Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached the eastern Ukrainian province around Donetsk, after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-Government-controlled territory, the UN said on...
ACT now to speed up funding for COVID-19 tools, UN officials say
Although a landmark global collaboration has developed and delivered COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics worldwide, critical funding shortfalls remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Youth Demand Action on Nature, Following IUCNs First-Ever Global Youth Summit
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (IPS) – Following almost two weeks of talks on issues such as climate change, innovation, marine conservation and social justice,...
NASA’s Perseverance rover split CO2 to make breathable air on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover just created a breath of fresh air on Mars. An experimental device on the rover split carbon dioxide molecules into their...
At a time of uncertainty and confinement, books open the door to freedom, transporting readers beyond time and borders, the head of the UN’s...
Experts predict U.S. COVID-19 cases will dip in summer but surge in winter
The coming months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States may feel a bit like a roller-coaster ride. The current surge in the...
Pathogens, Public Health, & Political Will: Why Sustained Leadership is Critical
Apr 23 (IPS) – The occasion of World Malaria Day amidst a global pandemic warrants an examination of the intersection between our decades long...
Mysterious ‘yellowballs’ littering the Milky Way are clusters of newborn stars
Scientists have cracked the case of mysterious cosmic objects dubbed “yellowballs.” The celestial specks mark the birthplaces of many kinds of stars with a...
On World Malaria Day, We Must Step Up Efforts to Combat Malaria
GENEVA, Apr 23 (IPS) – Despite its 229 million cases and 409,000 deaths in 2019, malaria is an overlooked epidemic. The emergence of COVID-19...
One Year Later & No Justice for Victims of 2020 Mali Protests and Coup
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (IPS) – It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people,...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
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Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak