Dr Aqsa Sheikh: Transgender Doctor Injecting Hope During COVID Pandemic
NEW DELHI, India, May 07 (IPS) – When Dr Aqsa Sheikh Tweeted and asked if she was the only transgender person to head a...
The Illusion of Digital Inclusion in the Post-COVID World
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 07 (IPS) – We are living through a decisive moment. The COVID-19 pandemic’s devasting impact is reaching every corner of the...
A former leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, who himself had been abducted by the rebel group as a child, was...
The Security Council heard new evidence in longstanding international efforts to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons programme on Thursday, including the results of an investigation into the...
Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise...
All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid a disastrous 2.4 degree Celsius temperature rise by...
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine national human...
These climate-friendly microbes recycle carbon without producing methane
Earth’s hot springs and hydrothermal vents are home to a previously unidentified group of archaea. And, unlike similar tiny, single-celled organisms that live deep...
How West African Leaders Can Tackle Youth and Gender Inequities
May 06 (IPS) – Recently, both Republics of Benin and Chad held their 2021 national elections. These countries are among thirteen countries on the continent billed...
The United Nations paused on Thursday to honour 336 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020: the highest number...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
Surviving the summer 
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak