War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a...
Haiti facing stalled elections, kidnapping surge, rampant insecurity
Haiti is currently undergoing “one of the most fraught periods of its recent history”, the head of the UN office in the country told...
Only around 1 in 5 space industry workers are women
The number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce, according to figures released by the UN; roughly the same proportion as 30...
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to a major UN trade conference which opened...
For the education system to recover from the COVID pandemic, it requires more investment in the well-being, training, professional development and working conditions of...
The world currently faces unprecedented catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, according to UN agencies, and around $6.6 billion is needed urgently, to support 41 million in danger of sliding into famine. ...
IUCN World Conservation Congress Warns Humanity at Tipping Point
St Davids, Wales, Oct 04 (IPS) – The world’s most influential conservation congress, meeting for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19...
Scientists are one step closer to error-correcting quantum computers
Mistakes happen — especially in quantum computers. The fragile quantum bits, or qubits, that make up the machines are notoriously error-prone, but now scientists...
A custom brain implant lifted a woman’s severe depression
A personalized brain implant eased the crushing symptoms of a woman’s severe depression, allowing her to once again see the beauty of the world....
Ivorian Cocoa Farmers Are Beating a System To Reduce Child Labour: Here’s How
Oct 04 (IPS) – The evidence of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa became public knowledge in the late 1990s. This followed...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now