Marking the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the independent UN expert monitoring the country implored States on Tuesday to take more...
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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...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 01 (IPS) – Inflation hawks are winning the day. The latest ‘beggar thyself’ race to raise interest rates has...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 01 (IPS) – One year since a democracy-suspending coup, press freedom is dying in Myanmar. A military campaign of intimidation, censorship,...
‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears
Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its...
‘Window of opportunity’ for unity opens in Myanmar
One year on from Myanmar’s military coup, violence and brutality has only intensified, but “a window of opportunity” does exist, “to build upon a...
The Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping mission to provide gender-sensitive housing...
Putting an end to India’s oxygen crises
Scenes of relatives desperately trying to find oxygen supplies for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in India last year, alerted the world to an acute, deadly...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
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