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...
Child Soldiers Released, But Risk Remains
Child soldiers released by armed groups in Yambio, South Sudan. Credit: UN Photo/Isaac BillyUNITED NATIONS, Apr 20 2018 (IPS) -...
How Prison Conditions Fuel the Tuberculosis Epidemic
David Bryden is the TB advocacy officer at RESULTS. He coordinates US advocacy, and co-chairs the TB RoundtableInmates at the...
The Invisible, Hungry Hand
A worker on a farm in Kiambu district, central Kenya, that produces tea for export. Nearly 80 percent of rural...
New Regional Secretariat to Advance Leprosy Advocacy in Asia
Culion Sanitarium and General Hospital Medical Director Dr. Arturo Cunanan urged delegates to the Regional Assembly of Organisations of People...
US Leads Donor Funding to Fight HIV/AIDS Amidst Overall Decline
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) - Since 2010, donor funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries has dropped...
Swiftly Ending Tobacco Epidemic Requires Government Action, Not Empty Promises
Mark Hurley is Director of Global Communications for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsWASHINGTON DC, Oct 23 2019 (IPS) - New...