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Clean Cookstoves Could Change the Lives of Millions in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
PHARPING, Nepal, Apr 15 (IPS) - When 26-year-old Laxmi married into the Archaya household in Chhaimale village, Pharping, south of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, she didn't think she would be spending half the day in the kitchen inhaling smoke from the stove.
Cyclone Pam Worsens Hardship in Port Vila’s Urban Settlements
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Apr 13 (IPS) - Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam, which swept through the South Pacific Island state of Vanuatu in mid-March, has deepened hardships faced by people living in the informal settlements of the capital, Port Vila. Winds of up to 340 kph and torrential rain shattered precarious homes, cut off fragile public services and flooded communities with unsealed roads, poor drainage and sanitation.
781 Million People Can’t Read this Story
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (IPS) - If you are reading this article, consider yourself one of the lucky ones; lucky enough to have received an education, or to be secure in the knowledge that your child will receive one. Lucky enough to be literate in a world where – more often than not – the ability to read and write can mean the difference between a decent life and abject poverty.
U.N. Secretary-General Calls for International Unity on Yemen and Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - "Political negotiations, not military intervention are the solution" said United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on the rapidly deteriorating conflict situation in Yemen and recent developments in Syria at the Yarmouk refugee camp.
At Least 18 Already Killed in Yarmouk Attacks: Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - At least 18 civilians have already been killed in the attack on the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, according to Amnesty International.
Development Aid Flows to Poorest Countries Still Falling
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 08 (IPS) - Development aid flows were stable in 2014, after hitting an all-time high in 2013, but aid to the poorest countries continued to fall, according to new figures released on Apr. 8 by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
Threats to Afghan Women Rights Defenders Being Met with Blind Eye
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Apr 07 (IPS) - Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan face mounting violence but are being abandoned by their own government – and the international community is doing far too little to ease their plight – despite the significant gains they have fought to achieve, says Amnesty International in a new report released Apr. 7.
Situation In Besieged Yarmouk Camp ‘One Of The Most Severe Ever’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (IPS) - The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has described the situation inside the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, under attack by Islamic State (IS) militants, as "one of the most severe ever" for the already spartan camp.
Death Sentences up, Executions down in 2014
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 02 (IPS) - Governments worldwide sentenced at least 2,466 people to death in 2014; judgements which have been condemned by rights group Amnesty International.
U.N.'s Next Stop: Humanitarian Summit to Resolve Exploding Refugee Crisis
- Inter Press Service
KUWAIT CITY, Apr 02 (IPS) - As the world's spreading humanitarian crisis threatens to spill beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq into Libya and Yemen, the United Nations is already setting its sights on the first World Humanitarian Summit scheduled to take place in Istanbul next year.
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