Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in...
The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea to abide by their commitment towards impartial and independent...
All identical twins may share a common set of chemical markers on their DNA
Identical siblings are used to sharing a lot with their twin, including their DNA. But new research suggests all identical twins share a common...
More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health...
Guterres calls for accelerated action on jobs, poverty eradication
Almost two years into the COVID-19 crisis, a huge divergence in the recovery is undermining global trust and solidarity, according to a new policy brief...
Human-Rights and Immigrant Advocates Confront Renewed Attack on Asylum
SEATTLE, US, Sep 28 (IPS) – A widely condemned Trump administration program designed to slash legal immigration to the United States, initially terminated by...
These colorful butterflies were created using transparent ink
You’ve heard of disappearing ink. Now get ready for suddenly appearing ink. Using a clear liquid, researchers can print a full rainbow of colors...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 28 (IPS) – US President Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes for his summit last week....
When Taliban Ministers Avoided Eye Contact With Senior Female UN Officials
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) – When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan during 1996-2001, the United Nations was engaged in a losing battle for women’s...
Extreme Weather the New Normal if Global Warming Increases at Current Speed
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Rondrotiana Barimalala is a climate researcher at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and a lead...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now