MUMBAIDumped, Abandoned, Abused: Women in India’s Mental Health Institutions
Following the birth of her third child, Delhi-based entrepreneur Smita* found herself feeling “disconnected and depressed”, often for days at a stretch. “Much later I was told it was severe post-partum depression but at the time it wasn’t properly diagnosed,” she told IPS.
Fighting Hunger from the Pitch
A video ad is being screened before every match at the Africa Cup of Nations currently under way in Equatorial Guinea. Part of African Football Against Hunger, a joint initiative by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it shows a player dribbling a football, taking a shot and scoring – the winning kick is a metaphor for ending hunger in Africa by 2025.
OPINION: The Future of Wetlands, the Future of Waterbirds – an Intercontinental Connection
The first global treaty dealing with biodiversity was the Ramsar Convention – predating the Rio processes by 20 years.
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