The imminent closure of the last cross-border aid lifeline to northwest Syria must be postponed beyond the 10 July deadline, UN humanitarians said on...
Water-related disasters throw up complex challenges, threaten lives and jobs
The global climate crisis is “exacerbating and intensifying” water-related disasters, jeopardizing lives and livelihoods, the UN chief said on Friday at a major sustainable...
The world’s drug problem remains an urgent challenge that threatens to exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic impacts and hinder a healthy and inclusive recovery, warned the...
Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural...
Syria: ‘Gulf of mistrust’, complex realities, prevent political progress
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long war is unlikely, given the ‘gulf of mistrust’ among parties and complexity of conditions on the ground, the chief...
The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date. Read the full story, “COVID-19 Delta variant has...
LONDON, Jun 25 (IPS) – The author is Commonwealth Secretary General Over the past 18 months, the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have transformed...
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25 (IPS) – When the UN’s annual report on Children and Armed Conflict was released last week, it was expected to...
Embryos appear to reverse their biological clock early in development
As people age, so do all of our cells, which accumulate damage over time. But why our offspring don’t inherit those changes — effectively...
‘Dragon Man’ skull may help oust Neandertals as our closest ancient relative
A fossil skull nicknamed “Dragon Man” has surfaced in China under mysterious circumstances, with big news for Neandertals. Dragon Man belonged to a previously...
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