Sharing ‘Real-Time’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps — Global Issues

Sharing ‘Real-Time’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps — Global Issues

Aradhiya Khan, 25, a transwoman, got her vaccination in the middle of the night in July 2021, when the centre was less crowded, and stood in the women’s line as there was none for her gender. by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Oct 31 (IPS)…

Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs Experts — Global Issues

Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs Experts — Global Issues

Experts encourage parents to vaccinate their children against typhoid to ensure that the child has access to clean drinking water. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Thursday, July 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) – Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are…

Star Wars Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Symbolises A Litany of Firsts For Women — Global Issues

Star Wars Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Symbolises A Litany of Firsts For Women — Global Issues

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (L) on the set of Ms Marvel, directing actor Mehwish Hayat (R). Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Apr 25 (IPS) – The announcement by Lucas film’s president, Kathleen Kennedy, about the upcoming three new live-action Star Wars films was enough…

Afghan Refugees Fear Return as Pakistan Cracks Down on Migrants — Global Issues

Afghan Refugees Fear Return as Pakistan Cracks Down on Migrants — Global Issues

Moniza Kakar gets thumb impressions of Afghan women on the legal document called Wakalatnama, which is a document filed by a party in order to appoint a lawyer to plead on their behalf. Credit: Moniza Kakar by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Wednesday, February 01, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Feb 01 (IPS)…

Pakistans 10 Billion Dollar Flood Funding Question — Global Issues

Pakistans 10 Billion Dollar Flood Funding Question — Global Issues

A father and son remove their belonging from their flooded home in Taluka, Shujabad, District Mirpurkhas. Credit: RDF by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Jan 18 (IPS) – Experts question Pakistan’s 10bn USD funding for flood rehabilitation, asking if it wouldn’t have been better to…

Swat Women Wont Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time — Global Issues

Swat Women Wont Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time — Global Issues

Women living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s idyllic Swat valley are determined that Taliban militants will not take root in their community again. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Inter Press Service Karachi, Oct 26 (IPS) – The rise in militancy in Swat still haunts many locals…

Pakistans Transgender Legislation in the Line of Fire — Global Issues

Pakistans Transgender Legislation in the Line of Fire — Global Issues

Bindya Rana, a Karachi-based transgender activist and founder and president of Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA), and Shahzadi Rai, a Karachi-based transgender person, believe that the debate over the law protecting the rights of transgender persons is problematic. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Thursday, October 06, 2022 Inter Press Service…

Sindhs Faulty Drain Cannot Cope With Climate-Induced Deluge — Global Issues

Sindhs Faulty Drain Cannot Cope With Climate-Induced Deluge — Global Issues

A family evacuated from the floods has not received the promised tents or mosquito nets. Credit: Altaf Hussain Jamali/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Sunday, September 25, 2022 Inter Press Service Karachi, Sep 25 (IPS) – Last week, for at least six days, hundreds of flood-affected villagers from around the outskirts of…

Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds With Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm — Global Issues

Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds With Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm — Global Issues

Escaping the flood waters is a family with their livestock. The family was caught in devastating flows in the Taluka Jhudo, District Mirpurkhas. Credit: Research and Development Foundation (RDF) by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Aug 30 (IPS) – The heavy and incessant monsoon downpours…