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A safe return home: Tackling stigma on Uganda’s Ebola frontline

As Uganda works to contain an Ebola outbreak that is also affecting neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health...

Invisible peacebuilders: How ‘diplomacy works’ to prevent conflict

Described as “sometimes modest, sometimes historic,” UN special political missions have quietly been preventing the escalation of conflicts during the...

Peru’s Gridlock a Licence for Autocracy?

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 3 (IPS) - Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has won Peru’s presidential runoff, narrowly defeating leftist Roberto Sánchez...

Discounting Demographic Realities

PORTLAND, USA, July 3 (IPS) - Demographic realities are well documented, and governments have long been aware of the profound...

Dry Monsoon in South Asia: Looming Fears of Agricultural Loss, Extreme Heat, and Disaster

KATHMANDU, July 3 (IPS) - Monsoon season in South Asia, including Nepal, is a period of frequent rainfall, extreme heat,...