Not Enough Clean Water in Europe? Who Cares…
MADRID, May 26 (IPS) – So busy as they are with strengthening military alliances and devoting billions of taxpayers’ money to double their war...
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The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry said on Thursday that not extending current cross-border aid to Syria along the remaining route, would be a...
All Africa Student Leader says Political Will, Collective Action, Education and Social Packages Can End Child Labour
Durban, May 26 (IPS) – Samuel Sasu Adonteng, programme officer for the All-Africa Students Union (AASU), believes that the recent 5th Global Conference on...
Disaster prevention, risk reduction, critical to sustainable future: UN deputy chief
The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of the decade, unless countries ramp up action on prevention...
Wrapping up a five-day mission to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Wednesday for sustained and predictable support for Rohingya refugees and...
Governments must take greater action to ensure school remains a safe place for boys and girls, the head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF,...
‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury” a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, outlining the “grim reality” for...
Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns
Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns
The attempted destruction of Ukraine’s historic culture by invading Russian forces, will have a devastating impact on the pace of recovery in the post-war...
On day three of her official mission to China, top UN rights official Michelle Bachelet described having a “valuable opportunity” to highlight rights issues and concerns with President...
Without Peace, Hunger Will Continue to Increase
ROME, May 25 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General at FAOIf the war in Ukraine, that was initiated three...
Monkeys hunt small animals when fruit is scarce 
Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific 
Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs 
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole