Farmers in Laos Imagine Improved Livelihoods Thanks to New Cross-border Links
VIENTIANE, Laos, Oct 18 (IPS) – Mountainous terrain in northern Laos has until now restricted chances for farmers and producers in much of the...
Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change...
For the first time, astronomers saw dust in space being pushed by starlight
A pair of stars in our galaxy is revealing how light pushes around matter. It’s the first time anyone has directly seen how the...
The pandemic shows us how crises derail young adults’ lives for decades
Ninna Ragasa was 24 years old when doctors discovered a mass on the left hemisphere of her brain. Further imaging revealed that Ragasa had...
With Planning Aging Population Could Result in a Silver Dividend
Johannesburg, Oct 18 (IPS) – An aging population needn’t be a burden, experts told Parliamentarians at a conference co-hosted by UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional...
NEW YORK, Oct 18 (IPS) – The recent conflict between the United States and Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s decision to cut its oil production...
Stop Worshiping Central Banks
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (IPS) – Preoccupied with enhancing their own ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks (CBs) are again driving the world...
Gabons Environment Minister Reflects on Conservation Successes, Future Challenges
Libreville, Oct 18 (IPS) – Over the past few years, Gabon has been successful in its forest conservation efforts. The country has also been...
As the number of children reportedly killed by Iranian security forces in relation to ongoing protests rises to at least 23, the UN Committee...
Political solution ‘no longer sufficient’ to address current crisis in Haiti
A political solution in Haiti continues to be elusive, and on its own is no longer sufficient to address the crisis and save thousands...
Who should set the rules for AI? The UN is pushing for a safer digital future 
Bangladesh Must Face Its Quiet Crisis of Internal Displacement 
ETHIOPIA: ‘Reporting on Abuses Shouldn’t Be Treated as a Threat to National Interest’ 
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights