By Global Issues BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 20 (IPS) – Each year, the births of 64 million children under the age of five and deaths of 8.4 million people are invisible to governments in Asia and the Pacific. Most countries in the region are yet to achieve universal civil registration, leaving many people without a legal […]
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By Global Issues At a home in the British countryside, two retired UN staff members have hosted a Ukrainian mother and son for more than a year. Ahead of World Refugee Day, the housemates shared their stories and the impact the experience has had on their lives. Read the full story, “UN retirees host Ukrainian […]
By Global Issues NAIROBI, Jun 19 (IPS) – In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded. He saw leprosy patients inside the hospital still and expressionless. The smell of leprosy filled the air, the smell of pus from open sores. Read the full story, “Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles […]