Reimagining Ageing: Older Persons as Agents of Development
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 29 2022 (IPS) – Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in agricultural fields producing our food supplies, peddle their…
Deadly Smoke: Feeding Children Kills Cafeteria Staff
Soo Hyoun Lim (right) and friend campaign for safe working environments for cafeteria workers. Seoul, Sep 28 2022 (IPS) – During my summer break this year, I read…
Destruction of Ukraine’s Healthcare Facilities Violates International Humanitarian Law – Report
On March 6, 2022, Izyum Central City Hospital (Kharkiv oblast) was attacked as a part of what appears to have been a large-scale carpet-bombing campaign. Reportedly, the hospital…
New Mosquito Species Could Derail Fight Against Malaria
Stagnant water in one of Nairobi’s residential areas. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS NAIROBI, May 8 2023 (IPS) – ‘Urban’ Kenya has been alerted because new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi,…
A World of 8 Billion, Yes, But (II): The Unseen, Untold Story of the 50%
“When nearly a third of all women in developing countries are becoming mothers during adolescence, it is clear the world is failing adolescent girls,” said UNFPA Executive Director…
Africa, The Looted Continent
Mineral supply chains are often linked to child abuse, human trafficking, forced labour and other human rights violations. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS MADRID, Oct 10 2022 (IPS) – Africa….
Finding Ways to Feed South Africa’s Vast Hungry Population
Nosintu Mcimeli and Bonelwa Nogemane of the Abanebhongo People with Disability (APD) started with an agroecological project to improve food security in South Africa’s Eastern Cape (left). A…
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…