NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) – A “Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, issued on February 4, 2020...
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) – The writer is Senior Analyst, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, New York CityIf the Ukraine crisis erupts into...
First Person : I don’t want to die in the body of a man
A transgender woman in Haiti has said she does not want to die in a man’s body, and hopes to leave her native country...
Struggle in Guatemala Offers Hope for Latin Americas Indigenous People
SAN SALVADOR, Feb 21 (IPS) – A struggle for the defense of their territories waged by indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ communities in eastern Guatemala could...
Children with Disabilities are Not Problems to Solve, but Potential to Nurture, says Nujeen Mustafa
Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 21 (IPS) – Struggling with stigma and discrimination in an unaccommodating environment, Nujeen Mustafa knows all too well the difficulties children...
Fossils show a crocodile ancestor dined on a young dinosaur
For the first time, scientists have found indisputable evidence that an ancient crocodile ancestor chowed down on a dinosaur. Preserved within a fossilized crocodyliform,...
Women building a sustainable future: fighting back the desert, amid Niger’s refugee and climate crises
Internal displacement, regional instability, and climate change have created a refugee crisis in Niger, but an initiative in the town of Ouallam is showing...
Students go back to Haitian school three years after gang attack
Students have returned to the Lycée National de La Saline after it was closed due to gang violence. Read the full story, “Students go...
Although child marriage and “bride kidnapping” are illegal in Kyrgyzstan, both practices still exist in parts of the country. An initiative from a UN-backed...
Training offers a way out of poverty for young victims of Colombian conflict
Camilo Vergara is one of hundreds of young Colombians benefiting from a UN programme aimed at pulling victims of the country’s former conflict out...
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak 
Less than 4 years from development goals deadline, progress shows what’s possible 
Sexual violence against civilians and POW’s in Ukraine widespread and ‘abhorrent’ 
‘Violence will only defer a problem’: UN Assembly President on trust, AI and lessons from the Rohingya crisis