UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the situation as many midwives have been deployed to other...
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Youth Voice and Action Critical to Reforming the Worlds Food Systems
UNITED NATIONS, May 05 (IPS) – Four months before the United Nations holds the Global Food Systems Summit, youth advocates met virtually this week...
Young people key to transforming world’s food systems
Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around the world, senior UN officials affirmed on Tuesday during...
Brazil Relies on Rainfall that Depends on the Forests
RÃ�O DE JANEIRO, May 04 (IPS) – “Rainfall is fundamental; the streams and rivers we have would not suffice for irrigation, even if they...
Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown
The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom...
UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, is the focus of a two-day virtual meeting convened...
Refugee Children Explain How Education Helped Put Their Trauma Behind Them
May 04 (IPS) – Eighteen-year-old Chuol Nyakoach lives in the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp in Gambella, Ethiopia. Chuol is grateful that despite the trauma she...
United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release a political activist, said to be at risk of...
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday voiced deep alarm over the violence in the city of Cali in Colombia overnight, as...
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Kicks Off in Africas Most Populous Country
UNITED NATIONS, May 04 (IPS) – Since the COVID-19 vaccination began in the US in mid-December 2020, Africa had been looking forward to its...
The Plastics Treaty Process Needs Greatly Improved Observer Participation at this Critical Point in the Negotiations and Beyond 
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children 
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan 
Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels