Feroza Begum, Leprosy activist. Credit: Rafiqul Islam / IPS By Rafiqul IslamDHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 12 2019 (IPS) When Feroza Begum was first diagnosed with leprosy in 2006, it felt as though she had been struck by a thunderbolt due to the deep-seated prejudice in her society that the disease is […]
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Read MoreEvent Post December 12, 2019 Program launch: IFPRI, Rwanda government partner on policy analysis, capacity strengthening for rural transformation Christopher Rue A new collaborative program aims at accelerating agricultural development.
Read MoreFollowing the Fukushima nuclear accident, which was triggered by a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011, Japan has been widely held up as a cautionary tale for the dangers of nuclear energy. Yet after having stayed idle for years over safety concerns, the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa […]
Read MoreSource: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan, Sudan Some 7.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance or protection and 3.7 million are displaced inside or outside of the country. Response Plan Overview The cumulative effects of years of prolonged conflict, chronic vulnerabilities and […]
Read MoreThree million undernourished people in Asia and the Pacific must be lifted out of hunger each month from now on, if the region is to meet the SDG 2 Zero Hunger goal by the end of 2030, says a new report released today by four United Nations agencies. With nearly […]
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