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They haul many kilos of recyclable materials on their backs but receive little in return. These Bolivian women who help clean up the environment from dawn to dusk are fighting for recognition of their

Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR.

Simita Devi spent over ten days in a government-run hospital a year ago anxiously watching her critically ill daughter Gudiya, diagnosed with typhoid.

To most people, ‘transformative change’ is an abstract academic catchphrase. But transformative change is far more than that. It is the foundational response necessary to address the global crisis

Much of the work of the Defence Forces “will be predicated on issues around climate change”, the recent security forum was told.

The UN General Assembly is convening a high-level meeting on Tuberculosis to get a political commitment for increased funding for programmes and research.

By Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean Prairie View A&M University Introduction The Horn of Africa is becoming increasingly the epicenter of multi-power competition for sphere of influence, involving both established world powers and even emerging global powers that are positioned closest to the region. In its current state, therefore, this

There is a significant funding gap for climate adaptation – especially for women. Public financing will not be sufficient to close this gap, but it will be crucial for supporting the most vulnerable

Adeline Umukunzi, a 28-year-old woman mushroom farmer in Musanze, said women have often been the unseen faces of agribusiness in Rwanda.

For years, women in Zimbabwe formed neighbourhood "clubs" where they pooled money, but the poor state of the currency impacted this strategy.