Legal Recognition of East African Sign Languages Key Towards Inclusion
The United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) require the governments to remove all barriers to
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HIV Prevention: New Injection Could Boost the Fight, But Some Hurdles Remain
Access to PrEP has been slow and mostly limited to high income countries. Some countries, like Kenya, Uganda, South Africa,
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Africas Processing Industry Holds Promise for Broader Economic Growth
Chakib Jenane Opinion by Chakib Jenane (washington dc) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Nov 30 (IPS) –
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Putting Nature on a Quantifiable, Ambitious Path to Recovery
A blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) photographed on a largely dead coral reef on the Coral Coast on Fiji’s largest
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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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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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UN Assessed Contributions Needed to Generate Core Funding for Climate Loss & Damage
After days of intense negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on
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AGRA Gets Make-Up, Not Make-Over
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Timothy A. Wise (boston and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BOSTON and
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Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
The study shows how gender inequalities and harmful gender norms are blocking the end of the AIDS pandemic, with rising
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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
Stéphane Dujarric reiterated that the UN welcomed the donation of 260,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer which has been stored in
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