‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares Guterres
Elections next year will be key to a better future for Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday ahead of an official visit...
The World Health Organization (WHO) approved on Friday the Covovax vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL), elevating to nine the number of immunizations approved to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story, “WHO...
Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe
Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by an international rights probe, the Human Rights Council...
ROME, Dec 17 (IPS) – Meanwhile, more than 10 months since Myanmar’s military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an...
Nature-based Solutions for enhancing coordinated action around climate change, land and biodiversity
Nature-based Solutions for enhancing coordinated action around climate change, land and biodiversity
London, Dec 17 (IPS) – A key outcome of COP26 climate summit is the enhanced focus on “nature-based solutions” – the plans for people...
BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Dec 17 (IPS) – Miriam* hoped for a better life in Europe. Instead, her journey ended in Libya. This story of...
COVID-19 testing is complicated right now. Here are answers to 6 big questions
A friend texted me recently because her daughter’s class had a coronavirus outbreak and my friend had some questions about COVID-19 testing. Testing has...
These are the viruses that mRNA vaccines may take on next
Tiny molecules came up big in 2021. By year’s end, COVID-19 vaccines based on snippets of mRNA, or messenger RNA, proved to be safe...
Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan
The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of the busiest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including...
Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the key role that migrant workers play in the global economy, as well as the “terrible risks” that they...
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