– Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 24 (IPS) – Within the 4 years previous the COVID-19 pandemic, the unfold of leprosy or Hansen’s illness, gave the impression to be shedding steam. Between 2016 and early 2020, new case numbers remained roughly fixed.
– Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jan 23 (IPS) – Russia has been at conflict with Ukraine for greater than 10 months, with no sign of ending and with simply as little prospect for direct negotiations between the fighters. These had been final damaged off mutually on 17 Might 2022.
– Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 23 (IPS) – Mining cities throughout South Africa have develop into hostage to a booming however bloody unlawful mining financial system.
– Inter Press Service
A darkish mole dots the brown earth, among the many inexperienced scrub at this spot in southeastern Mexico. A repetitive “glug, glug,” a noise sounding like a thirsty animal, and an intense stench result in this web site, hidden within the undergrowth, the place a damaged pipe has created a pool of dense oil.
– UN Information
Eleven months of conflict in Ukraine have disrupted training for greater than 5 million girls and boys, the UN company for kids, UNICEF, mentioned on Tuesday, calling for elevated assist to make sure they will proceed to be taught.
– UN Information
On the final day of his go to to Cabo Verde, UN Secretary-Common António Guterres addressed the Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, saying that “ending the ocean emergency is a race we should win.”
– UN Information
Amid worsening safety, financial, and humanitarian crises, the third Lake Chad Basin Excessive Stage Convention has begun, geared toward addressing a spread of long-standing points and the wants of the inhabitants, together with some 11 million folks, who’re in want of help.
– UN Information
Regardless of current progress in the direction of eliminating trans fats from meals, some 5 billion folks stay unprotected from its dangerous impacts, thus growing their threat of coronary heart illness and loss of life, the World Well being Group (WHO) mentioned on Monday.
– UN Information
Authorities in Eswatini should launch a probe into the killing of a distinguished human rights lawyer gunned down this previous weekend, UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk mentioned on Monday.
– UN Information
Two-and-a-half billion {dollars}: that’s how a lot funding the UN World Well being Group (WHO) will want throughout its operations this yr, it mentioned on Monday, to assist a report variety of folks dealing with illness and hunger.
