Disregarding Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Shudarson Subedi is past president of the National Federation of the Disabled, Nepal, an Australian Award Global Alumni member and...
Water Graves: Nightmare for Mexican Fishermen
MEXICO CITY, Feb 4 2021 (IPS) - All of Erizo s nightmares are the same. Since his return from the...
Reduce Military Spending – the Much-Needed Response to Violence Against Women
Maria Victoria (Mavic) Cabrera Balleza is Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Global Network of Women PeacebuildersThe United Nations is conducting...
Developing Country Solidarity Needed to Overcome Pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jul 6 2021 (IPS) - As rich countries have delayed contagion containment, including mass vaccination, in...
Inclusive Education to Break the Cycles of Poverty
Street Library in Mayotte, July 2016. Credit: François Phliponeau/ATD Fourth World - Centre Joseph Wresinski NEW YORK, Oct 15 2021...
‘COVICANE’ – How One Caribbean Country is Coping with the Hurricane Season during COVID-19
Dominican Farmer and Vendor Ayma Louis has COVID restrictions and the hurrricane season to contend with. Credit: Alison Kentish (IPS)DOMINICA,...
Greed-Driven Pandemic Still Killing Millions
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 14 2021 (IPS) - Failure to vaccinate most in poor countries sustains the COVID-19 pandemic. Rich...
How COVID Has Affected the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
A case of advanced liver pathology (hepatomegaly) due to schistosomiasis in a 5-year-old. Prof Takafira MduluzaMar 14 2022 (IPS) -...
Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village
Juana Martínez takes part in an October 2021 protest in Lima organized by the platform of people affected by heavy...
As New Covid Boosters Move Forward, Better Outreach is Needed to Save US Lives
NEW YORK, Sep 9 2022 (IPS) - This week––nearly ten months after the emergence of the Omicron variant––the United States...