How Covid-19 Proved an Opportunity for Youth in Small-Town India
Young people from small towns are now able to work close to home thanks to co-working spaces that opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS PUNE,…
Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan
Credit: UNICEF/UNI403619/Karimi KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) – The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are the efforts of those supporting them: teams of…
What Journalists Should Know About Coronavirus Cellphone Tracking
Avi Asher-Schapiro,*Senior Global Tech Correspondent at Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), in an interview with Bill Marczak, a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Berkeley, and a leading…
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Reinvention of the Spirit of Solidarity and Cooperation
Manssour Bin Mussallam, is Secretary General-elect of the Organisation of Educational Cooperation (OEC) Primary School in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit: Shafiqul Alam Kiron/IPS. GENEVA, Apr 30 2020 (IPS) –…
End Inequality and Achieve Sustainable Development for All
Social development helps narrowing down the disparities between urban and rural areas; and gaps amongst different regions. Credit: UNESCO BEIJING, Mar 1 2021 (IPS) – Back in the…
Wanted: Transparency & Accountability in Pandemic-Related Spending
beneficial ownership of contracting companies is a measure that aims to deter corruption, including by facilitating the detection of potential conflicts-of-interest involving public officials. It requires bidding companies…
Pacific Community Warns of Threat to Education Retention in the Wake of COVID-19
Many families in the Solomon Islands and across the Pacific Islands region struggle to keep their children in school due to COVID-19 related economic hardship. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS…
Mental Health at a Cost, Inequality
Women are nearly twice as likely as men to suffer from mental illness, including depression. Credit: Unsplash /Melanie Wasser. Oct 11 2021 (IPS) – was on October 10,…
Power of Connection & Collaborations to Fight Modern-day Slavery
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 8 2022 (IPS) – The Covid-19 pandemic affected countries and people globally, at the same time exacerbated vulnerabilities such as modern-day slavery. There are…
Climate Change: Adapt for the Future, Not the Past
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 2021 (IPS) – Funding for developing countries to address global warming is grossly inadequate. Very little finance is for the urgent need…