Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the strong partnership between his government and UNFPA during a meeting with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem in March 2019, which will jointly convene the ICPD 25 from 12 to 14 November 2019 along…
Rémi Nono Womdim, Deputy Director, FAO Plant Production and Protection Division A new USD 500 million initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is leading the way. Fall Armyworm larva feeding and damaging maize plant.…
This article is part of special IPS coverage of International Women’s Day on March 8 2020 Gender equality is a basic human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development, so why does inequality persist in so many countries, and…
Credit: UN ABUJA, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – As COVID-19 surges globally and leaves fear and panic in its wake, global efforts are underway to find a cure. Yet, the same level of response is lacking for several other infectious…
“I love L.A. I love Hollywood. They’re beautiful. Everybody’s plastic – but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.”       Andy Warhol Credit: u/USMCinUSA STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 5 2020 (IPS) – Another episode of the spectacular show that…
James A. Paul, a writer and consultant, was Executive Director of Global Policy Forum (1993-2012), an NGO monitoring the work of the United Nations, and author of the book “Of Foxes and Chickens: Oligarchy & Global Power in the UN…
• Education and COVID-19: UN helps children continue their learning There have even been that the coronavirus is related to exposure to new technologies (such as 5G, which can be used to deliver money mobiles services). There are measures authorities…
Farah Daibes is the Programme Manager of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s Political Feminism project in the MENA region. Illustration by Rawand Issa BERLIN, Oct 2 2020 (IPS) – Since before the COVID-19 pandemic, feminists across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have…
Raghbendra Jha is Professor of Economics, and Executive Director Australian National University. CANBERRA, Australia, Jul 6 2020 (IPS) – The onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 set off a series of health and economic crises that feed upon…
Credit: Unsplash / Lynda Hinton BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 4 2020 (IPS) – After decades of impressive growth, for the first time, Southeast Asia is experiencing a drop in measured human development. The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely…