100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a tenfold jump over average annual...
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Muslim Women in Indias Workforce: Where Are They?
Jul 30 (IPS) – Muslims are the largest minority community in India, and yet, they are highly underrepresented both in public and private institutions....
What Public Health Officials Can Learn from a New Long COVID Survey
ABUJA, Jul 30 (IPS) – A new survey on public awareness of long COVID by ‘Resolve to Save Lives” showed that among the 40% of Americans...
A teenage girl who was sold for sex for the price of a few beers as a twelve-year-old, has told the United Nations how...
The global Formula E electric race series, a partner with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has grown in popularity since it launched some seven years...
COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday. Read the full story, “COVID-19...
People being plunged into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the killing of people with albinism, the outgoing UN...
Human trafficking: UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children. Read...
Countries urged to develop pandemic preparedness and response treaty
A senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the need for a global treaty on pandemic preparedness and response, urging countries...
Alarming Crisis of Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in DRC
NEW DELHI, India, Jul 29 (IPS) – The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most hostile and dangerous regions for journalists. A...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week 
African Farmers Demand Affordable Finance as Governments Fall Short on Funding 
These mice have human (nerve cells) on the brain 
The U.S. has weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean