforms May Be Rolled Back
USAID relief commodities at the Port-au-Prince airport are readied for distribution, Jan. 17, 2010. Credit: Candice Villarreal/U.S. NavyWASHINGTON, Apr 28 2014 (IPS) - Lawmakers here may roll back recent landmark…
When Faith Meets Disaster Management
An old woman stands in front of her house, which was destroyed by flash floods in Sri Lanka. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPSBANGKOK, Jun 25 2014 (IPS) - A consortium of faith-based…
AIDS Conference Mourns the Dead, Debates Setbacks
Messages of sympathy adorn a street in Melbourne. Credit: Diana G Mendoza/IPSMELBOURNE, Jul 25 2014 (IPS) - The 20th International AIDS Conference concluded today as the first in its history…
How Niger’s Traditional Leaders are Promoting Maternal Health
7 Countries, 7 Stories – A Global Approach to Reproductive Health and Family PlanningChief Yahya Louche of Bande, a village in Niger, addresses his constituents about maternal health and the…
Another Women’s Treaty? Implement Existing One, Say NGOs
Women protest insecurity and living conditions at a tent camp in central Port-au-Prince, January 2011. Credit: Ansel Herz/IPSUNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 2014 (IPS) - Can violence against women be prevented…
Bhopal Cloud Hovers Over Industrial Safety in India
Children with congenital disorders linked to the Bhopal gas leak gather at a candlelight vigil. Credit: Chingari TrustNEW DELHI, Jan 11 2015 (IPS) - Three decades after 40 tons of…
Analysis: Collaboration Key for a Clean India
Neeraj Jain is Chief Executive for WaterAid India.Sanitation infrastructure in India’s sprawling slums remains a massive challenge. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSNEW DELHI, Feb 24 2015 (IPS) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Kenya Struggles with Rising Alcoholism
A crowd gathers to watch an intoxicated youth as a police officer comes to his rescue in Nyeri town, Central Kenya. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPSNAIROBI, Mar 27 2015 (IPS) - Despite…
When Kenyan Children’s Lives Hang on a Drip
Prof Grace Irimu shows IPS a drip feed bag and a copy of Kenya’s ‘Basic Paediatric Protocols’ as she explains the importance of intravenous treatment in saving the lives of…
Latin America Has Beaten Down, but not Beaten, HIV/AIDS
A group of children use bottle caps to create the red ribbon that symbolises the fight against AIDS, in one of the awareness-raising activities carried out in Latin America. Credit:…
How to Fix Environmental Woes in Buenos Aires Shantytown
Nora Pavón and one of her daughters in the informal garbage dump behind their home. The swamp acts as a sewer in Villa Inflamable, in the suburb of Avellaneda on…
Brazil Wages War against Zika Virus on Several Fronts
In the country’s capital, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff oversees one of the military operations against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito carried out at a national level in the last few days…
WFO Calls for Farmer-Centred Sustainable Development
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia, May 9 2016 (IPS) - Over 600 delegates representing at least 570 million farms scattered around the world gathered in Zambia from May 4-7 under the umbrella of…
Drought Dries Up Money from Honey
Zimbabwean farmer and beekeeper Nyovane Ndlovu with some of the honey produced under his own label. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 15 2016 (IPS) - “It is everything” is…
Chronic Hunger Lingers in the Midst of Plenty
Despite being one of the biggest grain producers of the world, India lags behind on food security with nearly 25 percent of its population going to bed hungry. Credit: Neeta…
360 Million of 625 Million People Are Overweight in Latin America and Caribbean
FAO acting regional representative Eve Crowley (C) during the launch of the Panorama of Food and Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016, at FAO headquarters in Santiago.…
Yemen, World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis
Yemen 2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview. Credit: Fragkiska Megaloudi / OCHAROME, Apr 19 2017 (IPS) - With 18.8 million people –nearly 7 in 10 inhabitants in need of humanitarian aid, including…
Progress on World Hunger Has Reversed
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 3 2017 (IPS) - World hunger has increased, reversing years of progress, said a UN specialised agency. During its biennial conference held in Rome, Italy from 3-8…
More Public Spending, Not Tax Cuts, for Sustainable, Inclusive Growth
Anis Chowdhury, a former professor of economics at the University of Western Sydney, held senior United Nations positions during 2008–2015 in New York and Bangkok. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, a former…
Rohingya Refugees Endure Lingering Trauma
In this special series of reports, IPS journalists travel to the border region between Bangladesh and Myanmar to speak with Rohingya refugees, humanitarian workers and officials about the still-unfolding human…
A Pledge for Parity
At least 1,000 people marched in Rio de Janeiro on March 15 to protest the targeted assassination of 38-year-old political activist Marielle Franco. Credit: Mídia NinjaUNITED NATIONS, Mar 21 2018…
Ukraine Puts Water Strategy High on Development Agenda
A lake in Ukraine, which has a relative scarcity of naturally-occurring water supplies in populated areas. Credit: Vitaliy Motrinets/cc by 4.0 KIEV, Jun 21 2018 (IPS) - A campaign to…
Making Every Euro Count in the Fight Against Malnutrition
More money, and better spent, is what we need to end hunger and malnutritionGraziano da Silva with a group of women who are participating in a vegetable-growing project in Borno…
A World Party
Roberto Savio is founder of IPS Inter Press Service and President EmeritusROME, Feb 21 2019 (IPS) - I have been a member of the first international party: the Transnational Radical…
Sharing the Burden of Refugees; the World Can Do Better
is the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Kenya.UN Secretary General, António Guterres visiting a refugee camp in Uganda. June 2017, PHOTO//Twitter @antonioguterresNAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 2019 (IPS) - As the…
‘Salty’ Concern: Tackling High Salt Consumption in China
Veena S. Kulkarni, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Sociology and Geography, Arkansas State University, USA; and Raghav Gaiha, (Hon.) Professorial Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, England.NEW DELHI,…
Statistics and Stories – Time to Change the Refugee Narrative?
Farhana Haque Rahman is Senior Vice President of IPS Inter Press Service; a journalist and communications expert, she is a former senior official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture…
Women & Girls Up Front — the Humanitarian Response in Democratic Republic of Congo
Julitta Onabanjo is Regional Director, UNFPA East and Southern Africa based in Johannesburg; Shoko Arakaki is Director, UNFPA Humanitarian Office, Geneva; & Sennen Hounton is UNFPA Representative in the Democratic…
Stronger UN Leadership Needed to Cope with Coronavirus Threat
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 24 2020 (IPS) - The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is hard to predict as events are still unfolding, and estimates vary dramatically. estimates…
We Cannot Let the Education Gap Widen at the Start of the Decade of Action
Yasmine Sherif is Director, Education Cannot WaitNEW YORK, May 13 2020 (IPS) - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we estimated that 75 million children and youth of whom 39 million…
The old normal is ending
Apr 8 2020 - The Covid-19 pandemic is still having severe impacts on many countries and it is not at all clear how long it will take to play out…
Understanding the Hunger Surge Caused by the COVID-19 Recession to Mitigate It Before It Is Too Late
Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo Deputy-Director, Agricultural Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFor many people agriculture is the only means of survival, according to…
My Adherence My Fallacy: Stigma and Mental Health
Credit: Unsplash /Melanie WasserNEW YORK, May 18 2020 (IPS) - The World Health Organization (2019) states that . Annually, this represents over , more than the number of people who…
Safeguarding Africa’s Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
Jun 5 2020 (IPS) - Food security in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat. The ability of many Africans to access sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs…
Broke and broken, sex workers ending up homeless
Photo: AFP Jun 22 2020 - The life of sex workers on the streets, hard as it is during normal times, has taken a worse turn after the coronavirus pandemic…
A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 27 2020 (IPS) - As lockdowns ease in countries across Asia and the Pacific in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear—a return to…
Women’s access to stimulus packages and post Covid-19 gender equality
Women in the informal economy have been especially hard-hit by the pandemic. Photo: Sk Enamul HaqSep 1 2020 - All crises—natural disasters, wars, pandemics—affect different sections of people in different…
Q&A: Why are Stillbirths still Societal Taboo?
There are nearly two million stillbirths every year. Credit: UNSPLASH/Claudia WolffUNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 2020 (IPS) - Societal taboo and a lack of understanding about stillbirth can cause the issue…
Lost in Translation? Understanding Relevance of Women, Peace & Security in Arms Control & Disarmament
Renata H. Dalaqua is Programme Lead for Gender & Disarmament at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) At the core of landmark on Women, Peace and Security is…
We Need a Global Coordinated Effort to Secure Equal Access to Safe & Effective Vaccines
Ilze Brands Kehris is Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights heading the UN Human Rights Office in New York Addressing an online event organized by the Danish Institute for Human Rights…
International Women’s Day, 2021To Lead is to Serve — A Pacific Woman’s Perspective
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day March 8.SUVA, Fiji, Mar 1 2021 (IPS) - An often quoted indigenous reference in the Samoan language…
Centering Equity: A Vision for Global Health in 2021
Act in solidarity. Governments, civil society, and international organisations need to come together to distribute resources . Distributive justice can ensure greater security for all whether that is for health,…
US Support for Vaccine Waiver Welcome, but More Needed
Credit: UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 11 2021 (IPS) - Thanks to President Biden, the US now supports a suspension of intellectual property (IP) rights to increase vaccine supplies.…
For People with Disabilities, COVID-19 Lays Bare the Weaknesses in Social Safety Nets
The 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was held this week, with participants urging policymakers to address the…
Increasing Revenue & Protecting Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that tobacco use claims about eight million lives a year. Credit: WHOCAPETOWN / BANGKOK, Aug 2 2021 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has taken…
Biden Disappoints, Must Do More, Not Less
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 28 2021 (IPS) - US President Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes for his summit last week. However, it proved disappointing, not…
Campaigners Petition UN to Investigate Racial and Gender Discriminations in Global COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
US, UK, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland in violation of international human rights law in “prolonging the pandemic” ahead of vital World Trade Organisation meeting GENEVA, Nov 10 2021 - An…
Getting Beyond Body-Shaming
Online platform Fuzia uses positive reinforcement and creativity to support its community. Credit: Sangeeta CS/FuziaNew York, Dec 21 2021 (IPS) - This is an age where pandemics are raging, millions…