The UN Security Council and the New US-China Cold War
NEW YORK, Apr 12 (IPS) – The writer served as Executive Director, Global Policy Forum, from its foundation in late 1993 through the end...
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NEW YORK, Apr 12 (IPS) – Following an extensive scientific review, the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation (BCFN) is preparing to launch...
Farmers in Brazil Benefit as Biogas Replaces Firewood
RÃ￾O DE JANEIRO, Apr 12 (IPS) – “Biogas is worth gold to us, we can no longer live without it,” Claudete Volkswey, a poultry...
The UN and international partners working to support a lasting peace and democratic election process across Somalia, said on Sunday that they were highly concerned...
Living with HIV in Yemen, a country mired in a seemingly interminable conflict, is particularly challenging, with medical supplies hard to come by, and...
FROM THE FIELD: Solar energy powers COVID-19 treatment
In some of the poorest parts of the world, where there is no access to a reliable electricity grid, the UN is equipping hundreds...
A good education is often seen as a route out of poverty, but many disadvantaged children are unable to finish school. In Thailand, a...
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged authorities in Sudan to protect citizens “without discrimination” in the wake of the latest resurgence of...
UN chief welcomes IMF and World Bank measures to address COVID-related debt crisis
The UN Secretary-General on Friday welcomed steps announced by the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC) and the World Bank Group Development Committee, to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented public health, economic and social crises, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions and exacerbating inequalities throughout the world, the...
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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