Prepare to Win: Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness
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BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 10 2019 (IPS) – “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared…
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Read MoreCoronavirus Claims its First UN Casualty
Credit: UN News/Li Zhang UNITED NATIONS, Mar 2 2020 (IPS) – The deadly coronavirus COVID-19,…
Read MoreCoronavirus & Early Lessons from China
Helge Berger is the IMF’s China mission chief, Kenneth Kang is a deputy director in…
Read MoreIndia’s Trinity of Challenges
Normally bustling streets in cities across India were mostly deserted as the country observed the…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Reset Food Systems Now for a Better Future
MILAN, Italy, Jun 4 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inherent fragility…
Read MoreThe Struggle for Land and Food in the Locked-down Philippines
Credit: KMP ROME, Jun 4 2020 (IPS) – Landless farmers who produce rice for the…
Read MoreUnesco to Support Cultural Sector Hit by COVID-19
Apr 10 2020 – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced…
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