• These women walk for three hours every day hoping to find food for their children
Read MoreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS For health care providers offering items and services to out-of-network (OON) patients1 in certain emergency and nonemergency settings, the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) establishes a new federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process designed to resolve applicable payment disputes. Although […]
Read MoreA glimpse into the gendered impacts of COVID-19 in rural Kenya Aug 16, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 08/16/2022 – 13:00 A glimpse into the gendered impacts of COVID-19 in rural Kenya Harriet Mawia Effects of lost income and food insecurity linger, particularly for for women, a study shows. IFPRI Blog : […]
Read MoreCountries: 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 […]
Read MoreRefugee 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 […]
Read MorePhoto: 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 […]
Read MoreAction 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 […]
Read MoreCountry: Afghanistan Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies “Winter is coming, and we are worried that lives could be lost if we do not act early enough to alleviate conditions for people whose coping capacities are weakened by multiple shocks,” says IFRC.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/yellowcat Wearable electronics like personalized fitness trackers and medical sensors are already a part of life for many people and soon they could become even more appealing. That is because scientists in the US have engineered a biofilm that harvests the energy from its wearer’s sweat and converts it […]
Read MoreMetallica, Mariah Carey, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, Måneskin, Mickey Guyton and Rosalía set to perform at Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on 24 September 2022 – Hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas By External SourceNEW YORK, Aug 12 2022 (IPS-Partners) Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – […]
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