Community-Based Solutions Alleviate Water Shortages in Central America – In Pictures
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 19 (IPS) – Access to water is a constant struggle in Central America, a region with more than 60 million people,...
How coronavirus vaccines still help people who already had COVID-19
Some people who have been infected with coronavirus have questioned whether they really need vaccines. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
See some of the most intriguing photos from NASA’s Perseverance rover so far
In February, NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars and went to work. The rover has seen the first flight of a Martian robot,...
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (IPS) – The writer is Features Editor, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Steven Butler describes it as “mass panic.” As...
UN launches strategy for digital transformation of peacekeeping
The Organization and its 12 peacekeeping missions around the world must fully embrace new technology in the face of ever-changing challenges, the UN chief...
COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out
During Wednesday’s World Health Organization briefing on COVID-19, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for funding to fight the spread of the deadly Delta...
Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll, injuries and extensive damage
Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, the level of destruction and desperation is becoming increasingly evident, the United Nations said...
With a powerful laser blast, scientists near a nuclear fusion milestone
With a powerful laser zap, scientists have blasted toward a milestone for nuclear fusion. A fusion experiment at the world’s biggest laser facility released...
How Many More Innocent Lives Must be Lost in Tigray, asks Adama Dieng
Aug 18 (IPS) – Despite a June 30 unilateral ceasefire declaration by Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed, United Nations agencies say a recent escalation in...
Defend trans community rights: Bachelet tells Copenhagen forum
Amidst an “alarming rise in hateful discourse” against transgender people globally, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned that this community still...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now