When climate change brings the heat, what happens to a mighty redwood?
In heat wave-like temperatures, coast redwoods’ photosynthesis slows down, which may put one of Earth’s most efficient carbon storers in jeopardy.
Allie Skalnik
In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater
For generations, farming in Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta has depended on a delicate bargain. The river flooded, retreated and flooded again, carrying freshwater and...
Giving a dam: Cultivating peace in Côte d’Ivoire
Adam Ouattara and Makongo Traoré have four children and a home on the edge of Torla village in Côte d’Ivoire. He herds cattle. She...
UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports...
India: UN rights office urges release of ‘arbitrarily detained’ protesters
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced concern over reports of mass detentions in India of demonstrators, protest leaders, civil society members, lawyers...
Sustaining livelihoods amid crisis in Gaza
Nidaa, Hanaa and Hanin have different stories, but share a common thread: the determination to build something of their own and keep it going...
‘These attacks must cease immediately’: Guterres condemns deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s main airport that Saudi authorities say killed 12 people and wounded more...
Djibouti shipwreck: Death toll rises to 139 as 84 remain missing
At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM)...
Kazakhstan Has Spent 23 Years Bringing Faiths Together. Now Comes the Harder Part.
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 12 (IPS) – In a world increasingly divided by war, political distrust and competing ideologies, Kazakhstan has spent more than two...
Nearly 50,000 Women and Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza in Three Years of War – One in 21 Gazan Women and Girls
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) – Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. Read the full...
‘One step away from famine’: Inside Afghanistan’s hunger crisis 
Bangladesh: UNICEF chief calls for an end to child marriage 
Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious 
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease