For weeks, I have been watching coronavirus cases drop across the United States. At the same time, cases were heading skyward in many places...
Tina Hesman Saey
Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency,...
The UN chief on Thursday strongly condemned the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known...
LOS VILOS, Chile, Mar 24 (IPS) – The Pacific Ocean could quench the thirst caused by 10 years of drought in Chile, but the...
The boa constrictor’s choke hold is an iconic animal attack. By coiling around its prey, a snake can squeeze the life out of a...
What independent UN human rights experts are describing as an ongoing smear campaign against a prominent Northern Irish academic and human rights lawyer, “has...
A month since Russia invaded Ukraine, 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population – have been...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the “main contributing factor” to the potentially devastating one per cent drop in projected global economic growth...
The committee tasked with drafting a new Syrian constitution – and thereby setting the country on a fresh trajectory to peace and stability –...
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded civilian protection and humanitarian access in Ukraine on Thursday, while also criticizing Russia for creating a “dire” humanitarian...