Accountability crucial to ‘truly relegate’ Syria chemical weapons to history
Until those responsible for any and all chemical weapons use in Syria are held responsible, the global community will continue sending a message of...
Something mysteriously wiped out about 90 percent of sharks 19 million years ago
About 19 million years ago, something terrible happened to sharks. Fossils gleaned from sediments in the Pacific Ocean reveal a previously unknown and dramatic...
An independent UN expert has deplored a recent spate of attacks against human rights defenders in Nicaragua and called on Thursday for the Government...
Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities
Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Risk...
UN hails new anti-corruption network, as ‘important step’ to build trust, promote justice
With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the UN launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to find practical solutions...
Indian Muslim minority targeted during COVID-19 pandemic
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 03 (IPS) – A Muslim call centre operator at a COVID-19 ‘war room’, who once saw himself a COVID-warrior, is...
TORONTO, Canada, Jun 03 (IPS) – This week*, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is expected to endorse recommendations on agroecological and other...
An area of land roughly the size of China needs restoring if the planet’s biodiversity and the communities who rely on it are to...
Child Marriage and Domestic Violence: What We Found in 16 African Countries
NAIROBI, Jun 03 (IPS) – The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries...
50 years ago, scientists predicted steady U.S. population growth
Information outflow – Science News, June 5, 1971 The United States’ population is growing at a rate of one percent a year, and even...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
Surviving the summer 
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak