By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge...
By Cecilia Russell
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (IPS) - “While pressures on public budgets are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, it can be tempting to see environmental finance as...
By Catherine Wilson
SYDNEY (IPS) - Two Pacific Island nations have been applauded for their successes in the global health campaign to eliminate the infectious eye disease,...
By Chemtai Kirui
GARISSA, Kenya (IPS) - By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the temperature climb. Awake since 6 a.m., she...
By Robert Kibet
MANDERA, Kenya (IPS) - Every morning before sunrise, 10-year-old Amina Adan walks away from school and toward a shrinking water pan on the outskirts...