The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health...
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in...
Nature-Positive Ventures Crucial for Africas future, say experts at Africa Green Economy Conference
Toronto, Jul 04 (IPS) – Africa’s unique natural capital assets were the center of conversation at the 2022 Africa Green Economy Conference. Held in...
Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay
QUINTERO, Chile, Jul 04 (IPS) – A health crisis that in 20 days left 500 children poisoned in the adjacent municipalities of Quintero and...
Why We Need a Digital Safe Space for LGBTQ Youth Thoughts from Asian Teens
Seoul & Nonthaburi, Thailand, Jul 04 (IPS) – Recently, I watched a documentary titled Why We Can’t See Disabled People . Read the full...
Androids in Human Populations
PORTLAND, USA, Jul 04 (IPS) – It is time for countries, especially those with slow growing and ageing human populations, to welcome androids, i.e.,...
The Caribbean is ‘ground zero’ for the global climate emergency: Guterres
The UN Secretary-General’s final day in Suriname began on a small plane and ended at a podium. A 90-minute flyover from Paramaribo into the...
BRUSSELS, Jul 04 (IPS) – A mass attempt on June 24, 2022, of about 2000 African migrants to scale the border fence between Morocco...
IPBES to Release New Assessments on the Values of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Wild Species
New Delhi, Jul 03 (IPS) – IPS interviews Dr Anne Larigauderie, the Executive Secretary of IPBESSpeaking to IPS about the importance of biodiversity and...
Suriname gives ‘hope and inspiration to the world to save our rainforests’: UN chief
Suriname might be the smallest and least populated country in South America, but it is also one of the greenest. Considered a global leader...
Who should set the rules for AI? The UN is pushing for a safer digital future 
Bangladesh Must Face Its Quiet Crisis of Internal Displacement 
ETHIOPIA: ‘Reporting on Abuses Shouldn’t Be Treated as a Threat to National Interest’ 
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights