Slower Population Growth: The Goods and the Bads
NEW YORK, May 31 (IPS) – Results from the 2020 population censuses in the United States and China recently made headlines. But rather than...
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STOCKHOLM / ROME, May 31 (IPS) – In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich...
Its Time to Reimagine Our Relationship with Nature
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, May 31 (IPS) – The writer is Global Campaign Lead, Food and Forests, Greenpeace International  : The following Oped is part...
“Ghost fishing” occurs when abandoned fishing gear dumped in the ocean traps and kills fish or other underwater life, and it is causing devastation...
UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID, climate change and achieve SDG’s
Speaking in a key international partnerships summit, António Guterres said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments,...
Colombia: UN rights chief calls for an end to all forms of violence in Cali
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced her “deep concern” at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali that include...
Drones deliver blood to prevent maternal death in Botswana
Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to support from the United Nations. Read...
Australian biologist Sacha Dench has been nicknamed “the Human Swan”, in recognition of her record-breaking, 7,000 kilometre, paramotor (motorized paraglider) flight, tracking Bewick swans...
The Security Council welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member states leaders on the implementation of...
A renewed focus on boosting the production of millets and highlighting their benefits, is critical to reducing over-reliance on more commonly grown crops, boosting diverse diets, and food security. That’s especially true during...
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections 
Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears 
General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus 
Dollar System Eroding Slowly, but Still Dominant