Countries: Somalia, Ukraine, World Sources: ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International, Terre des hommes, World Vision We have a collective responsibility to ensure that urgent action is taken to prevent the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children. We cannot wait for famine to be […]

Journalists, writers, both local and international, have called on the authorities in India to respect human rights and release imprisoned writes and dissident and critical voices. Protests about media freedom have become more urgent in recent years since this protest by the Mumbai Press Club. Credit: Facebook By Mehru JafferLucknow, […]

Countries: Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies The irregular migration has increased 85% in Panama, 689% in Honduras, and 108% in Mexico. If this upward trend continues in the coming months, an estimated 500,000 people […]

Refugee tents in a camp in Greece. UN report shows refugees may be affected by poor health outcomes. CREDIT: Julie Ricard/Unsplash) By Juliet MorrisonUnited Nations, Aug 16 2022 (IPS) While refugees globally face insecurity and uncertainty, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights that they also face poorer health […]

Photo: Pixabay/Sabrina_Ripke_Fotografie  The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems and produces a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meat and dairy specifically accounts for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. So changing what we eat […]

Action taken against stall-owners at the Refugees Bazaar in Peshawar. Afghan refugees say they are unfairly targeted by the authorities. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS By Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Aug 15 2022 (IPS) Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from seeking medical treatment to shelter, business, police harassment […]