Shall the Arctic Burn?
MADRID, Mar 10 (IPS) – Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of...
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Break the link between illicit drugs and social media: UN-backed report
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), an independent, UN-backed body, is calling on governments to do more to regulate social media platforms that glamourize...
Enhancing Climate Ambition Amidst Global Challenges
DOMINICA, Mar 10 (IPS) – In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the over 200 member-strong partnership is bolstering efforts to help countries meet...
War in Ukraine Poised to Threaten Global Food Security
GENEVA, Mar 10 (IPS) – The war in Ukraine is a catastrophe for that country and for the world. In any crisis it is...
Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published...
UNESCO bolsters protection for Ukrainian heritage under fire
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has said that it is taking measures as best it can, to try and protect some...
Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’
Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two...
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen...
New Constitution Would Declare Chile a Plurinational State
SANTIAGO, Mar 09 (IPS) – Chile could change the course of its history and become a diverse and multicolored country this year with a...
Invasion of Ukraine: Neighbours struggle with refugee influx; UN expresses ‘horror’ at Mariupol hospital attack
The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday, as the...
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean 
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery 
Security Council LIVE: Libya in the spotlight amid ‘encouraging progress’ 
Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool