Promoting Sustainable Population Growth, Key to Raising Human Rights Standards
Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim, is Chairman of the Two women and a baby in a village near the city of Makeni, in the Northern Province of Sierra…
Non-violence and lasting peace are key to secure the long-term stability of the Arab region
International Day of Non-Violence – 2 October 2017 Geneva/Dubai, Oct 2 2017 (IPS) – The Chairman of the Geneva Centre Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim is calling…
Rise of Teenage Pregnancy Deters Development Goals
Lorenzo Jiménez de Luis, is UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Dominican Republic Teenage mom with her baby. Credit: IPS SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Dec 19…
Celebrations Herald a New Set of Hurdles for Bangladesh
Laser show and fireworks at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in downtown Dhaka on March 22 as part of the celebration marking Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing country. Credit:…
Fight Against Drug Consumption Needs Gender Specific Treatments
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 2018 (IPS) – The World Drug Report 2018, launched this week by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), highlighted the importance…
Women & Youth Key to Achieving Agenda 2030 in South-South Cooperation
Siddharth Chatterjee is the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Kenya. India and Kenya signed agreements in the field of agriculture during Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to New…
Leprosy Detection With a Personal Touch
Coalition of Leprosy Associations of the Philippines (CLAP) community outreach organisers Jennifer Quimno (left) and Michelle Ann Oreo (right). Credit: Ben Kritz/IPS MANILA, Mar 3 2019 (IPS) –…
Japan Boosts Complex Fight to Eliminate Leprosy in Brazil
Yohei Sasakawa (C), president of the Nippon Foundation and World Health Organisation Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, shakes the hand of Sebastião Miranda Filho, the mayor of Marabá…
Rural Poverty Is Still a Scar on the Soul of Colombia, but a New Program Supporting Agri-Entrepreneurship Can Help Heal the Wounds
Jesus Quintana is LAC Subregional Head and Country Director for Colombia at the International Fund for Agricultural Development Group of Afro-Colombian women in Guapi, Cali, showing the area…
Community Efforts are Key When Addressing HIV/AIDS
Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a medical doctor, the CEO of EpiAFRIC, Director of Policy and Advocacy for Nigeria Health Watch Credit: WHO/ F. Tanggol. ABUJA, Nov 30 2019…