Country: World Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UN Children’s Fund, World Food Programme, World Health Organization The framework aims to facilitate joint support and systematic technical collaboration and coordination at the regional level to accelerate action on nutrition in the countries of the region.

WHO Goodwill Ambassador Sasakawa with some of the representatives from persons affected by leprosy organizations that participated in the Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease (June 21–22, 2023). By Yohei SasakawaTOKYO, Japan, Aug 28 2023 (IPS-Partners) This year marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the leprosy bacillus by […]

Photo: Pixabay/Nick_H Climate change is impacting our lives in many ways. These include our homes. Whether someone is building, living in or trying to sell their home, they must be prepared for a variety of risks. Even people who live far away from high-risk areas will still feel impacts. One […]

Country: Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Millions of people have been displaced in Sudan. Nearly one million others have fled across its borders. A protracted conflict in Sudan could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe.

Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka on April 13, 2022. Credit: Wikipedia By Asoka BandarageWASHINGTON DC, Aug 25 2023 (IPS) Sri Lanka has been faced with an unprecedented political and economic crisis since the beginning of 2022. The dominant narrative attributes the crisis to the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]