Bill to Fight Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Venezuelans
“Preventing It Is in Your Hands…World AIDS Day” – image from one of the government campaigns to prevent AIDS in Venezuela. Credit: Venezolana de Televisión CARACAS, Jul 30…
The Good – and the Bad – News on World Hunger
To meet the challenge of feeding the world’s 805 million hungry people, this year’s State of Food Insecurity report calls for the creation of an ‘enabling environment’. Credit:…
Big Soda Challenged on World Diabetes Day
A soda-lemonade stand with soda bottles topped with lemons, in Rishikesh, India. Credit: Surya Prakash / CC-BY-SA-3.0 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 2014 (IPS) – Corporations marketing unhealthy foods…
Zimbabwe’s Children Are the Battlefield in War to Contain HIV/AIDS
Many children under 15 in Zimbabwe discover their HIV status only when they fall critically ill later in life. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/ IPS HARARE, Jan 17 2015 (IPS)…
WHO Releases New Syringe Safety Policy to Prevent Disease
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 2015 (IPS) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a on safe practices around syringe use, saying 90 percent of injections worldwide are…
Pledges for Humanitarian Aid to Syria Fall Short of Target by Billions
More than 12 million people inside Syria are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Credit: European Commission DG ECHO/CC-BY-ND-2.0 KUWAIT CITY, Mar 31 2015 (IPS) – When United…
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan Continues to Worsen
Oxfam estimates that 800,000 people in South Sudan have reached “emergency levels” of hunger. Credit: Ann-Kathrin Pohlers/IPS MUNICH, Germany, May 28 2015 (IPS) – After peace talks failed…
Opinion: Uneven MDG Progress Must Inspire Resolve to Do Much Better
Hunger is constant in India’s refugee camps, with meagre rations of rice, lentils, cooking oil and salt falling short of most families’ basic needs. Women are forced to…
Opinion: “Sanitation, Water & Hygiene For All” Cannot Wait for 2030
Dr Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), joined UNICEF in June, 2011, and brings over 20 years of experience in international development programming, advocacy and research to…
UN Seeks Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 2016 (IPS) – The United Nations says it is determined to end female genital mutilation (FGM) – a ritual practiced mostly in Africa, the…