HIV Services Take a Backseat to COVID-19 in Russia
In Russia, which has one of the world’s worst HIV/AIDS epidemics with the rate of new infections rising by 10-15 percent per year and at least 1.2 million people infected, …
Eliminating Age Discrimination from Lockdown Curfews
Charlotte Cooper is Campaigns Coordinator at CRIN – Child Rights International Network. Sealed playground just outside the Slovak capital, Bratislava. Credit: Ed Holt/IPS LONDON, Jun 10 2020 (IPS) – During …
Looking Beyond the Lowest-common Denominator? DFID/FCO Merger
The progress on ending extreme poverty, preventable child deaths, gender equality and climate change was too hard won to be side-lined Poor families can seldom afford the cost of …
Last Mile Teachers
George K. Werner served as Minister of Education in Liberia from 2015 to 2018. Caitlin Baron is CEO of the Luminos Fund, a non-profit working in Liberia and across Africa …
COVID-19: Lessons from the Losses
Clementine, a community health volunteer, meets with a mother and child. Credit: Lys Arango for Action Against Hunger, Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 7 2020 (IPS) – If countries considered Universal …
Q&A: COVID-19 has Pushed Women Peacebuilders from Key Leadership Roles
Scenes from a rehearsal session with Colombia’s Cantadora Network, a network of singers using traditional Afro-Colombian music to preserve their culture and promote peace. According to the Global Network of …
Human Rights Must Be at the Heart of the COVID-19 Recovery
Credit: Defenders Coalition NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 2020 (IPS) – On 10 December every year, we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration …
Protecting Mental Health of Families in a Pandemic
Credit: Unsplash /Melanie Wasser. ABUJA, Jan 22 2021 (IPS) – Dealing with COVID-19-related city lockdowns has been exceptionally stressful, particularly for those parents who have had to balance work, personal …
International Women’s Day, 2021Women in Leadership Positions: An Economist’s View of International Women’s Day
CANBERRA, Australia, Mar 3 2021 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic (henceforth pandemic) has women particularly hard. In almost all countries, women constitute the bulk of the labour force in the …
UN Leadership Necessary for Fairer Tax Cooperation
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 2021 (IPS) – Illicit financial flows (IFFs) hurt all countries, both developed and developing. But , accounting for of world tax revenue. IFFs refer …