UN Police ‘better placed’ for today’s challenges to peace and security
UN Police (UNPOL) is a key component of peacekeeping, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday, whose officers help guide the UN’s...
With just seven weeks to go before the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is asking Member States to immediately establish a high-level working group, to reach...
Wednesday’s announcement that China and the United States have agreed to collaborate more closely on climate action was hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Imagining a new future for education by 2050, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is asking three questions: What should be continued? What should be abandoned? And what needs...
‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling for an urgent scaling-up of assistance. Read the full story,...
From rising sea temperatures, to deadly and devastating storms and floods, climate change is increasing threats in the southwest Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Nov 10 (IPS) – With the UN climate change conference – COP26 – continuing this week in Glasgow, it’s obvious that...
Nearly 240 million children worldwide, or one in 10, live with disabilities and experience deprivation in indicators such as health, education and protection, according to a new report released by the...
A stunning simulation re-creates how M87’s black hole launches plasma jets
From the maw of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87, two enormous jets stream thousands of light-years into space....
Researchers have unlocked the secret to pearls’ incredible symmetry
For centuries, researchers have puzzled over how oysters grow stunningly symmetrical, perfectly round pearls around irregularly shaped grains of sand or bits of debris....
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