Greed-Driven Pandemic Still Killing Millions
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 14 (IPS) – Failure to vaccinate most in poor countries sustains the COVID-19 pandemic. Rich country greed and patent monopolies...
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UNFPA: $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reproductive healthcare in crisis settings
Life-saving sexual and reproductive health services are more vital than ever, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Monday, launching an $835 million appeal...
Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals – the judicial body that assumed the remaining work of the two UN war crimes...
The world must not forget the roughly one million Rohingya from Myanmar “forced to run for their lives from the military’s genocidal attack against...
The UN continues to take steps to address allegations of sexual misconduct by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of...
A UN-backed initiative announced on Monday aims to ensure children with cancer living in low and middle-income countries have uninterrupted access to affordable, safe...
Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’
Corruption spreads through societies and erodes people’s trust in leaders and institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an anti-corruption conference on Monday, stressing that “greed over...
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries...
CPJs Annual Report and Census on jailed journalists reveal distressing intolerance of independent journalism
New York, Dec 13 (IPS) – Governments are determined to control information and are prepared to imprison journalists to achieve this mission, the Committee...
Rising Suicides Shine Spotlight on Malawis Mental Health Burden
Lilongwe, Malawi, Dec 13 (IPS) – When a former deputy speaker of Parliament shot himself dead within the National Assembly buildings in Lilongwe in...
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