Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday...
Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day....
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Wednesday demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine. Read the full story,...
COVID-19: Depression, anxiety soared 25 per cent in a year
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 per cent, the World Health...
To spare Afghanistan, world must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council
Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new...
Over one billion people at risk of hearing loss: WHO
Alerting that over one billion people aged 12 to 35, risking losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and...
We Must Carry on Paul Farmers Work on Social Determinants of Health
ABUJA, Mar 02 (IPS) – Paul Farmer, the legendary global health equity warrior, recently died in his sleep from heart-related complications at the University...
Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 02 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.The devastating effects...
<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>Women Demanding Justice & Peace in the Streets of Myanmar
<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>Women Demanding Justice & Peace in the Streets of Myanmar
NEW YORK, Mar 02 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. This will be...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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