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Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) - The disease burden and distribution of mycetoma—a neglected tropical disease—are not very well understood. However, it is known to affect people in Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania, Kenya, and Niger, as well as people in Nigeria, Ethiopia, India, and Cameroon. Cases have also been reported in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen.
Platitudes not Enough: Urgent Investment Needed in Health Workforce
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK, Apr 07 (IPS) - As World Health Worker Week draws to a close on April 7, health organizations from around the world have been celebrating women’s vital role in the health workforce and sharing stories about the enormous value they bring to all areas of health and care.
Privatization: Egypts Only Weapon To Survive the Repercussions of the War in Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
Cairo, Apr 06 (IPS) - Egypt intends to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses within a year, including three banks, two military-owned businesses, and numerous businesses in the energy and transportation sectors. This is part of the administration's efforts to reduce the role of the state in the economy and attract foreign capital.
Transforming Education With Equitable Financing
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 06 (IPS) - With schools now reopened around the world, countries are called to take transformative action on education financing to recover and accelerate learning for all children, especially the poorest and most marginalized.
Athletes score for people and the planet on International Day of Sport
- UN News
Athletes are pushing for a more equitable world, both on and off the playing field – one of the messages coming out of the UN on Thursday, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
Poland Abortion Laws: Repression of Reproductive Rights and Out of Sync Activists
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Apr 05 (IPS) - “People want the abortion laws here liberalised. Society has changed; even the politicians can see it,” Kinga Jelinska, a Polish reproductive rights activist, says. “In four or five years, I believe, the abortion laws here will be liberalised, because it’s what the people support.”
‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough
- UN News
The UN on Wednesday called for a “sustainable industrial transformation” to close the widening development gap between countries, meet ambitious climate targets, and reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.
Rethinking Public Debt as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 04 (IPS) - The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic contraction have pushed the average government debt level in the Asia-Pacific region to its highest since 2008.
INTERVIEW: Olympic ‘game changer’ boosts sustainability in sport
- UN News
Measures adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and supported by the UN have been described as a “game changer” for future Olympic events in terms of driving sustainability in sport and fighting climate change.
US Legislators Strip China of Developing Nation Status
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) - As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The rivalry, which extends from Russia and Taiwan to Iran and Myanmar – where the UN’s two permanent members are on opposite sides of ongoing political or military conflicts– has now triggered a battle on semantics.
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