Pakistan: To avert ‘second wave of death’, UN raises funding appeal to $816 million
Battling what the top UN aid official in Pakistan has warned is a “second wave of death and destruction”, following catastrophic flooding since June...
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Some Coronaviruses Kill, While Others Cause a Common Cold. We Are Getting Closer to Knowing Why
BELLVILLE, South Africa, Oct 04 (IPS) – It’s hard to imagine a time when “coronavirus” wasn’t a household word. But for a long time,...
Lives Hang in the Balance as Kenyas ASAL Region Ravaged by Severe Prolonged Drought
Nairobi, Oct 04 (IPS) – The sight of children begging for water from motorists along the Garissa highway in the northeastern part of Kenya...
NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – “This woman sitting next to me, Maria Ressa, is a Nobel laureate and a convicted criminal,” said barrister...
Ideology and Dogma Ensure Policy Disaster
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 04 (IPS) – Central banks (CBs) around the world – led by the US Fed, European Central Bank and...
The world is headed towards a global recession and prolonged stagnation unless fiscal and monetary policies holding sway in some advanced economies are quickly changed,...
Nicaragua must comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, two experts appointed by the UN and the Inter-American Commission on...
More action and investment needed in cities to end ‘cascade of challenges’
In his message marking World Habitat Day on Monday, the UN chief said more “urgent action and greater investment” is the key to help alleviate the...
Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak
The UN is supporting efforts by the Haitian Government to contain an outbreak of cholera following the confirmation of a positive case and the...
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
As government representatives begin the finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic...
COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather to Mental Health Challenges in Africa 
The brain’s fear center moonlights as the save button for memories 
Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science 
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support