Amidst a growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, on Monday UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world to take action during a “make or break” moment for the country. Read the full story,...
WHO: Global health community prescribes climate action for COVID recovery
Ambitious national climate commitments are crucial for States to sustain a healthy, green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN health...
Mental Health at a Cost, Inequality
Oct 11 (IPS) – World Mental Health Day was on October 10, 2021. The theme for this year was “Mental Health in an unequal...
Methods of getting results from real-world experiments win 2021 economics Nobel
Some of the most insightful — and now most celebrated — studies of such major social issues as minimum wages and immigration have seized...
Day of the Girl Child: A Digital Generation Where Every Girl Counts
NEW YORK, Oct 11 (IPS) – The theme of this year’s annual International Day of the Girl Child, on October 11, “Digital generation. Our...
BEIJING, Oct 11 (IPS) – China was one of the architects of the United Nations and was the first signatory of the UN Charter...
Discussing gender equality in Jordan can lead to difficult conversations, as Balqees Shahin, a volunteer for the UN Women gender equality campaign HeforShe, has...
NEW YORK, Oct 11 (IPS) – This year’s International Day of the Girl theme, Digital Generation, Our Generation, celebrates the potential of digital technologies...
The earliest evidence of tobacco use dates to over 12,000 years ago
Ancient North Americans started using tobacco around 12,500 to 12,000 years ago, roughly 9,000 years before the oldest indications that they smoked the plant...
UN Chief, in an Unprecedented War of Words, Battles it out with a Member State
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (IPS) – A growing diplomatic battle is being played out at the United Nations between Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and one...
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