UN spotlights plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment...
Pakistans Campaign to Contain Polio in Face of Vaccine Hesitancy
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 12 (IPS) – Pakistan’s North Waziristan district authorities have launched an aggressive vaccination drive after a polio case surfaced after 15...
Experiments hint at why bird nests are so sturdy
To build its nest, a bird won’t go for any old twig. Somehow, birds pick and choose material that will create a cozy, sturdy...
Prehistoric people may have used light from fires to create dynamic art
Prehistoric people may have used firelight to create the illusion of movement in their art. An analysis of 50 engraved stones excavated in France...
We finally have an image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
There’s a new addition to astronomers’ portrait gallery of black holes. Astronomers announced May 12 that they have finally assembled an image of the...
ROME, May 12 (IPS) – The writer is Director, Global Health Justice Program, Society for International Development (SID), and Co-chair Geneva Global Health Hub...
War and Famines Warnings of Potential Outcomes of the War in Ukraine
STOCKHOLM, May 12 (IPS) – An entirely unnecessary and all too tangible nightmare continues to scourge Ukraine. Without doubt, one catastrophe after another still...
New UN campaign aims to bring more young voices to halls of power
To support young people’s political participation and amplify their voices in public life, the UN launched a campaign on Wednesday in collaboration with the...
The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with...
Senior officials from across the United Nations are calling for an investigation into the killing on Wednesday of well-known Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu...
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals 
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant deaths at sea; human rights funding 
Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF