SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 01 (IPS) – Inflation hawks are winning the day. The latest ‘beggar thyself’ race to raise interest rates has...
‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears
Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its...
‘Window of opportunity’ for unity opens in Myanmar
One year on from Myanmar’s military coup, violence and brutality has only intensified, but “a window of opportunity” does exist, “to build upon a...
The Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping mission to provide gender-sensitive housing...
Putting an end to India’s oxygen crises
Scenes of relatives desperately trying to find oxygen supplies for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in India last year, alerted the world to an acute, deadly...
Debunking Demographic Denialism
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 31 (IPS) – Demographic denialism is increasingly appearing in countries across the globe. Various government officials, politicians, business leaders, media commentators...
A new device helps frogs regrow working legs after an amputation
The cells of adult frogs seem to remember how to regrow lost legs, and a new chemical kick starter helps them hop to it....
Why isn’t a Career in Politics Aspirational for Girls and Women in India?
Jan 28 (IPS) – For most young girls, a career in politics is not even on the radar. For the few that are interested,...
Tap Community to Stop Human Trafficking, says Survivor
Kingston, Jan 31 (IPS) – A single line at the end of the United States State Department 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report made headlines...
Will animal-to-human organ transplants overcome their complicated history?
A 57-year-old Maryland man has now survived just over three weeks with the transplanted heart of a genetically engineered pig. His doctor has hailed...
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