The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date. Read the full story, “COVID-19 Delta variant has...
NEWS
Syria: ‘Gulf of mistrust’, complex realities, prevent political progress
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long war is unlikely, given the ‘gulf of mistrust’ among parties and complexity of conditions on the ground, the chief...
Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural...
The world’s drug problem remains an urgent challenge that threatens to exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic impacts and hinder a healthy and inclusive recovery, warned the...
Water-related disasters throw up complex challenges, threaten lives and jobs
The global climate crisis is “exacerbating and intensifying” water-related disasters, jeopardizing lives and livelihoods, the UN chief said on Friday at a major sustainable...
Speaking in Nigeria, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has emphasized the importance of prevention as “the only real, sustainable solution” to resolving the...
The Creation of a Palestinian State Is Inescapable
NEW YORK, Jun 25 (IPS) – Every Israeli will sooner than later realize that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only way...
SANTA CRUZ, California, Jun 25 (IPS) – In July, the United Nations will convene “Science Days”, a high-profile event in preparation for the UN...
Jun 24 (IPS) – In 2020, Southeast Asian countries were already facing varied challenges that affected the region’s food supplies and prices. The onset...
Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure that victims of torture receive the rehabilitation services they need, along with...
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine 
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize Is a Vote of Confidence in a Global Legal Order under Fire 
Scarred blood vessels may be one clue to APOE4’s Alzheimer’s risk 
Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says