UN rights chief urges accountability for escalating ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar
Escalating violence across Myanmar including attacks on civilians must be halted to prevent even greater loss of life and a deepening humanitarian emergency, UN rights...
UN Scientists: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. Two Parts. One Problem.
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) – Earth is in the throes of multiple environmental crises, with climate change and the loss of biodiversity the...
Why Mixed Messages Could Turn Boris Johnsons Glasgow Climate Summit Dream into a Nightmare
NEW YORK, Jun 11 (IPS) – How are preparations for the Glasgow Climate Summit in November proceeding? Currently, we are more than halfway through...
To Improve Global Health Security, We Must Not Abandon Tackling Existing Epidemics
HOVE, United Kingdom, Jun 11 (IPS) – As world leaders come together in the UK for the G7, the global response to COVID-19 and...
Here’s what you should know about COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Roughly six months ago, on December 11, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States....
Preventing Hunger While Building Peace
BOSTON / NEW YORK, Jun 11 (IPS) – Agroecology can fight malnutrition, curb conflict AND build community self reliance and resilience–in hunger hotspots and...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 11 (IPS) – The international community commemorates World Day Against Child Labour on June 12Among the many daunting issues leaders of...
An upsurge in deadly clashes between gangs in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has displaced more than 5,000 people since the beginning of the month, the United Nations said...
New research co-authored by the UN Global Compact revealed on Thursday that none of the G7 leading industrial nations’ main stock indices are aligned...
Scientists have found the origins of a mysterious, deadly flood in India
On February 7, a massive flood rushed through a valley in India’s Himalayan Uttarakhand state, washing out two hydroelectric power plants and leaving at...
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