More than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on 24 February, have now returned to Ukraine, UN humanitarians said in their latest emergency...
Coastal cities around the globe are sinking
Coastal cities around the globe are sinking by up to several centimeters per year, on average, satellite observations reveal. The one-two punch of subsiding...
A newly discovered planet renews debate about how some giant worlds form
A young, massive planet is orbiting in an unusual place in its star system, and it’s leading researchers to revive a long-debated view of...
Climate Risk Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States: Possibilities, Challenges and Vulnerabilities
CANBERRA, Australia, Apr 14 (IPS) – The World Bank lists Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga,...
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General at a Press Conference to Launch a new report on the global impact of the ongoing...
Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, urging...
UNHCR calls for better oversight of UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has highlighted the need for “adequate safeguards” and vetting measures to be put in place against the possible exploitation of Ukrainian...
Ukraine war a crisis impacting us all: Guterres
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief to be issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy...
COVID-19: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, not more severe or transmissible, so far
As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’ of the changes, the UN health agency said on...
Drugged Water: A New Global Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight?
MADRID, Apr 13 (IPS) – People around the world are unknowingly being exposed to water laced with antibiotics, which could spark the rise of...
The Cost of Excluding Refugees 
WHO Launches New Global Health Strategy for Childhood Cancer Medications 
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals