Summit Failure on Water, Sanitation Would Be Recipe for Disaster
Thalif Deen STOCKHOLM, Sep 13 2010 (IPS) – A weeklong international conference here has transmitted a strong political message to…
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Water, Sanitation Gain Traction as Basic Human Rights
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 2010 (IPS) – When the 47-member Human Rights Council (HRC) affirmed last week that…
CARIBBEAN: Progress Stalls on HIV/AIDS
Peter Richards PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, Nov 3 2010 (IPS) – Despite the gains associated with antiretroviral treatments (ART) over the…
Q&A: Revitalising Agriculture Starts in a Small Field
Cléo Fatoorehchi interviews Olivier de Schutter, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 2010…
MIDEAST: Hamas Guards Women’s Health – for the Wrong Reasons
Pam Bailey GAZA CITY, Jan 25 2011 (IPS) – When the Hamas government of Gaza imposed restrictions on shisha (water…
LATIN AMERICA: Fighting Rise in Non-Communicable Diseases
Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Mar 9 2011 (IPS) – Some 50 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Latin America have formed a…
MEXICO: Villagers Complain of Health Risks from Nuclear Plant
Emilio Godoy VEGA DE ALATORRE, Mexico, Mar 30 2011 (IPS) – Brenda Mancilla, a 23-year-old Mexican woman, has suffered from…
OP-ED: Maternal Meltdown From Chernobyl to Fukushima
Whitney Graham and Elena I. Nicklasson* SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 26 2011 (IPS) – On this day 25 years ago, a…
Higher Tobacco Taxes Cure for Killer Addiction
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 1 2011 (IPS) – The world is facing a global epidemic in need of a global effort…
Concerns Loom over Implications of Enhancement Technology
Amanda Wilson WASHINGTON, Sep 30 2011 (IPS) – Imagine a class of 24 children, three of whom take performance enhancing…