Between Horror and Hope in the Villages of Ituri
ROME, Aug 06 (IPS) – “We have buried twenty-eight people. I have seen them with my own eyes. We also found three bodies in...
NEWS
Displaced Afghans face ‘continued deterioration’ in country
The situation for people who have been displaced due to an upsurge in fighting in Afghanistan following the resurgence of the Taliban is expected...
Olympian Turned Volunteer Keeps Traffic Running in Busy Lagos
LAGOS, NIGERIA, Aug 05 (IPS) – Bassey Etim Ironbar is a rare example of an Olympian that transformed from an athlete to a volunteer...
Wildlife Trafficking to Come under Fire at IUCN Congress
St David’s, Wales, Aug 06 (IPS) – A recent seizure at Johannesburg’s international airport of a large consignment of rhino horns confirmed worst fears...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) – Gilbert Bor manages a small farm in the western highlands of Kenya. Landscapes are hilly, village roads lined...
5 Things To Watch For in the Latest IPCC Report on Climate Science
Aug 05 (IPS) – On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its most comprehensive report on the science of...
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality. ...
The remarkable and rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines offers “great hope” that the devastating pandemic can be overcome, the UN chief told the first International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation on Thursday, but everyone...
The top UN rights official once more sounded the alarm on Thursday over the plight of civilians in Syria, as intense fighting and indiscriminate shelling by Government forces and...
An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, has been described as...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now