Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan
A young child receives vaccine drops in Pakistan, but the region has experienced an upsurgence of cases because of vaccine
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Asia Pacific
Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero?
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 29 (IPS) – The
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LGBTI in Iraq: Defending Identity in the Face of Harassment, Stigma and Death
23-year-old Varin poses next to a mural for queer rights in Sulaymaniyah. It was not long before it was vandalized.
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Asia: the Power of Connections and their Consequences
Opinion by Simon Commander, Saul Estrin (london) Thursday, November 24, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Nov 24 (IPS) – In our
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Iran: 40 people killed in protests over past week – OHCHR
The development came amid ongoing nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old from
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DPRK missile launch ‘latest in a series of alarming activities’ – UN political chief
Citing the DPRK’s official news agency and various government sources, Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors that at around 10:15 am local
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COP27: The Pacific Region is Under threat: We Must Act Now to Mobilise Climate Finance
Hundreds of mangrove seedlings are growing in a small bay of an island south of Fiji’s main island Viti Levu.
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Food Systems Crucial for Pacific Islands at COP27
Karen Mapusua, SPC’s Director of the Land Resources Division, would like to see food high up on the loss and
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COP27: Climate Change Exacerbates Vicious Loop of Human Rights Inequity
Yamide Dagnet, director for Climate Justice at Open Society Foundations, says climate change is impacting the most vulnerable and blended
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Climate Change is No ‘Future Scenario’ for Pacific Island Nations; Climate Change is ‘Real’
This photo was taken a month after Cyclone Pam hit Tuvalu. It shows the main square of Nui Island was
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