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)…
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…