The Richest 1% Pollutes More than the Poorest 50%
MADRID, Jun 02 (IPS) – This article is part of a series to mark World Environment Day June 5As an introduction to this year’s...
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Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million
Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on...
Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and fallout from the war in Ukraine...
Ukraine: ‘Perfect storm’ threatens economic devastation in developing world
Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine is causing immense suffering and devastation there, but also creating a “perfect storm” which could devastate the economies of...
Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers
Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern...
Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read...
UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline
As the Syria war enters its 12th year, the impact that the war in Ukraine is having on food security, is being felt by...
If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jun 01 (IPS) – We are in the midst of so many crises across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region:...
Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War
NEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) – Conflict has taken a horrific toll on civilians in Ukraine over the past three months with many families...
Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF
In Ukraine, nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion, at least two children have been killed every day with many more injured, UN humanitarians...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week 
African Farmers Demand Affordable Finance as Governments Fall Short on Funding 
These mice have human (nerve cells) on the brain 
The U.S. has weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean