Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, August 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (IPS) – A coalition of civil society organizations, (CSOs), including climate activists, anti-poverty campaigners and celebrity chefs, are among those calling for an emergency meeting of world leaders on the global food crisis during…
Beauty salons used to be one of the few places where Afghan women could gather without male control. Credit: Learning Together Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Inter Press Service Aug 23 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is…
There are still tens of thousands of people in need of health services including surgical interventions from the previous war that left almost 600,000 people dead. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPS Opinion by Abdo Husen (addis ababa) Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Inter Press Service ADDIS ABABA, Aug 23 (IPS) – Less than a…
Women outside an emergency vehicle aimed at helping those affected by flooding. CREDIT: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar, pakistan) Friday, August 18, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Aug 18 (IPS) – Torrential monsoon rains have left the people, especially women, in crisis as they are still grappling to recover…
If people living in informal settlements gained access to adequate housing, the average life span would jump 2.4 years on average globally, saving 730,000 lives each year. Credit: Lova Rabary-Rakontondravony/IPS Opinion by Jonathan Reckford, Joseph Muturi (cape town, south africa) Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa,…
Overfishing is harming the informal traders who rely on it for income. CREDIT: Marko Phiri/IPS by Marko Phiri (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Thursday, August 10, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 10 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s ballooning informal sector has, in recent years, spawned the over-exploitation of the country’s natural resources, with the…
Women and girls in Kenya’s West Pokot celebrate as the government cracks down on those practising harmful Female Genital Mutilation in the area. CREDIT: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, August 09, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Aug 09 (IPS) – It promised to be the most defining, groundbreaking, and…
Goat rearing is contributing to economic independence and improved livelihoods of women thanks to a post-COVID-19 empowerment project. CREDIT: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (milonpur, india) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service MILONPUR, INDIA, Aug 08 (IPS) – Seema Devi is a 39-year-old woman hailing from India’s northeastern…
The progress made in HIV prevention is nothing short of a global success story. It is time that TB caught up to HIV. Medicine is simply too advanced for us to tolerate how one disease can be beaten back yet another continues to flourish. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. Opinion by Violet…
Marisol and Misael Menjívar pose next to the biodigester installed in March in the backyard of their home in El Corozal, a rural settlement located near Suchitoto in central El Salvador. With a biotoilet and stove, the couple produces biogas for cooking from feces, which saves them money. The biotoilet…
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