Washington Struggles to Find a Path Forward on Syria
By Samer AraabiWASHINGTON, Mar 5 2012 (IPS)As the Syrian army has stepped up its attacks against opposition strongholds in Homs and elsewhere, the U.S. and its allies have achieved little consensus in...
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Record Aid Shortfall Abandons Millions to Their Fate
Young girls eat a midday meal at the World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding centre in Guidam Makadam, Niger. The UN estimates 8.8 billion dollars is needed to respond to rising global humanitarian...
View ArticleFears for Food Security Rise with West African Floodwaters
By Ousseini IssaNIAMEY, Sep 14 2012 (IPS)Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by heavy flooding along the Niger River over the last few weeks. Niger, Mali and Benin have been particularly...
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Kuwait Tops Humanitarian Aid to Syria at Pledging Conference
Garbage piles up in the streets of Homs, Syria. Credit: Freedom House/cc by 2.0By Thalif DeenKUWAIT CITY, Jan 15 2014 (IPS)As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon grimly predicted a worsening of the...
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Malnutrition Hits Syrians Hard as UN Authorises Cross-Border Access
Syrian mother and child near Ma'arat Al-Numan, rebel-held Syria, in autumn 2013. Credit: Shelly Kittleson/IPSBy Shelly KittlesonBEIRUT, Jul 19 2014 (IPS)Gaunt, haggard Syrian children begging and...
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Burning the Future of Gaza’s Children
Soundus, a young girl being treated in hospital for injuries from Israeli shelling of Gaza (August 2014). Credit: Khaled Alashqar/IPSBy Khaled AlashqarGAZA CITY, Aug 16 2014 (IPS)“My child became blind...
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Geographical Divide in Maternal Health for Syrian Refugees
A young mother approaches a healthcare facility inside the Domiz refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan, mid-September 2014. Credit: Shelly Kittleson/IPSBy Shelly KittlesonDOHUK, Iraq, Sep 19 2014 (IPS)At the...
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Cash-Strapped U.N. to Seek Funds for Syria at Pledging Conference in Kuwait
According to the United Nations, nearly two-thirds of all Syrians are now estimated to be living in extreme poverty. Credit: European Commission DG ECHO/CC-BY-ND-2.0By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Mar 27...
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Pledges for Humanitarian Aid to Syria Fall Short of Target by Billions
More than 12 million people inside Syria are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Credit: European Commission DG ECHO/CC-BY-ND-2.0By Thalif DeenKUWAIT CITY, Mar 31 2015 (IPS)When United Nations...
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U.N.’s Next Stop: Humanitarian Summit to Resolve Exploding Refugee Crisis
Billions of dollars of humanitarian aid pledged last year have been used to provide food, medical relief and other life-saving support to millions of Syrian families. Credit: Beshr...
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U.N. Marks Humanitarian Day Battling Its Worst Refugee Crisis
Portrait of a man inside the "27 February" Saharawi refugee camp near Tindouf, Algeria. 24 June 2010. Credit: UN Photo/Martine PerretBy Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 2015 (IPS)The United Nations is...
View ArticleHuman Rights in Turkey: Is Turkish Press Freedom in Danger?
By Lorena Di CarloMADRID, Dec 18 2015 (IPS)The last week of November marked another phase of an ongoing shift in the Turkish Government´s approach to human rights issues – Two important events...
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Malawi’s Drought Leaves Millions High and Dry
Felistas Ngoma, 72, from Nkhamenya in the Kasungu District of Malawi, prepares nsima in her kitchen. Credit: Charity Chimungu Phiri/IPSBy Charity Chimungu PhiriBLANTYRE, May 27 2016 (IPS)It’s Saturday,...
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UN Planning Airdrops for Besieged Syrians but Prefers Land Convoys
The UN prefers to deliver humanitarian assistance by land rather than air. UN Photo/Fred Noy.By Lyndal RowlandsUNITED NATIONS, Jun 3 2016 (IPS)The UN has begun plans to deliver aid to besieged Syrian...
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Ethiopian Food Aid Jammed Up in Djibouti Port
Workers in Djibouti Port offloading wheat from a docked ship. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPSBy James JeffreyDJIBOUTI CITY, Aug 15 2016 (IPS)Bags of wheat speed down multiple conveyor belts to be heaved onto...
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St. Lucia’s PM on Climate Change: “Time Is Against Us”
Tropical Storm Erika, the deadliest natural disaster in Dominica since Hurricane David in 1979, extensively damaged the island’s main airport in August 2015. Saint Lucian Prime Minister Allen Chastanet...
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Rohingya Refugees: The Woes of Women (Part Two)
A Rohingya woman and her child at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Credit: Kamrul Hasan/IPSBy Sohara Mehroze ShachiCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Dec 8 2017 (IPS)Under pouring rain, hundreds of young and...
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