Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people – 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan – are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives. Credit: UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya By Baher KamalMADRID, Sep 6 2022 (IPS) Both mainstream media, international bodies and […]

By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 5 2022 (IPS) Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array polices and tools that governments can use to remedy these deficiencies and ensure […]

Country: Somalia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The Somalia Food Security and Nutrition analysis report shows concrete indications that famine will occur in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts in south-central Somalia between October and December.

A partial view of the city of Punto Fijo, with the Cardón refinery in the background, on the Paraguaná peninsula, projected as a special economic zone overlooking the Caribbean in northwest Venezuela. CREDIT: Megaconstrucciones By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Sep 3 2022 (IPS) Venezuela is preparing to replicate the experience of Special […]

Countries: Ukraine, World Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The FAO Food Price Index was down 1.9 percent from July yet remained 7.9 percent above its value a year before. New FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022.