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Anger and sadness in Beirut
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 07 (IPS) - On the third day of the deadly explosion, amidst an outpouring of anger from the Lebanese people, Angelina speaks about her home lost in the Mar Mikhael area. Josette talks about her experience of the explosion while she was on the road and Charbel shares his thoughts about being a volunteer at this critical time. They are all numb and speak calmly of how their lives were turned upside down, with this tragedy affecting thousands of people.
COVID-19 - Some 23.8 Million More Children Will Drop out of School
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (IPS) - Countries with low human development are facing the brunt of school lockdowns, with more than 85 percent of their students effectively out of school by the second quarter of 2020, according to a United Nations policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on education.
Multilateral Bank Intermediation Must Help Developing Countries’ Recovery
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 07 (IPS) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has warned that developing countries would need more than the earlier estimated US$2.5 trillion to provide relief to affected families and businesses and expedite economic recovery.
Empowering Women in a Digitally Equipped, yet Challenging World: A Story of Engagement
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (IPS) - A girl has many roles. She can be a daughter, a mother, a friend, a wife or a sister. But her first and foremost introduction is a person, a human and a voice. No matter what remote or accessible part she may belong to, her story is unique and belongs only to her own. And if a thought-provoking, positive platform echo her voice, it can achieve wonders.
75 Years after the Bomb, Hiroshima Still Chooses ‘Reconciliation and Hope’
- Inter Press Service
Aug 06 (IPS) - In a video message delivered to a Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which devastated the city in 1945.
Will There Also Be a Post-Journalism?
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Aug 06 (IPS) - Every era brings its own buzzwords or catchphrases along with it. The term du jour is ‘pandemic', namely ‘coronavirus' and ‘COVID-19'; but alongside these words, speculation and forecasts over the post-pandemic world are flourishing. There is a proliferation of pieces and commentary on what our daily lives or the economy will be like once the epidemic is under control, that is, how we will live in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Biodiversity Loss Could be Making Us Sick – Here's Why
- Inter Press Service
Aug 05 (IPS) - By 2050, 70% of the world's population is expected to live in towns and cities. Urban living brings many benefits, but city dwellers worldwide are seeing a rapid increase in noncommunicable health problems, such as asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.
Mental Health and COVID-19 in India
- Inter Press Service
Aug 05 (IPS) - To fully realise the mental health crisis that India faces in relation to COVID-19, one has to begin with recognising the very serious situation that existed even before the pandemic.
Bangladesh Deals with Triple Disasters of Flooding, Coronavirus and Lost Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 05 (IPS) - With nearly 5.5 million people people across Bangladesh affected by severe flooding -- the worst in two decades -- humanitarian experts are concerned that millions of people, already badly impacted by COVID-19, will be pushed further into poverty.
The UN General Assembly: A 75-Year Journey Towards the Future We Want
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 04 (IPS) - The United Nations came into existence at a time of great despair, when the penholders of its founding document dared to imagine a better world, one that would be defined by peace and equality. Visionary world leaders chose hope over cynicism, empathy over indifference and partnership over distrust when they came together in San Francisco on 26 June 1945 to sign the Charter of the United Nations. They embarked upon a new, rules-based world order, with an Organization of unrivalled legitimacy at its core.
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