Since June, the UN team in Sri Lanka and NGOs have used the HNP to respond to the Government’s request for more support to alleviate the impact of the country’s debt and food crisis, and shortages of medicines. Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over one…
Corals and coral reefs are found around the islands and atolls of the Pacific. In Vanuatu, the government, with the support of SPC, implemented a coral reef climate change adaptation project based on coral gardening. Photo credit: SPC by Catherine Wilson (sydney) Saturday, November 05, 2022 Inter Press Service Sydney, Nov…
Noeleen Heyzer, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, talks with Rohingya refugees in a camp in Bangladesh. October 2022. Credit: Office of the Special Envoy on Myanmar Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Nov 04 (IPS) – For 10 days in November,…
PJAK copresident Zilan Vejin and a fellow fighter somewhere in the Kurdish mountains. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (iran-iraq border) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service IRAN-IRAQ BORDER, Nov 04 (IPS) – Iran-Iraq border -It usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through…
And yet, despite having conducted missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday, Mohamed Khiari informed the ambassadors that DPRK, more commonly known commonly as North Korea, “has yet to publicly provide details” on the launches. He pointed out that yesterday’s missile launch was “assessed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)”,…
Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water and inadequate sanitation facilities, the UN health agency said. Dr. Richard Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, said that the catastrophe has pushed the country to the brink and that diseases are rampant. Over 540,000 malaria cases have been reported….
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan – latest findings and emerging threats, is the first report on the illicit opium trade since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The authorities banned all cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics under strict new laws, in April 2022. Opium is the essential…
Opinion by Morseda Chowdhury (dhaka, bangladesh) Monday, October 31, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) – The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling the creation and tracking of a healthcare database covering 64 million people. The resulting…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Credit: UN Photo/Kim Haughton. by Kris Janssens (phnom penh) Friday, October 28, 2022 Inter Press Service PHNOM PENH, Oct 28 (IPS) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen walks into a diplomatic minefield these days. He supports UN resolutions against Putin but does not want to jeopardize…
Dusk approaches in Yangon, Myanmar. Credit: Unsplash/Alexander Schimmeck Opinion by Noeleen Heyzer (united nations) Thursday, October 27, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (IPS) – The political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar continues to take a catastrophic toll on the people, with serious regional implications. More than…
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