Demographic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic: An Overview
One year after the pandemic was officially declared, the enormous demographic impact of the coronavirus is becoming increasingly evident as more data are compiled and analyzed. Credit: United…
Covid19 a Wake-up Call to Address Development Fault Lines in Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 30 2021 (IPS) – The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long time…
Russia’s Sputnik Diplomacy
The writer is a journalist and managing editor of Armando.info, an investigative journalism site. Older adults are amongst the first Peruvians to receive COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination…
A Time for Systemic Solutions in Latin America & the Caribbean
The writer is Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Development Program (UNDP) A woman in the Dominican Republic receives food from a…
We Were Born to Do This!
Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait NEW YORK, Aug 9 2021 (IPS) – The first time I visited South Sudan in 2004 prior to its independence I…
The Plight of Haiti
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 30 2021 (IPS) – I assume channel surfing and internet browsing contribute to a decrease in people’s attention span. I am not familiar with…
Push for Civil Registration Set to Hit Key Milestone in Asian and Pacific Countries
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 16 2021 (IPS) – Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible achievement and a…
Population Ageing: An Inescapable Future
Governments and the public need to recognize, understand and respond to the ageing of human populations in the 21st century, which is the inescapable demographic future of nations…
Targeting Only Russian Oligarchs, a Historic Mistake
The author is Director, Financial Transparency Coalition LONDON, Mar 3 2022 (IPS) – The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russian kleptocrats funnelling billions of dollars out of the…
Pacific Community-Led Health Missions Arrive with Critical Support to Tonga and Kiribati Grappling with COVID-19 Surges
Pacific Community health experts conduct laboratory training for COVID-19 testing with their healthcare colleagues in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Credit: Pacific Community (SPC) CANBERRA, Australia , May 3 2022 (IPS)…