By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (IPS) – The four-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance to the beleaguered country, is now threatening to undermine the flow of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the world’s poorer […]
By Global Issues RIO DE JANEIRO, May 28 (IPS) – Brazil had the dubious distinction of champion of maternal mortality in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 77 percent increase in such deaths between 2019 and 2021. Read the full story, “COVID and Discrimination Aggravated Maternal Mortality in Latin America”, on globalissues.org → […]
By Global Issues Toronto, May 27 (IPS) – While the climate crisis affects virtually every aspect of life, its impacts are not felt equally. Read the full story, “Gender Sensitivity Key to Achieving Climate Justice”, on globalissues.org → Source: Gender Sensitivity Key to Achieving Climate Justice