Why do planes keep circling before landing? The UN has a plan to fix it
Air traffic delays cost billions and turn journeys into ordeals. Some countries are already proving that better coordination saves thousands of flying hours and...
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How Conflict Brings Biodiversity to the Brink
YEREVAN and SHIKAHOGH STATE RESERVE, Armenia, October 26 (IPS) – Less than 100 metres from military positions facing each other across the Armenia-Azerbaijan border,...
Upholding Human Rights & Public Safety: How Far Is Bangladesh?
DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 26 (IPS) – Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic progress over the past few decades. Its garment industry has become globally important,...
UN marks 81 years of global cooperation
The United Nations celebrates its 81st anniversary on Saturday, highlighting more than eight decades of work to advance peace, human rights and development around...
Women ‘first to suffer’ under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan
When Tahani Al-Numeiri heard the first explosions in Khartoum, her hometown, war seemed so remote that she assumed they were celebrations from a nearby...
The human voice
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the power of the human voice, hopeful advances in treating stiff person syndrome and new controversy about using...
West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack
The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the...
Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-confessed fan of K-pop sensation ENHYPEN and this week, he got the chance to...
Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306...
World News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher – one year on
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called on Friday for a swift return of inspectors to Iran, warning of...
Why do planes keep circling before landing? The UN has a plan to fix it 
UN marks 81 years of global cooperation