Battle to end HIV, COVID, demands greater international solidarity
The early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were “plagued by confusion, fear, isolation, and discrimination” against those infected or at high risk, the President...
Israel-Palestine: Risk of ‘deadly escalation’ in violence, without decisive action
With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a more coordinated approach to the...
Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year – an increase of 23 per cent compared with 2020 – but...
“Myths and misconceptions” about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination in the workplace, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Workers...
UN chief: Global vaccination plan is ‘only way out’ of the pandemic
With more people dying due to COVID-19 this year than in 2020, the UN Secretary-General argued on Tuesday that “the only way out of a global pandemic – and out of this unjust and...
How Inequality Drives HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Nov 30 (IPS) – Despite the advances that have been made against HIV, the world has 37 million people living with HIV. And 680,000...
Fighting Loss of the Greater Mekongs Prized Rosewood Forests
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 30 (IPS) – The famed Rosewood forests of the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia produce dark, richly grained timbers zealously...
How to Tackle the Femicide Epidemic
BRISTOL, UK, Nov 30 (IPS) – Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the increase in domestic violence rates has led the United Nations...
Here’s the chemistry behind marijuana’s skunky scent
Scientists have finally sniffed out the molecules behind marijuana’s skunky aroma. The heady bouquet that wafts off of fresh weed is actually a cocktail...
Fungi may be crucial to storing carbon in soil as the Earth warms
When it comes to storing carbon in the ground, fungi may be key. Soils are a massive reservoir of carbon, holding about three times...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
Surviving the summer 
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak