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Q & A: Escalating Tensions in Ethiopia adds to Tenuous Refugee Setting
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (IPS) - Already reeling from conflict, extreme weather events and growing displacement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray region have placed the country on the brink of civil war and many are looking to Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to avert a potential humanitarian disaster.
Q&A: How Desert Dust Storms Supply Vital Nutrients to the Oceans
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 09 (IPS) - When sand and dust storms (SDS) rage in the Sahara Desert, more than 10,000 km away in the Caribbean Sea the very same storms have a range of effects on the 1,360 species of shorefish that populate the waters there.
From Paraguay to Italy: Development at All Costs
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Nov 09 (IPS) - I am speaking with Gladys and Raúl about civic space in Paraguay, when Raúl suddenly tells me about the fires. Thick smoke has reached the capital Asunción where he is based. In October, Paraguay became Dante's Inferno.
Pandemic Induced Drop in Remittance Flows to South Asia
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 06 (IPS) - Remittances are an essential part of economic activity in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), including those in South Asia.
India: How Did Young People Access Care During the Lockdown?
- Inter Press Service
Nov 06 (IPS) - COVID-19 has developed into an unprecedented public health crisis, the impact of which has been seen across global health systems and services. As the crisis continues to evolve in India, there is a need to examine the impact of the pandemic and ensuing nation-wide shutdown on young people's lives, particularly, their experience of mental ill health.
Punches & Insults: Why Zimbabwe's Women Candidates Want to Change the Political Playing Field
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 06 (IPS) - "I have long given up on active politics," Gertrude Sidambe, a 36-year-old member of one of Zimbabwe's opposition parties, tells IPS.
When female members of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front complained last month about political violence as male members chose brawn over brains to solicit for positions, the party's National Secretary for Women's Affairs Mabel Chinomona advised that they enter the punch-and-insult battlefield and "fight" like everyone else.
Growing Resilient Food Systems Post Covid Is Key for Africa
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Nov 06 (IPS) - When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more - it's also about quality: producing food that is wholesome and preserved safely.
UN Takes Preventive Measures Following 5,660 Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases System-Wide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic response, I would like to assure you once again that the health and safety of personnel and delegates continues to be our number one priority.
UN’s $5.1 Billion Shortfall Threatens Operations Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - When the United Nations was struggling to cope with a cash crisis back in April 1996, one of the many drastic measures it undertook was to cut down on its staff.
South Africa has Failed to Harness the Digital Revolution: How It Can Fix the Problem
- Inter Press Service
Nov 05 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a migration from physical work spaces in many sectors of the economy to online, digital services, supported by staff working from home. Parts of the economy such as mining, manufacturing and hospitality still require workers to be physically present. But other sectors have discovered that virtual platforms are effective substitutes for offices.
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