Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres
Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the...
Afghanistan: Security Council resolution calls for ‘equal and meaningful participation of women’
The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of “equal and meaningful participation” of...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of...
Bukele Speeds Up Moves Towards Authoritarianism in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, Sep 17 (IPS) – The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has been widely criticised for his authoritarian tendencies, but has said...
Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19...
If Women Farmers were Politicians, the World Would be Fed, says Danielle Nierenberg
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Sep 17 (IPS) – Women, key contributors to agriculture production, are missing at the decision table, with alarming consequences, says Food Tank...
Afghanistan: Efforts To Prevent a Food Crisis Before Everything Becomes More Serious
ROME, Sep 17 (IPS) – Mario Lubetkin is Assistant Director General at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)The traumatic events...
By taking on poliovirus, Marguerite Vogt transformed the study of all viruses
When nobody else wanted the job, Marguerite Vogt stepped in. Working from early morning until late at night in a small, isolated basement laboratory...
Barilla Foundation Report Highlights Need for Food Companies to Align with Sustainable Development Goals
Sep 16 (IPS) – In the backdrop of rising hunger, half of the world’s population living on unhealthy diets, a third of agricultural produce...
Venezuela’s Glimmer of Hope
MEXICO CITY, Sep 17 (IPS) – This is the third serious attempt to inject some momentum in the negotiations between the Venezuelan government and...
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