Ukraine: ‘Perfect storm’ threatens economic devastation in developing world
Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine is causing immense suffering and devastation there, but also creating a “perfect storm” which could devastate the economies of...
Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers
Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern...
Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read...
UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline
As the Syria war enters its 12th year, the impact that the war in Ukraine is having on food security, is being felt by...
If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jun 01 (IPS) – We are in the midst of so many crises across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region:...
The world’s fastest supercomputer just broke the exascale barrier
The first exascale computer has officially arrived. The world’s fastest supercomputer performed more than a quintillion calculations per second, entering the realm of exascale...
Trained dogs sniff out COVID-19 as well as lab tests do
Dogs are as reliable as laboratory tests for detecting COVID-19 cases, and may be even better than PCR tests for identifying infected people who...
Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War
NEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) – Conflict has taken a horrific toll on civilians in Ukraine over the past three months with many families...
Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF
In Ukraine, nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion, at least two children have been killed every day with many more injured, UN humanitarians...
Pakistani Artists, Activists Fight for Refugee Status for Arrested Afghan Musicians
PESHAWAR, Jun 01 (IPS) – The arrest of Afghan musicians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has elicited protests from local politicians, artists and...
Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF 
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s transition in the spotlight 
Guterres calls for action as hate speech spreads across new platforms online 
War in Ukraine: Hungarian Minority Pushed to the Edge