WFP steps up support in Haiti
The World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up ongoing support to Haitians who are now facing destroyed homes, lost livelihoods and little or no access...
Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – UN chief
A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, with serious political, economic and humanitarian implications for the...
HAMILTON, Canada, Aug 26 (IPS) – Understanding the scale and intensity of the COVID-19 virus and its emerging variants, predicting the pandemic’s direction, and...
Gender-affirming care improves mental health for transgender youth
Daniel’s birth certificate is marked “female,” but Daniel is nonbinary — not exclusively male nor female. “I’m masculine leaning,” says the 18-year-old. The disconnect...
Female hummingbirds may sport flashy feathers to avoid being harassed
Some female hummingbirds don flashy feathers to avoid being bothered by other hummingbirds, a new study suggests. Male white-necked jacobin hummingbirds (Florisuga mellivora) have...
In response to the growing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday launched a $24 million urgent appeal to...
Trials of former Spanish judge lack independence, impartiality: landmark case
The UN Human Rights Committee concluded on Thursday that the trials of a former Spanish in two major political cases were arbitrary and did not comply...
Eastern Caribbean Youth Join Calls for Resilient Global Food Systems
Aug 26 (IPS) – As the international community prepares for the landmark United Nations Food Systems Summit, a pivotal gathering as part of a...
Sharks, Victims of Mexican Authorities Neglect
LA PAZ, Mexico, Aug 26 (IPS) – The Mexican fisherman Tomás Valencia, aged 70, remembers that around 30 years ago he used to catch...
Mexicos Suspicious Shark Fins Exports Under CITES
LA PAZ, Mexico, Aug 26 (IPS) – At “The Lieutenant” (“El Teniente”) fishing site, near La Paz (Baja California Sur’s capital) the boats go...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now