A view of the Security Council Chamber as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on screen) of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine. April 2022. The Russian invasion of Ukraine began 24 February 2022. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe By Arul LouisUNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 2023 (IPS) Paralysed by […]

Country: Malawi Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Flash Appeal launched to assist four million people, including 56,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, who have been hardest-hit by, and are at highest-risk of, cholera in the southern African country.

Photo: Pixabay/Mysticsartdesign As climate change accelerates, so does our understanding of how to take care of the planet. Although concepts like recycling and renewable energy remain ever-important, planetary health encourages us to find deeper meaning in our relationship with the earth. After all, a healthy planet is necessary for sustaining […]

Countries: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, World, Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The newly announced record $250 million allocation from CERF will help people in 19 […]

From climate change to child marriage, education is seen as the solution. ECW Director Yasmine Sherif protests early marriage with young delegates at the Education Cannot Wait Conference held in Geneva. Credit: ECW By Joyce ChimbiGENEVA & NAIROBI, Feb 17 2023 (IPS) From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, […]