The Last Coral Reef Wilderness: the Chagos Archipelago
MARYLAND, USA, Jun 29 (IPS) – On the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history—scientists from the Khaled bin...
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SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 29 (IPS) – Too many have swallowed the myth that lowering corporate income tax (CIT) is necessary to attract...
Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world, the UN chief said on Monday that threats continue...
Migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity, but authorities take little...
UN rights office highlights policing reforms to address systemic racism
Radical policing reforms are needed to address systemic racism affecting people of African descent around the world, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday, as her...
WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 28 (IPS) – With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for...
No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open...
NEW YORK, Jun 28 (IPS) – As the global gathering for gender equality, the Generation Equality Forum, kicks off in Paris on June 30,...
Why Pacific Island Nations, like the Federated States of Micronesia, need Climate Change Finance for Food Security Now
SYDNEY, Australia, Jun 28 (IPS) – Robby Nena is one of the many farmers and fishermen on the frontline of climate change in the...
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