Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the...
Nairobi, Jul 08 (IPS) – Fifty thousand wild species meet the needs of billions of people worldwide, providing food, cosmetics, shelter, clothing, medicine and...
Stronger collaboration among countries is the only sustainable path to a peaceful, stable, prosperous world for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told G20 Foreign...
The UN health agency (WHO) issued an urgent appeal on Friday for access to sick and injured people caught up in the war in...
MEXICO CITY, Jul 08 (IPS) – Eduardo Reyes, originally from Puebla in central Mexico, was offered a 40-hour workweek contract by his recruiter and...
MADRID, Jul 08 (IPS) – While women and girls have been so far enjoying some of their due rights in Western high-income countries, the...
Clouds of sand can condense, grow and disappear in some extraterrestrial atmospheres. A new look at old data shows that clouds made of hot...
Biologist Martin Dančák didn’t set out to find a plant species new to science. But on a hike through a rainforest in Borneo, he...
Prospecting used to be about digging up gold and other minerals. Today “bioprospecting” is allowing countries to use the natural riches at their disposal,...
Intersecting Crises are Impeding the UNs Sustainable Development Goals, Threatening Peace & Security
Intersecting Crises are Impeding the UNs Sustainable Development Goals, Threatening Peace & Security
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (IPS) – This week marks the mid-way point to the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and with it the release...