There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said...
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The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker on Sunday, that also left another injured,...
Ecuador and the Pandora Papers: Death Threats and Impunity
MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (IPS) – In a ceremony in early October, the president of Ecuador and my opponent in the presidential elections, Guillermo...
Quest for Asian Innovation & Solutions in a Networked World
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) – The UN’s 76th anniversary in 2021 arrived at a time of great upheaval and change. If the world...
Roughly 7.7 million people in Somalia will need assistance and protection in 2022, a 30 per cent rise in just one year, the UN...
Reports of “utter devastation” caused by Super Typhoon Rai have continued to come in from the Philippines, where the UN is helping respond to...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 20 (IPS) – Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are trying their best to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic by rapidly rolling...
Green Gas: Energy as a By-Product of Sugarcane in Brazil
NARANDIBA, Brazil, Dec 20 (IPS) – First came sugar. For four centuries, it was the main sugarcane product in Brazil. But since the 1970s...
I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria : A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Edward Kallon, the outgoing UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, is moving on after five years in the past. In this blog, Mr....
UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya
A UN independent expert on Sunday commended Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to Rohingya refugees fleeing atrocity crimes in Myanmar, offering to do all...
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 
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief