By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 2022 (IPS) US and allied economic sanctions against Russia for its illegal invasion of Ukraine have not achieved their declared objectives. Instead, they are worsening economic stagnation and inflation worldwide. Worse, they are exacerbating hunger, especially in Africa. […]

Community organizing is a lynchpin in the lives of environmental defenders in Peru, as in the case of Mirtha Villanueva, pictured here with other activists from the Cajamarca region also involved in the defense of rivers and Mother Earth. CREDIT: Courtesy of Mirtha Villanueva By Mariela JaraLIMA, May 30 2022 […]

Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Sources: Columbia University, Famine Early Warning System Network, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Government of the United Kingdom, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Islamic Relief, Mercy Corps, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World […]

Adequate maternal care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is essential to curbing the high maternal mortality rates in Latin America, which stopped falling due to women’s health care problems during the COVID pandemic. CREDIT: Government of Tigre / Argentina By Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, May 27 2022 (IPS) […]

Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Many water points have dried up, and others are not working. In some villages, more than 60% of the population consumes water from unsafe sources, and more than 90% do not have access […]