Elvie Gallo’s thriving chicken business means she can support her family and put aside savings to build resilience against future shocks. Credit: BRAC/Robert Irven 2022 by Joyce Chimbi (iloilo, philippines) Thursday, September 01, 2022 Inter Press Service Iloilo, Philippines, Sep 01 (IPS) – Elvie Gallo no longer hangs around her local…
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the most children out of school, 98 million, and it is also the only region where this number is increasing. The Central and Southern Asia region has the second highest out-of-school population, with 85 million. Education goals at risk “No one can accept this…
A worker carries trees to be planted during a reforestation project in Nova Mutum, Brazil, 2020. Latin America is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, but adaptation and mitigation projects are increasing in the region (Credit: Alexandre Meneghini / Alamy) by Alejandra Cuellar (mÉxico) Wednesday, August 31, 2022…
The report published on Wednesday in the wake of the visit by UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet in May, said that “allegations of patterns of torture, or ill-treatment, including forced medical treatment and adverse conditions of detention, are credible, as are allegations of individual incidents of sexual…
An ongoing economic crisis and political turmoil have pushed food price inflation to above 90 percent, with a shortage of fuel disrupting access, livelihoods, and food safety programmes, leaving millions vulnerable to food insecurity. Pregnant and anxious As the food voucher distribution gets underway, the women make their way up…
Speaking on Wednesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus again beat the drum for vaccination to reduce spread of the disease. “Even if you are vaccinated, there are simple things you can do to reduce your own risk of infection, and to reduce the risk of infecting someone else.Avoid crowds if…
Speaking to reporters, agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi expressed confidence that they will be able to safely conduct their technical mission, which follows months of consultations amid fears of a potential catastrophe at Europe’s largest nuclear facility. Potential for ‘prolonged’ mission The mission will take a few days, he said,…
Africa needs to transit away from fossil fuels to renewables to boost energy security. Pictured here is a coal production plant in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Aug 31 (IPS) – Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to…
More than 33 million people, and three-quarters of all districts, have been affected by the disaster, which was brought on by monsoon rains. At least 1,000 people have been killed and 1,500 injured, WHO said, citing national health authorities. More than 161,000 others are now in camps. The Government has…
The findings by the group of independent human rights experts were published after revision of a complaint filed by Oriol Junqueras i Vies, former Vice-President of Catalonia, and three former ministers, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Josep Rull i Andreu and Jordi Turull i Negre. The four former Catalan separatist leaders…
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