UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far...
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Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO
A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies...
UN Declares International Day to Eliminate Child Marriage
UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) – As the 18th session of the UN General Assembly draws to a close, one of the final items...
Nepalese Experts, Victims Contemplate the Future After the Flood
KATHMANDU, September 4 (IPS) – That day, Subash Tamang was mining sand along the banks of the Trishuli River near the Trishuli Hydropower Project,...
WHO Announces New Ebola Vaccine Guidelines for the DRC
UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) – While Uganda announced the end of its Ebola outbreak last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues...
Africa’s Rangelands Are the Frontline of Resilience – COP17 Showed Why
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 4 (IPS) – Across the Kenya-Tanzania rangelands, communities have long understood a reality that the global community is increasingly recognising: healthy...
Was the ‘American cheetah’ a cheetah at all?
Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought.
Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and women’s rights campaigner who became one of the most influential voices of the feminist movement, has died at the...
Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
Peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported a marked deterioration in the security situation along the Blue Line of separation, with Israeli forces intensifying their military...
General Assembly backs creation of new UN learning institute under UN80 reforms
The UN General Assembly has approved the merger of two United Nations learning and training bodies, creating a new institution designed to strengthen support...
‘We are not powerless’: UN chief urges world leaders to invest in peace 
‘Nowhere is safe’: UN experts detail Ukraine war’s toll and Russia’s reach beyond its borders 
Why climate action now comes down to speed, finance and cooperation 
UN panel calls for stronger safeguards as AI agents advance