‘Common game plan’ needed to address DR Congo displacement crisis: A Resident Coordinator blog
Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in...
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Wild Species Central to Human Survival, New IPBES Report Offers Options for their Sustainable Use
Nairobi, Jul 08 (IPS) – Fifty thousand wild species meet the needs of billions of people worldwide, providing food, cosmetics, shelter, clothing, medicine and...
Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the...
Strengthening multilateralism ‘only way’ to peaceful world for all: Guterres
Stronger collaboration among countries is the only sustainable path to a peaceful, stable, prosperous world for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told G20 Foreign...
Ukraine war: ‘Please, let us in,’ WHO issues plea to reach sick and injured
The UN health agency (WHO) issued an urgent appeal on Friday for access to sick and injured people caught up in the war in...
Migrant Workers from Mexico, Caught Up in Trafficking, Forced Labor and Exploitation
MEXICO CITY, Jul 08 (IPS) – Eduardo Reyes, originally from Puebla in central Mexico, was offered a 40-hour workweek contract by his recruiter and...
A World of 8 Billion, Yes, But (II): The Unseen, Untold Story of the 50%
MADRID, Jul 08 (IPS) – While women and girls have been so far enjoying some of their due rights in Western high-income countries, the...
From The Field: “Bioprospecting”, Cambodia’s sustainable gold rush
Prospecting used to be about digging up gold and other minerals. Today “bioprospecting” is allowing countries to use the natural riches at their disposal,...
Intersecting Crises are Impeding the UNs Sustainable Development Goals, Threatening Peace & Security
Intersecting Crises are Impeding the UNs Sustainable Development Goals, Threatening Peace & Security
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (IPS) – This week marks the mid-way point to the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and with it the release...
A World of 8 Billion, Yes, But Only a Few Are Seen as Human Beings
MADRID, Jul 07 (IPS) – Far-right Brazilian president, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, was quoted a year ago or so as saying to a small group...
Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon 
Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa’s Domestic Health Funding 
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If the UN COP17 Is Serious About Biodiversity, It Needs to Follow the Money