After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun...
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‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment...
Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’: Gamba
The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is to “promote and champion peace,” the UN Special Representative...
Digital Record-Keeping Eases the Burden of Mongolian Herders
BAT ULZII DISTRICT, Mongolia, Jul 19 (IPS) – “My son went after his cow. He will come soon. Our work starts as soon as...
Smallholder Farmers in Uganda Recruit Black Soldier Fly for Green Fertiliser
Kampala & Kayunga, Jul 19 (IPS) – The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya....
Abortion in CanadaLegal for Decades But Hindered by Stigma
Ottawa, Jul 19 (IPS) – Toronto resident Miranda Knight describes her abortion experience as relatively simple. After finding out she was pregnant on a...
BROMLEY, UK, Jul 19 (IPS) – Sri Lanka is officially bankrupt and a failed state in all but name. How did a country of...
Reject CPTPP, Stay out of New Cold War
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jul 19 (IPS) – Joining or ratifying dubious trade deals is supposed to offer miraculous solutions to recent lacklustre economic...
Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid...
The UN’s top official advocating for children caught up in armed conflict issued new guidance on Monday designed to help expert staff on the...
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss 
Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat 
Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon 
Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa’s Domestic Health Funding