Farmers on the Indus River Delta. Over the years the water has dried up and sea has ingressed inland. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS By Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Aug 21 2019 (IPS) Gulab Shah, 45, is having sleepless nights. He and his family are worried about their imminent migration from their village in […]
Read MoreMariam, an orphaned baby dugong, became famed worldwide a few weeks ago for her plight in Thai waters and the frantic conservation efforts undertaken to save her. Now the juvenile animal is dead and the cause of her death is just as saddening as her demise: she died of ingesting […]
Read MoreSource: UN Children’s Fund Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Se calcula que 1,3 millones de niños y adolescentes venezolanos necesitan servicios de protección, mientras que más de un millón de niños no asisten a la escuela. Para descargar fotos, videos y material de archivo hacer clic aquí: https://uni.cf/2Z7X9MQ NUEVA YORK/PANAMÁ, […]
Read MoreTim Badan Pembangunan Internasional Amerika Serikat atau “United States Agency for International Development (USAID)” mengunjungi Negeri Wassu dan Haruku di Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, Maluku Tengah, guna melihat …
Read MoreHealth workers inside a “CUBE” talk to an Ebola patient, while a nurse consults a chart outside. ALIMA Ebola Treatment Centre, Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two drugs have been found to successfully treat the Ebola virus. Aid agencies have welcomed the news saying it allows communities to access […]
Read MoreThe marriage contract had just been signed, and the festivities were in full swing. But just as close relatives of the newlyweds were emerging from an upstairs room to join hundreds of friends and family members at a Kabul wedding hall, an uninvited guest walked forward. What should have been […]
Read MoreIn the Solomon Islands, approximately 40 percent of the population of 550,000 could have active Trachoma. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS. By Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Aug 19 2019 (IPS) Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched global consultations for a new Roadmap on how to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The roadmap would help […]
Read MoreAug 16, 2019 In the News How much can dietary changes and food production practices help mitigate climate change Climate Change Agriculture Production USA’s Pacific Standard reported on the recent IPCC report and explored if dietary changes and food production practices can help to mitigate climate change. The article quoted […]
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