An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country....
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During his first speech at the General Assembly as the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro said that the world’s addiction to money, oil and...
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a return to “imperialism” and said that those who remained silent or...
UN Agencies Call to Commit to Transforming Education in Crises
United Nations, Sep 20 (IPS) – Refugee youth advocate, Mary Maker, called on UN member states to honor their commitments to transform education from...
Why Are Politicians Able to Read – and Understand – Some Texts and Not Others?
MADRID, Sep 20 (IPS) – Day after day, the world’s scientific community, based on solid investigations, elaborates dozens of studies identifying the causes of...
With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international action on major challenges – from climate to conflict...
Pakistan floods: Six month wait for water to recede, warn relief agencies
Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday. Read...
Inflation Targeting Farce: High Costs, Moot Benefits
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 20 (IPS) – Policymakers have become obsessed with achieving low inflation. Many central banks adopt inflation targeting (IT) monetary...
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) – When world leaders, numbering over 150, make their annual political pilgrimage to address the General Assembly in the...
Marking one year since Afghanistan’s de facto rulers decreed that girls should be excluded from high school, UN chief António Guterres has urged the...
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