A young child receives vaccine drops in Pakistan, but the region has experienced an upsurgence of cases because of vaccine refusal. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS By Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Nov 29 2022 (IPS) Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan. Pakistan has vaccinated about 35 million children during its […]

Photo: Pixabay/DariuszSankowski Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened and plants stopped photosynthesising. The plants died, then the animals that fed on them. The food chain collapsed. Over 90% of all species vanished. When the dust settled, […]

The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), to be hosted by the Government of Ethiopia with the support of UN ECA and UN DESA, will take place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the overarching theme “Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future”. […]

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November, the color orange is used to represent a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls.Credit: UN Women By Sima BahousUNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 2022 (IPS) Five years ago, the global #MeToo movement brought new urgency […]

Photo: Pixabay/Zephyrka Facing heavy losses on the ground, Russia has escalated its aerial campaign against Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure in recent weeks, firing dozens of missiles across the country on 23 November that have killed 10 people and left many more in the dark. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has decried […]

ECW Director Yasmine Sherif Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and #16Days of Activism By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Nov 25 2022 (IPS-Partners) As we now have entered the 21st century, we must end violence against girls and women. Attacking and abusing girls and women […]