Kenya: Transforming Mandera County’s Deadly Reputation for Maternal Health
Siddharth Chatterjee () is the UNFPA Representative to Kenya.Photo Credit: @islamicreliefMandera County, Kenya, Oct 19 2015 (IPS) - For many...
Garbage, Garbage Everywhere, but…
ROME, Feb 29 2016 (IPS) - Imagine a river bursting its banks and flooding entire cities and towns. But when...
Economic Interests Harming Global Health: WHO Chief
Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), during the WHO Executive Board's special session on the Ebola emergency....
Civil Society Under Serious Attack
LGBTI groups are among the civil society groups facing serious attacks. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPSUNITED NATIONS, Jun 27 2016 (IPS)...
Ethiopian Food Aid Jammed Up in Djibouti Port
This story is part of special IPS coverage of World Humanitarian Day on August 19.Workers in Djibouti Port offloading wheat...
Improved Cookstoves Boost Health and Forest Cover in the Himalayas
IPS spoke with the Regional Director of ATREE for northeast India, Sarala Khaling, who oversees the Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS)...
Kenya’s Drought: Response Must Be Sustainable, Not Piecemeal
is the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative in Kenya.Dabo Boru, 21, is a mother of three...
WHO Urges Govt’s to Raise Taxes on Tobacco
Credit: IPSUNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2017 (IPS) - Seven million people die each year from tobacco-related deaths, according to a...
Land Settlement Empowers: Bangladesh Sets an Example
Afrusa Begum and Shafiul Alam receiving land title from Deputy Commissioner Md Mahbubul Alam TalukderMaijdee, Noakhali (Bangladesh), Oct 13 2017...
Thousands Still Dying at Sea En Route to Europe
Somali refugees on the Tunisian desert. Credit: IPSUNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 2018 (IPS) - Amid concerns that 160 people may...