One mutation may have set the coronavirus up to become a global menace
A single change in a key viral protein may have helped the coronavirus behind COVID-19 make the jump from animals to people, setting the...
Erin Garcia de Jesús
Nothing About Us, Without Us, Asian Youth Tell Parliamentarians
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jul 12 (IPS) – Youth advocates from Asian countries called for an overhaul of a system that excluded young people from...
No Comment — & Dont Quote me on That
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) – When a Southeast Asian ambassador hosted a lunch for journalists, including reporters from the New York Times, the...
‘We are with you’: The South African care centres providing hope for survivors of sexual violence
In South Africa, a sexual offence is committed every ten minutes, and the number is rising, according to official police statistics. The UN is working closely with...
FROM THE FIELD: Desert artisans in Mali foster dialogue and tolerance
Traditional arts and crafts are being used to build peace and dialogue in Mali thanks to the work of the UN peacekeeping mission in...
Erosion of women’s reproductive rights has been one of the fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. Read the full story,...
FROM THE FIELD: South Sudan’s displaced youth, help power change
Young people who were displaced by conflict in South Sudan have returned home to power change in their community. Read the full story, “FROM...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest economies to spearhead a global COVID-19 vaccination plan, expand debt relief to developing countries...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Ethiopia’s commitment to ensuring aid workers can access the war-ravaged Tigray region, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. ...
The UN chief has welcomed a decision on Friday by the Security Council to extend the UN cross-border aid operation in northwest Syria for...
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