The benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are still “largely positive” and outweigh risk of rare but serious blood clots, according to an official...
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Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record high, now affecting one-in-three people, UN humanitarians warned...
Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in appealing for greater action to provide renewable energy...
Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have escaped conflict and persecution and who continue to...
CAMBRIDGE MA, Apr 06 (IPS) – The battle for the future of food has grown contentious, and José Graziano da Silva has become a...
Cathedral of the Green Revolution Jos頇raziano da Silva on UN Food Systems Summit
CAMBRIDGE MA, Apr 06 (IPS) – With climate change contributing to five consecutive years of rising levels f “undernourishment,” according to FAO estimates, the...
The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday urged everyone involved in the sport sector to help advance climate action, combat discrimination and prejudice, and ensure that...
A Healthy Indian Ocean Feeds, Protects, and Connects all South Asians
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 06 (IPS) – It is the oceans that engendered life. The lives of humans remain connected to the seas, making...
Women and Girls to the Front
BEIJING, Apr 06 (IPS) – Women hold up half the sky. Some years ago, Sarah al-Amiri, a young Emirati engineer, had a fixed gaze...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 06 (IPS) – Girls in Asia don’t want to go back to normal – they want to go “back to...
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