NAIROBI, Jun 27 (IPS) – The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported that about 700 teenage girls got pregnant daily over a two-month...
NEW YORK, Jun 27 (IPS) – 2022 is halfway through. It’s clear this is a year of immense disruption, mayhem and contestation. Horrendous war...
Here’s what we know right now about getting COVID-19 again
Not long before the end of the school year, my husband and I received an e-mail from our fifth-grader’s principal that may now be...
Britons’ tools from 560,000 years ago have emerged from gravel pits
In the 1920s, laborers and amateur archaeologists at gravel quarry pits in southeastern England uncovered more than 300 ancient, sharp-edged oval tools. Researchers have...
Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has...
When it Comes to Gender Equality, Our Best is Not Good Enough: says Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 27 (IPS) – The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted lives all over the world. According to this report, gender is emerging...
Countries urged to ‘dig deep’ and support Afghanistan in aftermath of deadly earthquake
The top UN official in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for greater international support for the country, following a one-day visit to communities hit hard...
Nuclear-Armed Powers Squander $156.000 Every Minute on Their ‘MAD’ Policy
MADRID, Jun 24 (IPS) – They call it MAD: Mutual Assured Destruction. It is about the nuclear-armed powers’ doctrine of military strategy and national...
Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says UN chief
The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging young people gathered...
Sargassum seaweed has been blighting many of the beaches on Barbados for several years. Joshua Forte, a local entrepreneur, is convinced that it can...
As freshwater reserves shrink, countries must prepare for a new water reality 
What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman: Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging 
Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals 
During menopause, brain changes surprisingly take a break