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As New Covid Boosters Move Forward, Better Outreach is Needed to Save US Lives
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 09 (IPS) - This week––nearly ten months after the emergence of the Omicron variant––the United States is rolling out Covid-19 booster vaccines that specifically target newer, now-dominant strains of the virus.
In the Face of Scarcity, Cubans Dream of Once Again Drinking Their Daily Cup of Coffee
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Sep 09 (IPS) - While the Cuban government's plans to increase production begin to bear fruit, Mireya Barrios confesses that she seeks every possible way to enjoy a cup of coffee every day, in the face of high prices and scarcity.
Climate Collapse Is Not Inevitable But ‘Great Leap’ Needed
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 08 (IPS) - In 1972 the Club of Rome alerted the world to the harm human economic systems were doing to the health of our planet in its seminal, best-selling report, The Limits to Growth. With the devastating impacts of the climate crisis hitting home harder than ever, especially in the Global South, that warning about the dangers of exponential economic growth has been fully vindicated.
Inequitable Global Health Responses Underscore Need for More Self-Sufficiency in Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 08 (IPS) - With the outbreak of Monkeypox in non-endemic countries leading to a scramble for vaccines, global health advocates are again calling for equity to be prioritized in the international response.
Developing Countries Must Grow More Food; Climate change and war on Ukraine a wake-up call
- Inter Press Service
LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 08 (IPS) - As our planet continues to heat up, extreme weather has affected many of us. From the west coast of North America across Europe, the Middle East and Asia to Pakistan and New Zealand, wildfires and flash floods have destroyed homes and property and disrupted the daily lives of millions.
Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, Sep 08 (IPS) - Parliamentarians play a decisive role in addressing population issues, as was demonstrated when the majority voted against a private member motion to end the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Zambia in 2020.
Human development falling behind in ninety per cent of countries: UN report
- UN News
The latest flagship UN report on human development, released on Thursday, warns that multiple crises are halting progress on human development, which is going backwards in the overwhelming majority of countries. Here are five things to look out for in the report.
UN Report Details Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 08 (IPS) - This week, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released his first report. It is a catalog of abuses under Taliban rule since August 2021 and their devastating impact on Afghans.
Hundreds of Millions of Children Sentenced to Ignorance
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Sep 07 (IPS) - More than two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read and understand a simple text. This shocking finding should be enough to be alarmed about the horrifying fate of an entire generation. But there is much more.
Sand Poachers Fueling Environmental Harm in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe, Sep 07 (IPS) - In Chitungwiza, right next to the highway, 36-year-old Nesbit Gavanga and his five colleagues use shovels as they load trucks with sand.
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