UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression
Greater protection is needed for civil society representatives who are increasingly being targeted in repressive and life-threatening environments, UN and regional human rights experts...
Great Mining Migration: Power-Hungry Bitcoin Leaves China
LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) – On 14 April this year, the price of a single Bitcoin reached a then all-time-high of around US$64,870. Just...
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to...
Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman: Bonded to Change the Trajectory of Muslim Women in India
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 10 (IPS) – Discriminated in society and concerned about the discrimination of women in their homes, the two women who...
Ingenuity is still flying on Mars. Here’s what the helicopter is up to
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter was never supposed to last this long. NASA engineers built and tested the first self-powered aircraft to fly on another...
For 50 years, CT scans have saved lives, revealed beauty and more
One grainy, gray-scale image of a brain changed science and medicine forever. Half a century ago, the first CT image of a patient lifted...
LIMA, Dec 10 (IPS) – Mariela Jara interviews GLADYS ACOSTA, Chair of the CEDAW Committee. This article is part of IPS coverage of the...
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 10 (IPS) – When one in five pre-school children is stunted due to chronic undernutrition, it is clear that global diets...
‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns
Genocide “remains a very real threat” around the world, said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
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Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak