5 things you should know about ICAO, the UN aviation agency
In response to the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger plane in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, convened...
MONTREAL/VICTORIA, Canada, May 26 (IPS) – Over the past 75 years, there have been many UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions acknowledging Israel’s violations of...
In a first, neutrinos were caught interacting at the Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider’s claim to fame is its ability to unveil elusive subatomic particles. But there’s one class of particle that it had...
People Power: Why Mobilisations Matter Even in a Pandemic
NEW YORK, May 26 (IPS) – It has been one year since the police murder of George Floyd, an outrage that resonated around the...
The last 30 years were the hottest on record for the United States
There’s a new normal for U.S. weather. On May 4, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced an official change to its reference values...
The international legal framework and tools are all there to protect civilians caught up in conflict, and now it’s time for governments and armed...
A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of an opposition journalist in Belarus, calling...
Africa’s rich, diverse cultural and natural heritage, is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and “building and maintaining peace”, the UN chief said on...
NEW DELHI, India, May 25 (IPS) – In 2016, when Bosnian-American professional basketball player, Indira Kaljo got in touch with Asma Elbadawi because she...
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