Damaged Natural Infrastructure Exacerbates Urban Flooding in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 02 (IPS) – People living in Jardim Pantanal, a low-income neighborhood on the east side of the Brazilian megalopolis of...
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Downstream from Del Rio
SEATTLE, USA, Feb 01 (IPS) – The specters of slave patrols and Ku Klux Klan night riders haunted the viral videos. They showed cowboy-hatted...
The launch of a possible intermediate-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on...
Following a verdict in the case of the brutal murder of two its experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) nearly five...
Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
The United Nations’ Secretary-General on Tuesday made the “strongest possible appeal” for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the spirit of...
The UN human rights office OHCHR, has said it is very alarmed over the continued disappearance of six people who were abducted in the...
Marking the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the independent UN expert monitoring the country implored States on Tuesday to take more...
Extreme weather: ‘Megaflash’ lightning records certified by WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has established two new world records for so-called megaflashes of lightning, in notorious hotspots in North and South America....
Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment: WHO
Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the...
The Dilemma of Zimbabwes Food Security Efforts
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Feb 01 (IPS) – On January 10, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested three men found with fertilizer worth about 130,000 US...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly