‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares Guterres
Elections next year will be key to a better future for Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday ahead of an official visit...
ROME, Dec 17 (IPS) – Meanwhile, more than 10 months since Myanmar’s military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an...
Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe
Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by an international rights probe, the Human Rights Council...
BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Dec 17 (IPS) – Miriam* hoped for a better life in Europe. Instead, her journey ended in Libya. This story of...
Nature-based Solutions for enhancing coordinated action around climate change, land and biodiversity
Nature-based Solutions for enhancing coordinated action around climate change, land and biodiversity
London, Dec 17 (IPS) – A key outcome of COP26 climate summit is the enhanced focus on “nature-based solutions” – the plans for people...
COVID-19 testing is complicated right now. Here are answers to 6 big questions
A friend texted me recently because her daughter’s class had a coronavirus outbreak and my friend had some questions about COVID-19 testing. Testing has...
These are the viruses that mRNA vaccines may take on next
Tiny molecules came up big in 2021. By year’s end, COVID-19 vaccines based on snippets of mRNA, or messenger RNA, proved to be safe...
Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan
The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of the busiest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including...
UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way’
Arguing that the world “cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way”, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday that countries “must take concrete action in the coming...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reminding Europeans to remain vigilant against COVID-19 spread as they round out the year with friends and family. ...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
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